The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 17, 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 65 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
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Clues
The cattle dog is playing baseball
The border collie is left of the hamburger stand
A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game
The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Lake, Baseball at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Trail, Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The border collie is left of 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; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is next to 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #576
6 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The tennis game is left of the border collie, is left of the trumpet music
The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever
The baseball game and the cattle dog are at most 1 locations apart
The donut stand is at the park
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The cattle dog and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake.
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 2: “The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is left of the border collie, is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Hamburger 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 3: “The baseball game and the cattle dog are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game 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
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #576
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 37 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 81% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The akita is next to the turnip patch
The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli
Flute music is coming from the iris garden
The tuba music is left of the iris garden
Someone is playing flute at the baseball game
One dog is playing saxophone and eating french fries
The cattle dog doesn't like cabbage
The akita likes eating ice cream
The dahlia garden is left of the soccer game
The baseball game is next to the garlic patch
The hamburger stand is at the lake
The sheltie is having a walk at the farm
The donut stand is at the farm
Poppies are growing at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake
The hockey game is at the trail
The soccer game is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Snow, Ping Pong at the Park, Hot Dog at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “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 17: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The donut stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “Poppies are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The hockey game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Clarinet music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 4: “The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The akita is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park; Turnip can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “Flute music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The tuba music is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “Flute music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; French Fries can't be at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog doesn't like cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The akita is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Saxophone 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.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The baseball game 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.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Flowers
Zinnia
Poppy
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Cosmo
Instruments
Saxophone
Clarinet
Tuba
Piano
Flute
Guitar
Junk Food
French Fries
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Football
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #576
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 65 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 97% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The cabbage patch is at the farm
Tuba music is coming from the dahlia garden
The sheltie plays the flute
The cosmo garden is farther from the hockey game than from the guitar music
The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The turnip patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The flute music is left of the akita
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The piano music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the iris garden
The iris garden is equidistant from the soccer game and the cattle dog
Dahlias are growing at the farm
The saxophone music is left of the iris garden, is left of the garlic patch
The baseball game is not next to the ice cream stand
The saxophone music is next to the hamburger stand
The zinnia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
The clarinet music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
The chrysanthemum garden is closer to the akita than to the donut stand
The poppy garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The clarinet music and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center
The pepper patch is not next to the dahlia garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Park, Pizza at the Park.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 15: “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 zinnia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The zinnia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “Tuba music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The flute music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park; Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 24: “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 Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch is not next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The piano music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake or Snow; Ping Pong can't be at the Snow or Farm; Iris can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 16: “The saxophone music is left of the iris garden, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake or Snow; Iris can't be at the Snow; Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 18: “The saxophone music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 13: “The piano music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Suppose Golden Retriever were at the Trail. 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 4: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The poppy garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The piano music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “The flute music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The saxophone music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 24: “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. Sheltie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The baseball game is not next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The poppy garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The zinnia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The cosmo garden is farther from the hockey game than from the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The iris garden is equidistant from the soccer game and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The chrysanthemum garden is closer to the akita than 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. Ice Cream goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.