The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 25, 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 67 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Clues
The border collie is having a walk at the park
One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts
The donut stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The hot dog stand is left of the guitar player
The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog
The akita is left of the tuba music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Park, Donut at the Park.
Clue 1: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The akita is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #814
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
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The akita is next to the donut stand
A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
None of the dogs are playing ping pong at the lake
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The akita and the hot dog stand have one location between them
The tennis game is between the golden retriever and the hot dog stand
The cattle dog is next to the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Beach, Akita at the Beach, Clarinet at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “None of the dogs are playing ping pong at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The akita is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The akita and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is between the golden retriever and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; 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. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #814
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location
Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden
The golden retriever plays the saxophone
The garlic patch is left of the border collie
The border collie is not playing hockey
The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden
Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers
Someone is playing piano at the tennis game
The cabbage patch is at the trail
The turnip patch is at the beach
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
The ping pong game is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Lake, Pepper at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Lake, Akita at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 4: “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 18: “The cabbage patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The turnip patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The soccer game is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The border collie is not playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach; Tuba can't be at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing piano at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Poppy
Cosmo
Instruments
Flute
Saxophone
Clarinet
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Junk Food
Pizza
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Football
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Garlic
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
Carrot
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #814
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 67 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The soccer game and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance
The broccoli patch is not at an edge
The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location
The pepper patch and the baseball game have two locations between them
The piano music and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The tennis game is not next to the iris garden
The sheltie is left of the hot dog stand
The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hockey game is left of the carrot patch
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The chrysanthemum garden and the turnip patch are at the same location
The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them
The hot dog stand is left of the flute music, is left of the border collie
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the french fries stand and the golden retriever
The baseball game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The hockey game and the cosmo garden are not at the same location
The carrot patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm
The lab mix likes eating french fries
The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The tuba music and the border collie are at knight's move distance
The guitar music is not next to the lab mix
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Piano at the Lake, Flute at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The broccoli patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The soccer game and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 23: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The baseball game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The tuba music and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The hot dog stand is left of the flute music, is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 23: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The baseball game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The soccer game and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 24: “The tuba music and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the french fries stand and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The baseball game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 23: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food; Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The soccer game and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is not next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The tuba music and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 25: “The guitar music is not next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.