The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 9, 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 51 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The tennis game is left of the guitar player
The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
The trumpet music is next to the akita
The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs
The hamburger stand is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail, Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The tennis game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1497
9 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
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The border collie is at the beach or the lake
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The ice cream stand and the hockey game are at most 1 locations apart
The guitar was not being played at the hot dog stand
The cattle dog is between the baseball game and the donut stand
The akita is playing tennis
The cattle dog plays the clarinet
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Beach, Hamburger at the Park.
Clue 2: “The border collie is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is between the baseball game and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail; Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Donut can't be at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The akita 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.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The guitar was not being played at 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. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1497
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The ping pong game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The border collie likes eating donuts
The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The baseball game is next to the iris garden
Flute could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The broccoli patch is left of the sheltie
The hockey game is next to the border collie
The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game
The carrot patch is left of the hamburger stand
The akita plays the flute
The cabbage patch is next to the pizza stand
The akita is playing tennis
Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Lake, Saxophone at the Snow, Garlic at the Trail, Sheltie at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “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 3: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The broccoli patch is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The hockey game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The akita plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from 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: “The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The baseball game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The baseball game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The cabbage patch is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The baseball game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Iris
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Flute
Junk Food
Hot Dog
French Fries
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
Sports
Football
Puck
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Garlic
Cabbage
Carrot
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1497
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 68% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand
The guitar music is not next to the baseball game
The football game is at the park
The lab mix is at the Trail or the Park
The tuba music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location
The saxophone music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
The cosmo garden and the border collie are at knight's move distance
The hot dog stand and the soccer game are at symmetric positions around the center
The broccoli patch and the piano music have two locations between them
The carrot patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The golden retriever is next to the tennis game
The hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The guitar music could be heard next to the cabbage patch
The akita is having a walk at the farm
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The turnip patch is at the Lake or the Park
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
The french fries stand and the border collie have two locations between them
The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at most 4 locations apart
The pepper patch is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Flute at the Lake, Poppy at the Lake, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The lab mix is at the Trail or the Park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The carrot patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The turnip patch is at the Lake or the Park” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 24: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The turnip patch is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The tuba music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park; Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Snow; Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the soccer game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the broccoli patch 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.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 17: “The guitar music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The french fries stand and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Lake.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch and the pizza stand 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.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the soccer game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at most 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.