The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 14, 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 62 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The border collie is playing hockey
A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The akita and the trumpet music are not at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach
The ice cream stand is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Lake, Akita at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “A trumpet could be heard 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 1: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The akita and the trumpet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #573
7 clues, 4 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Clues
The trumpet music is not next to the cattle dog
The ice cream stand and the cattle dog are at least 2 locations apart
The trumpet player is left of the hamburger stand
The hockey game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center
The guitar music and the hamburger stand have one location between them
The akita is not at an edge
The border collie is next to the hamburger stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Beach, Baseball at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand and the cattle dog are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music is not next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The trumpet player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake; Hamburger 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 Park.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar 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, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The border collie is next to the hamburger stand” 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. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #573
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 36 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The lab mix and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the football game
The hamburger stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The donut stand and the iris garden are not at the same location
The zinnia garden and the soccer game are at the same location
The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The flute music is left of the garlic patch
The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location
Zinnias are growing at the trail
The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach
The turnip patch is at the snow
The ice cream stand is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the snow
The pepper patch is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Piano at the Beach, Donut at the Lake, Guitar at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “Zinnias are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “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 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: “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 24: “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 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.
Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “A clarinet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 7: “The lab mix and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “A clarinet could be heard 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.
Clue 9: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “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 Park; Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The donut stand and the iris garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 12: “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 Trail.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 Trail.
Clue 17: “The flute music is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are 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; Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Sheltie
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Instruments
Flute
Piano
Guitar
Tuba
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Football
Vegetables
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #573
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 62 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The dog playing football likes to eat donuts
The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them
The piano music and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance
The hockey game is farther from the pizza stand than from the chrysanthemum garden
The tuba music was not heard at the park
The baseball game is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the cattle dog
The lab mix is closer to the piano music than to the soccer game
The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game
The soccer game is left of the garlic patch
The poppy garden and the donut stand are at the same location
The carrot patch is next to the border collie
The garlic patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The poppy garden and the turnip patch are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The lab mix and the iris garden have one location between them
The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The piano music is left of the akita
The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage
The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The hockey game and the dahlia garden have one location between them
The tennis game and the ice cream stand are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Trail, Broccoli at the Beach, Iris at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The tuba music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “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 3: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park; Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake or Farm; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 17: “The lab mix and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The piano music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 23: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The piano music and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The piano music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 Snow.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hockey game is farther from the pizza stand than from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 21: “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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The baseball game is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Akita
Cattle Dog
Ping Pong
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Piano
Guitar
Donut
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Sheltie
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Flute
Tuba
Saxophone
Clarinet
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Football
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper