The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 23, 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 56 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
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Clues
A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The guitar music is next to the akita
The border collie is next to the hamburger stand
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The donut stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Beach, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake; Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The border collie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The border collie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #812
10 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The ping pong game is not next to the border collie
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The akita and the clarinet music are at least 3 locations apart
The tennis game is farther from the guitar music than from the donut stand
The hockey game is at the lake
The guitar music was not heard at the park
The trumpet music is between the ping pong game and the akita
The tennis game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The cattle dog plays the tuba
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The guitar music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The akita and the clarinet music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The tennis game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is not next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is farther from the guitar music than from the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #812
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 91% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location
Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game
The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream
The cosmo garden and the border collie are not at the same location
The dog playing football likes to eat hamburgers
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog plays the tuba
The clarinet music is left of the lab mix
The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The garlic patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the clarinet music are not at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the piano music are not at the same location
The sheltie likes eating hamburgers
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
Poppies are growing at the farm
Irises are growing at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach
The french fries stand is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Trail, Baseball at the Beach, Turnip at the Snow, Pizza at the Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “Irises are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The french fries stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach; Guitar can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The dog playing football likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach; Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The dog playing football likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” 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. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Lake.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The cosmo garden and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the piano music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Dahlia
Zinnia
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Poppy
Instruments
Clarinet
Flute
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Pepper
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Turnip
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #812
22 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The saxophone music is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the baseball game
Dahlias are growing at the farm
The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The ping pong game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center
Irises are growing at the park
The french fries stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the tennis game
The iris garden is next to the soccer game
The carrot patch is at the Lake or the Trail
The french fries stand and the football game are at most 1 locations apart
The golden retriever and the hot dog stand have two locations between them
The turnip patch is at the Trail or the Snow
The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location
The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The lab mix and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The soccer game is closer to the pizza stand than to the flute music
The baseball game and the clarinet music have one location between them
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The poppy garden is next to the border collie
The donut stand is next to the piano music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 5: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch is at the Lake or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch is at the Trail or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The iris garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 17: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The baseball game and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The donut stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The saxophone music is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is not next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow or Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “The french fries stand and the football game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 18: “The soccer game is closer to the pizza stand than to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The donut stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.