The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 20, 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
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
The akita plays the guitar
The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog
The baseball game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Beach, Hamburger at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach, Puck at the Trail.
Clue 6: “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: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog 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.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #600
9 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake
The hot dog stand is not next to the clarinet music
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music
The clarinet music is farther from the hot dog stand than from the cattle dog
The guitar music is not next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever is not next to the donut stand
The tennis game is between the hamburger stand and the cattle dog
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Border Collie at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake” 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. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is not next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” 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. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The guitar music is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music is farther from the hot dog stand than from the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is between the hamburger stand and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #600
22 clues, 4 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 sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand
A clarinet could be heard next to the ping pong game
The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The flute music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The garlic patch is next to the hockey game
The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The broccoli patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The football game is next to the zinnia garden
The flute music is next to the cattle dog
The tuba music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The donut stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the snow
The lab mix is having a walk at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
Chrysanthemums are growing at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Lake, Akita at the Beach, Cosmo at the Lake, Pizza at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “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 3: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the snow” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The lab mix is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow or Farm; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 9: “A clarinet could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm; Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The flute music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park; Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The football game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The flute music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The sheltie 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 15: “The football game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The tuba music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments; Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch and the iris garden 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.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Akita
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Iris
Dahlia
Instruments
Clarinet
Saxophone
Flute
Piano
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
French Fries
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
Pepper
Broccoli
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #600
24 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 flute music is left of the iris garden, is left of the hamburger stand
The french fries stand is left of the clarinet player
The turnip patch and the tuba music have two locations between them
The cabbage patch is not next to the saxophone music
The ice cream stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza
The tennis game is left of the sheltie
The border collie is next to the pizza stand
The saxophone music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the poppy garden
The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center
The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The poppy garden is not next to the akita
The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The iris garden is not next to the ping pong game
The cattle dog is between the hot dog stand and the tennis game
The sheltie and the cosmo garden have two locations between them
The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs
The border collie likes to eat garlic
The tennis game and the piano music are at least 2 locations apart
The dahlia garden is between the saxophone music and the donut stand
The hockey game is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the broccoli patch
The flute music and the tennis game have two locations between them
A clarinet could be heard next to the football game
The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have one location between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach, Carrot at the Park.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch and the tuba music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 6: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 16: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach or Lake; Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Snow; Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The flute music and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 19: “The tennis game and the piano music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 23: “A clarinet could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The flute music is left of the iris garden, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Iris can't be at the Park or Farm; Hamburger can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 22: “The flute music and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The iris garden is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The tennis game and the piano music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The cabbage patch is not next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Poppy can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The cabbage patch is not next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is between the hot dog stand and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 17: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The dahlia garden is between the saxophone music and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Farm; Donut can't be at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden is not next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The hockey game is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball 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. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 24: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is between the hot dog stand and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The iris garden is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The flute music is left of the iris garden, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The dahlia garden is between the saxophone music and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.