The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 8, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 57 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The akita plays the tuba
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The trumpet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream
The ping pong game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Baseball at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Tuba at the Lake.
Clue 6: “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 1: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1498
7 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The donut stand and the golden retriever are at least 2 locations apart
The akita is at the park or the trail
A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game
The akita is not playing tennis
The tuba music is next to the border collie
The ping pong game is left of the akita
The ice cream stand and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Beach, Guitar at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the golden retriever are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The akita is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Tuba 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. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1498
24 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 zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The pizza stand is left of the poppy garden
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
The akita likes eating hot dogs
The cosmo garden is left of the baseball game
The sheltie likes eating donuts
The border collie likes eating pizza
The donut stand is left of the broccoli patch
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden
The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location
Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The hot dog stand is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the snow
The turnip patch is at the snow
The pizza stand is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Carrot at the Trail, Hamburger at the Park, Football at the Park, Ice Cream at the Farm.
Clue 1: “Irises are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
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 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 4: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “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.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the snow” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The turnip patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 24: “The pizza stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 9: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Border Collie 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 14: “The donut stand is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 16: “The pepper patch and the hot dog stand 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.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow; Saxophone can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach; Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Zinnia
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Poppy
Iris
Instruments
Clarinet
Piano
Saxophone
Tuba
Guitar
Flute
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Hot Dog
French Fries
Ice Cream
Sports
Football
Soccer Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Garlic
Cabbage
Carrot
Pepper
Turnip
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1498
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 57 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 61% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the football game are at least 2 locations apart
The cattle dog is not next to the tuba music
The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
The clarinet music is left of the lab mix, is left of the tennis game
The dahlia garden is between the flute music and the broccoli patch
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the french fries
The zinnia garden is not at an edge
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The guitar music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The lab mix is at the Snow or the Beach
The turnip patch is left of the saxophone music
The akita likes eating ice cream
The carrot patch is at the park
The garlic patch is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the donut stand
The border collie is equidistant from the football game and the flute music
The tuba music and the golden retriever have one location between them
A piano could be heard next to the soccer game
The baseball game is at the park
The garlic patch is equidistant from the poppy garden and the clarinet music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Cosmo at the Beach, Piano at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is at the Snow or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
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 3: “The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The guitar music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 15: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 20: “A piano could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is left of the lab mix, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden is between the flute music and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow or Farm; Donut can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 18: “The border collie is equidistant from the football game and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 22: “The garlic patch is equidistant from the poppy garden and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the football game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The guitar music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 15: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The tuba music and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is left of the lab mix, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden is between the flute music and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake; Dahlia can't be at the Snow; Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden is between the flute music and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The guitar music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The tuba music and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut 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. Hamburger goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The border collie is equidistant from the football game and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is not next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.