The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 4, 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
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The akita is having a walk at the park
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The hamburger stand is at the beach
The donut stand is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach
The ping pong game is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Lake, Border Collie at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 9: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball 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
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1502
9 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 23 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 99% 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The hamburger stand is not at the park
The trumpet music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the akita
The border collie is next to the hot dog stand
The clarinet music was not heard at the lake
The golden retriever is equidistant from the ping pong game and the trumpet music
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The ice cream stand is left of the hockey game
The border collie is left of the ping pong game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music was not heard at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The border collie is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail or Lake; Ice Cream can't be at the Park; Akita can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is left of 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 5: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the ping pong game and the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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 Lake.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1502
22 clues, 3 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 chrysanthemum garden is left of the hot dog stand
Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden
The saxophone music is left of the cosmo garden
The tuba could not be heard at the football game
The dahlia garden and the saxophone music are not at the same location
The lab mix is playing tennis
The lab mix is next to the pizza stand
The pepper patch and the hockey game are at the same location
The football game is next to the cabbage patch
The turnip patch is next to the french fries stand
The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The baseball game is at the farm
The ping pong game is at the lake
Zinnias are growing at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Park, Saxophone at the Lake, Carrot at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “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 3: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “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 20: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The ping pong game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 22: “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 5: “The cattle dog plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake or Farm; Akita can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 7: “The sheltie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake or Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 8: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The saxophone music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden and the saxophone music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The lab mix is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 17: “The turnip patch is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The lab mix is next to the pizza stand” 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.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The lab mix is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The football game is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The football game is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The tuba could not be heard at the football game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch and the hockey game are at the same location” 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. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Iris
Dahlia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Zinnia
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Junk Food
Donut
French Fries
Hamburger
Pizza
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Football
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1502
21 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 lab mix and the hockey game have two locations between them
The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location
The tuba music is left of the cattle dog
The cabbage patch is left of the flute music
The cattle dog and the baseball game are at least 2 locations apart
The border collie is next to the carrot patch
The tennis game is between the turnip patch and the hamburger stand
The turnip patch is at the park
The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm
The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The french fries stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
The french fries stand is left of the pepper patch, is left of the soccer game
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
The sheltie is playing soccer
The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The donut stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The tennis game and the tuba music have one location between them
The poppy garden is at the Beach or the Lake
Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Akita at the Trail, Guitar at the Park.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “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 18: “The donut stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 20: “The poppy garden is at the Beach or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 21: “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 1: “One dog is playing piano and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 2: “The lab mix and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park; Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow or Farm; Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the baseball game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The lab mix and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 15: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing piano and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The border collie is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake; Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The tennis game and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is between the turnip patch and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The tennis game and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand is left of the pepper patch, is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing piano and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The lab mix and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The border collie is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The zinnia garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The lab mix and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The border collie is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch 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. Piano goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing piano and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, 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.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.