The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 16, 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 61 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
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The guitar music is next to the ice cream stand
The cattle dog and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent
The tuba music is left of the golden retriever
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The hamburger stand is at the lake
The baseball game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Park.
Clue 6: “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 7: “The baseball game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “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; Guitar must be 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. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The guitar music 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.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” 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
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #575
8 clues, 4 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
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The guitar music was not heard at the lake
The hockey game and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance
The tuba music and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The tuba could not be heard at the ping pong game
The hamburger stand is next to the clarinet music
The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The golden retriever is at the Lake or the Beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Lake, Border Collie at the Beach, Akita at the Park.
Clue 1: “The guitar music was not heard at the lake” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is at the Lake or the Beach” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The tuba music and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The tuba could not be heard at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The tuba music and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The hockey game and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The tuba music and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hockey game and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #575
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location
The french fries stand is at the farm
The ping pong game is next to the akita
The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The lab mix and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The hockey game is next to the ice cream stand
The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The football game is next to the cattle dog
The tennis game is next to the sheltie
The sheltie is next to the garlic patch
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers
The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
Dahlias are growing at the lake
The turnip patch is at the park
The hot dog stand is at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the beach
The lab mix is having a walk at the park
The carrot patch is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Poppy at the Trail, Chrysanthemum at the Farm, Broccoli at the Snow, Donut at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “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 19: “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 20: “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 21: “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 22: “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 23: “The carrot patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The football game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 11: “The tennis game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park; Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” 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. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The flute music and the pepper patch 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.
Clue 12: “The sheltie is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The tennis game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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. Soccer Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The sheltie is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Cosmo
Zinnia
Poppy
Dahlia
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Guitar
Piano
Clarinet
Flute
Saxophone
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hot Dog
Hamburger
French Fries
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Football
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Carrot
Cabbage
Pepper
Broccoli
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #575
27 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 61 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 80% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location
The carrot patch is left of the hamburger stand
The french fries stand and the sheltie have two locations between them
The cattle dog and the broccoli patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand
The clarinet music is left of the dahlia garden
The golden retriever is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the baseball game
The hockey game is next to the donut stand
The broccoli patch is not at the park
The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The akita is having a walk at the park
The guitar music and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
The piano music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the pepper patch
The dahlia garden is not next to the clarinet music
The hockey game is left of the garlic patch, is left of the flute music
The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The saxophone music could be heard next to the cabbage patch
The hockey game is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the carrot patch
The border collie is playing hockey
The ping pong game is at the park, trail, or snow
The tuba music is coming from the snow or the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Lake, Poppy at the Park, Cosmo at the Beach.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The dahlia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “None of the dogs are playing football at the park” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “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 16: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 26: “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 27: “The tuba music is coming from the snow or the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Hamburger can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the broccoli patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 9: “The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The guitar music and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The dahlia garden is not next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 22: “The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 23: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 25: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Farm; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The piano music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 9: “The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The hockey game is left of the garlic patch, is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
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. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 25: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the broccoli patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand” 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.
Clue 4: “The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the broccoli patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The hockey game is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the carrot patch” 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, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.