The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 2, 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 55 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
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand
The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location
The golden retriever is left of the trumpet music
Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
The tuba music is next to the donut stand
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
The akita is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Park, Hamburger at the Trail, Puck at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1504
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake
The akita is playing hockey
The golden retriever and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
A trumpet could be heard next to the tennis game
The ice cream stand is between the tennis game and the border collie
The hot dog stand is at the lake
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
The guitar music is equidistant from the cattle dog and the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Park, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “A trumpet could be heard 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.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba 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 Park.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is between the tennis game and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The guitar music is equidistant from the cattle dog and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1504
21 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 poppy garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The golden retriever is playing soccer
The cattle dog is next to the zinnia garden
The lab mix is next to the garlic patch
The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location
A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game
Poppies are growing next to the pizza
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The border collie doesn't like hot dog
The piano music is next to the poppy garden
The carrot patch is at the snow
The hockey game is at the beach
The broccoli patch is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Trail, Zinnia at the Lake, Saxophone at the Beach, French Fries at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The broccoli patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 9: “The lab mix is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake or Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 12: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “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 Beach; Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “A saxophone could be heard next to 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. Football goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden 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. Iris goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “Poppies are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The piano music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The lab mix is next to the garlic patch” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 Farm.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The border collie doesn't like hot dog” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Flowers
Cosmo
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Instruments
Guitar
Saxophone
Tuba
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Pizza
Hamburger
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Football
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper
Carrot
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1504
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 55 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
A saxophone could be heard next to the ping pong game
The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream
The ping pong game is between the turnip patch and the ice cream stand
The border collie and the cosmo garden have one location between them
Zinnias are growing at the farm
The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The ice cream stand is not next to the guitar music
The piano music and the carrot patch are not at the same location
The border collie and the guitar music are at least 4 locations apart
The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts
The tuba music and the border collie have two locations between them
The ice cream stand is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the chrysanthemum garden
The garlic patch and the baseball game are at knight's move distance
The clarinet music is farther from the sheltie than from the iris garden
Dahlias are growing at the park
The pizza stand is equidistant from the football game and the dahlia garden
The hot dog stand and the baseball game have two locations between them
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever plays the flute
The cattle dog is left of the football game, is left of the zinnia garden
The carrot patch is next to the french fries stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Trail, Lab Mix at the Snow, French Fries at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The cabbage patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 6: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Farm; Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The border collie and the guitar music are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Lake; Guitar can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the cosmo garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 11: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The tuba music and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake; Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 19: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch is next to the french fries stand” 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. Cabbage goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The piano music and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is between the turnip patch and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “A saxophone could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “A saxophone could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The tuba music and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the cosmo garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The border collie and the guitar music are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” 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 Farm.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is between the turnip patch and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “A saxophone could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the football game and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” 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. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music is farther from the sheltie than from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Park.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is left of the football game, is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.