The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 13, 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
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The akita likes eating hot dogs
The hot dog stand and the hockey game are not at the same location
Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The tennis game is at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Baseball at the Trail, Guitar at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Trail.
Clue 5: “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 6: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the hockey game are not at the same location” 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 1: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, 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
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #572
9 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand
The golden retriever plays the trumpet
The border collie is not at an edge
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
The akita is left of the tennis game
The donut stand and the tennis game are at most 2 locations apart
The tuba could not be heard at the hockey game
The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
None of the dogs are playing ping pong at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Beach, Akita at the Beach, Donut at the Park.
Clue 3: “The border collie is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “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 9: “None of the dogs are playing ping pong at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The akita is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The donut stand and the tennis game are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The tuba could not be heard at 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. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #572
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 35 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 92% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
The sheltie is having a walk at the park
The ice cream stand is at the park
The akita plays the flute
The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden
The cattle dog plays the tuba
The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch
The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch
Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden
The lab mix likes to eat garlic
The lab mix and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location
The broccoli patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The hockey game and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
The iris garden and the soccer game are at the same location
The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
Dahlias are growing at the lake
The baseball game is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Farm, Tennis Ball at the Trail, Akita at the Trail, Donut at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “Dahlias are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The baseball game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The akita plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail; Piano can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 13: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The iris garden and the soccer 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; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Cosmo
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Flute
Clarinet
Piano
Saxophone
Junk Food
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hot Dog
Pizza
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Puck
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Football
Baseball
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Cabbage
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #572
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location
The hockey game is at the farm
The border collie is left of the dahlia garden
The akita is having a walk at the farm
The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance
The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden
The carrot patch is at the park
Cosmos are growing at the farm
The french fries stand is at the Trail or the Snow
Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden
The broccoli patch is next to the ping pong game
The guitar music and the iris garden have one location between them
The poppy garden is next to the soccer game
The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The pizza stand and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center
The french fries stand is next to the football game
The broccoli patch is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hockey game
The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The cattle dog doesn't like broccoli
The saxophone music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Tuba at the Park, Pizza at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 5: “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 7: “The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “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 10: “Cosmos are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The french fries stand is at the Trail or the Snow” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The border collie is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow or Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 12: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The french fries stand is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 23: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The broccoli patch is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Trail; Broccoli can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Farm.
Suppose Golden Retriever were at the Lake. Following the clues from there leads to a contradiction, so Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The broccoli patch is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The border collie is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is next 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.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog doesn't like broccoli” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The border collie is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 23: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.