The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 12, 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 50 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Clues
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game
The clarinet music is next to the akita
The donut stand is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Lake, Puck at the Park, Guitar at the Park.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is next to 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
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #571
8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 10 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier 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
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The ping pong game is at the park
The tennis game is at the lake
The donut stand and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the border collie
The ice cream stand is between the cattle dog and the guitar music
The guitar music is not at an edge
The hamburger stand is not next to the cattle dog
The akita is playing tennis
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Park, Clarinet at the Beach, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The tennis game is at the lake” 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 Beach.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is not at an edge” 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. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is not next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #571
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The tuba was not being played at the pizza stand
The golden retriever is next to the baseball game
The pepper patch is next to the french fries stand
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The guitar music is next to the donut stand
The football game is left of the pizza stand
The saxophone music is left of the broccoli patch
The ice cream stand is left of the poppy garden
The border collie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
A piano could be heard next to the soccer game
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
Clarinet music is coming from the iris garden
Dahlias are growing at the farm
The garlic patch is at the park
The sheltie is having a walk at the trail
The football game is at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the snow
The akita is having a walk at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Turnip at the Lake, Pepper at the Trail, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 1: “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 18: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The sheltie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The football game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the snow” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The akita is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The akita likes 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.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Baseball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow; Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 10: “The guitar music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The football game is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The tuba was not being played at the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The ice cream stand is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “A piano could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “Clarinet music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The guitar music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “A piano could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The guitar music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Cosmo
Iris
Zinnia
Dahlia
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Clarinet
Saxophone
Flute
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
French Fries
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Vegetables
Garlic
Cabbage
Pepper
Turnip
Carrot
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #571
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 74% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cosmo garden and the sheltie are at least 4 locations apart
The soccer game is at the park
The french fries stand is between the cattle dog and the carrot patch
The garlic patch and the piano music are at most 1 locations apart
The pepper patch is not next to the pizza stand
Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden
The clarinet music and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center
The ping pong game is at the park, trail, or snow
The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location
Dahlias are growing at the park
The cattle dog and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance
The cabbage patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The ice cream stand is farther from the iris garden than from the hockey game
The donut stand and the garlic patch are not at the same location
The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game
The carrot patch is next to the zinnia garden
The iris garden and the pepper patch are at most 2 locations apart
Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The ping pong game is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the hamburger stand
The turnip patch and the iris garden are at least 3 locations apart
The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Beach, Piano at the Farm, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 1: “The flute music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 21: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the sheltie are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The garlic patch and the piano music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 9: “Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 24: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 25: “The chrysanthemum garden 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.
Clue 12: “The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The pepper patch is not next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand is between the cattle dog and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “The ping pong game is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden” 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 Trail.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 24: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The ice cream stand is farther from the iris garden than from the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.