The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 22, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 50 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The akita is left of the baseball game
The tennis game is next to the golden retriever
The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The tennis game is left of the trumpet player
The cattle dog and the clarinet music are not at the same location
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The border collie likes eating ice cream
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Puck at the Park.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The akita is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail; Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #811
8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Clues
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The hot dog stand is next to the trumpet music
The clarinet music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the golden retriever
The akita is playing ping pong
The hamburger stand is at the Park or the Lake
The tuba player is left of the baseball game
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Tuba at the Beach, Puck at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is at the Park or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park; Donut can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is next to the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tuba player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #811
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The baseball game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game
The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The akita is next to the zinnia garden
The sheltie is not playing soccer
The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The baseball game is next to the dahlia garden
The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing flute at the soccer game
The cattle dog is left of the ping pong game
The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
The guitar music is left of the border collie
The sheltie is left of the ping pong game
The dahlia garden and the donut stand are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
The turnip patch is at the park
The hockey game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Carrot at the Snow, Ice Cream at the Snow, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The garlic patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 24: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The baseball game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park; Iris can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 7: “The akita is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Trail; Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The guitar music is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The baseball game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The baseball game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The sheltie is not playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The sheltie is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Poppy
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Saxophone
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Junk Food
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Football
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Cabbage
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #811
20 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 74% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the border collie have one location between them
The turnip patch is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the tennis game
The french fries stand is not next to the cattle dog
The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music, is left of the garlic patch
A saxophone could be heard next to the ping pong game
The cabbage patch is equidistant from the cattle dog and the dahlia garden
The baseball game and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance
The lab mix likes eating pizza
The guitar music is equidistant from the akita and the football game
The flute music and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The zinnia garden and the guitar music are at knight's move distance
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm
The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The cattle dog is not next to the chrysanthemum garden
The iris garden is next to the tennis game
The ping pong game and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The baseball game is equidistant from the pepper patch and the sheltie
The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
A piano could be heard next to the hockey game
The hamburger stand is at the Trail or the Beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Beach, Guitar at the Lake, Carrot at the Park.
Clue 12: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The hamburger stand is at the Trail or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 5: “A saxophone could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The flute music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The iris garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 19: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The turnip patch is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow or Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm; Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The iris garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch is equidistant from the cattle dog and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The guitar music is equidistant from the akita and the football game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The flute music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The baseball game is equidistant from the pepper patch and the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the border collie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The flute music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the border collie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand is not next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog is not next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the border collie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The turnip patch is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch is equidistant from the cattle dog and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.