The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 5, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 67 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The ping pong game is left of the akita
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
A clarinet could be heard next to the tennis game
The cattle dog is next to the hockey game
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Park, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “A clarinet could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1501
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 21 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% 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
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
The tuba music was not heard at the lake
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The border collie plays the trumpet
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
A trumpet could be heard next to the tennis game
The ping pong game and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The hamburger stand and the guitar music have one location between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Hamburger at the Park.
Clue 2: “The tuba music was not heard at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “A trumpet could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 9: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music have one location between them” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “A trumpet could be heard next 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” 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 Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1501
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 52% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are not at the same location
The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers
The golden retriever is left of the saxophone music
The poppy garden is next to the baseball game
Someone is playing clarinet at the football game
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs
The garlic patch is next to the hot dog stand
The lab mix is next to the cabbage patch
The lab mix is playing tennis
Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game
Zinnias are growing at the beach
The sheltie is having a walk at the snow
Cosmos are growing at the snow
The football game is at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the beach
The pepper patch is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Guitar at the Park, Poppy at the Lake, Carrot at the Snow.
Clue 1: “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 2: “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 3: “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 4: “The donut stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “Zinnias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “Cosmos are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The football game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are not at the same location” 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. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Suppose Golden Retriever were at the Park. Following the clues from there leads to a contradiction, so Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch is next to the hot dog stand” 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. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Border Collie
Flowers
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Cosmo
Dahlia
Instruments
Guitar
Piano
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
Tuba
Junk Food
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Football
Baseball
Puck
Vegetables
Broccoli
Cabbage
Turnip
Garlic
Carrot
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1501
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 67 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location
The clarinet music and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the hockey game
The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the garlic patch
The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The sheltie is not playing hockey
One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream
The saxophone music was not heard at the farm
The sheltie and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The guitar music and the pizza stand are at knight's move distance
The soccer game is not next to the clarinet music
The akita is at the beach, lake, or farm
The guitar music is between the french fries stand and the border collie
The garlic patch is not at an edge
The french fries stand is left of the guitar player
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The pizza stand and the cabbage patch have one location between them
The cabbage patch is left of the baseball game
The dahlia garden is next to the hockey game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The iris garden is left of the turnip patch, is left of the hamburger stand
The carrot patch is farther from the cosmo garden than from the french fries stand
The border collie is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the zinnia garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Zinnia at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music was not heard at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The akita is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The garlic patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach; Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The sheltie and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm; Guitar can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The dahlia garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The guitar music is between the french fries stand and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 12: “The guitar music and the pizza stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The guitar music is between the french fries stand and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 23: “The iris garden is left of the turnip patch, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow or Farm; Turnip can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 25: “The border collie is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables; Border Collie 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, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm 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 4: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 10: “The sheltie and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The soccer game is not next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The guitar music and the pizza stand are at knight's move distance” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The dahlia garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The sheltie is not playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The carrot patch is farther from the cosmo garden than from the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Piano 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.