The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 18, 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 57 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The cattle dog is left of the hamburger stand
The border collie is playing tennis
The hamburger stand is next to the baseball game
A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The hockey game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail, Clarinet at the Park, Donut at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Lake.
Clue 6: “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 1: “The cattle dog is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail; Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing tennis” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #577
7 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 21 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The guitar music is next to the akita
The cattle dog and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance
The ping pong game and the hot dog stand have one location between them
The donut stand is next to the clarinet music
The baseball game and the clarinet music have two locations between them
The baseball game is left of the akita, is left of the ice cream stand
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Park.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The baseball game and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Trail; Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is left of the akita, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The baseball game and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” 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. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #577
25 clues, 3 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 broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location
The border collie plays the clarinet
The sheltie is left of the broccoli patch
The border collie is next to the cosmo garden
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The piano music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The golden retriever is playing football
The baseball game is next to the lab mix
The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The sheltie is next to the ping pong game
The dahlia garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
The carrot patch is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
The turnip patch is at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The baseball game is at the beach
The garlic patch is at the snow
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The french fries stand is at the farm
The broccoli patch is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Beach, Akita at the Snow, Flute at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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: “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 17: “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 18: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The turnip patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The baseball game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The garlic patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “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 24: “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 25: “The broccoli patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing flute and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The sheltie is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The border collie is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 8: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The piano music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The baseball game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Zinnia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Cosmo
Iris
Instruments
Saxophone
Piano
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Sports
Football
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #577
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 57 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 61% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch
The baseball game and the poppy garden are at the same location
The ice cream stand is at the park
The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at least 2 locations apart
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the turnip patch
The cabbage patch is next to the cosmo garden
The broccoli patch is left of the saxophone music
The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game
The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The guitar music and the carrot patch are not at the same location
The french fries stand and the cosmo garden have two locations between them
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
The iris garden is between the cattle dog and the cabbage patch
The lab mix plays the clarinet
The pepper patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The border collie likes to eat carrot
The tennis game is at the park
The akita plays the tuba
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Farm, Garlic at the Beach, Hamburger at the Snow, Donut at the Farm.
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 10: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 15: “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 20: “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 1: “The clarinet music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail; Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The broccoli patch is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake; Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 17: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Trail; Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The iris garden is between the cattle dog and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow; Iris can't be at the Park or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 17: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” 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 pepper patch and the dahlia garden 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 19: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The iris garden is between the cattle dog and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The broccoli patch is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.