The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 28, 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 57 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
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The hockey game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Park, Akita at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Beach.
Clue 6: “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 7: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to 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 3: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Baseball must be 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 5: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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 #817
5 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% 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
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The akita plays the tuba
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
The clarinet music is left of the hockey game, is left of the hot dog stand
The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game
The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog, is left of the tuba music
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is left of the hockey game, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Lake; Puck can't be at the Park or Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog, is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is left of the hockey game, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #817
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location
The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The dahlia garden and the football game are at the same location
The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game
The pepper patch is left of the baseball game
The french fries stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location
The tennis game is next to the akita
The lab mix is next to the garlic patch
Flute could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The tuba music is next to the golden retriever
The golden retriever is left of the turnip patch
The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
Saxophone music is coming from the zinnia garden
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
The french fries stand is at the park
The hamburger stand is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Iris at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Trail, Cabbage at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “Flute music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” 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 sheltie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Snow; Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 5: “The sheltie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm; Football can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “The french fries 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. Football 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.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The sheltie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Lake; Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The tennis game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The lab mix is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 15: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The golden retriever is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” 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.
Clue 19: “Saxophone music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Flowers
Zinnia
Cosmo
Iris
Dahlia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Tuba
Guitar
Piano
Junk Food
French Fries
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Football
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Pepper
Carrot
Garlic
Cabbage
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #817
26 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 57 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 61% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pepper patch is left of the french fries stand
The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are not at the same location
The hockey game is at the park
The border collie is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cabbage patch
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hamburgers
The dahlia garden is farther from the saxophone music than from the hot dog stand
The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream
The cattle dog likes eating french fries
The cattle dog is playing baseball
The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music
The garlic patch is not at an edge
The carrot patch is equidistant from the ping pong game and the hamburger stand
The cattle dog is at the Lake or the Snow
The hot dog stand is at the Beach or the Farm
The cabbage patch is at the park
The zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The ice cream stand and the poppy garden are at most 2 locations apart
The border collie is left of the flute music
The ice cream stand and the piano music are at knight's move distance
The garlic patch is farther from the sheltie than from the flute music
The lab mix is left of the dahlia garden
The turnip patch is not at an edge
The border collie likes eating donuts
The cosmo garden and the carrot patch have one location between them
The turnip patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Beach, Soccer Ball at the Trail, Akita at the Park.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog is at the Lake or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand is at the Beach or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The turnip patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 26: “The turnip patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm; French Fries can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the broccoli 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. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The border collie is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm; Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The ice cream stand and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The lab mix is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 4: “The border collie is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm; Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 25: “The cosmo garden and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the ping pong game and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach; Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Snow.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are not at the same location” 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. Football goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The ice cream stand and the poppy garden are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The border collie is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 25: “The cosmo garden and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden is farther from the saxophone music than from the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the ping pong game and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake.
Clue 25: “The cosmo garden and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch is farther from the sheltie than from the flute music” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The lab mix is left of 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. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.