The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 3, 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The hockey game is next to the border collie
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Guitar at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The hockey game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Clarinet 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.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand” 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. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1503
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The donut stand is next to the tennis game
Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game
Trumpet could be heard next to the cattle dog
The ping pong game is not next to the border collie
The cattle dog and the ice cream stand are at least 2 locations apart
The hot dog stand is at the park
The cattle dog is equidistant from the tennis game and the guitar music
The golden retriever is playing baseball
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the tennis game and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
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. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “Trumpet could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is not next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog and the ice cream stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the tennis game and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1503
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden
Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game
The cattle dog is left of the flute music
The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are not at the same location
The sheltie is playing soccer
A flute could be heard next to the football game
The lab mix doesn't like hamburger
The cosmo garden is next to the lab mix
The iris garden is next to the hockey game
The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The cabbage patch is at the trail
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Park, Broccoli at the Farm, Tennis Ball at the Park, Donut at the Trail.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “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 22: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake; French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The tuba player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The flute music is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm; Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “Guitar could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The flute music 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.
Clue 8: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Clarinet 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, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “Guitar could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “A flute could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 15: “The lab mix doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The cosmo garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Lab Mix must be 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 17: “The iris garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Instruments
Piano
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hamburger
French Fries
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Baseball
Football
Vegetables
Pepper
Garlic
Cabbage
Turnip
Carrot
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1503
23 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.
The saxophone music is left of the poppy garden, is left of the golden retriever
The ping pong game is at the park, trail, or snow
The iris garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the tennis game
The ice cream stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The carrot patch is left of the tennis game
The piano player is left of the hamburger stand
The lab mix is not next to the clarinet music
The tennis game is left of the tuba player
One dog is playing saxophone and eating pizza
The donut stand is not next to the football game
The iris garden and the football game are at the same location
The akita is next to the ice cream stand
The soccer game is at the farm
The sheltie and the iris garden are at knight's move distance
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza
The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden
The piano music is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the soccer game
The clarinet music is coming from the lake or the park
One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream
The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
The baseball game is at the park
The zinnia garden and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart
The hockey game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Beach, Cabbage at the Park, Border Collie at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “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 18: “The clarinet music is coming from the lake or the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The piano player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 12: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park; Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 19: “One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park; Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The zinnia garden and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The sheltie and the iris garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The saxophone music is left of the poppy garden, is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The donut stand is not next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The sheltie and the iris garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The lab mix is not next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The iris garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The donut stand is not next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The sheltie and the iris garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The hockey game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The piano music is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm.
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 Park.
Clue 6: “The piano player is left of the hamburger stand” 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. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.