The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 26, 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 54 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The ice cream stand is next to the hockey game
The akita and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
The ping pong game is left of the cattle dog
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the beach
The hockey game is at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail, Trumpet at the Park, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The akita and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #606
5 clues, 3 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
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The guitar music and the hamburger stand have one location between them
The trumpet music and the donut stand have two locations between them
The hockey game is left of the akita
The donut stand is left of the baseball game, is left of the clarinet music
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Lake, Border Collie at the Park, Hot Dog at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach or Trail; Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is left of the baseball game, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake; Clarinet can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, 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 Beach.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is left of the baseball game, is left of the clarinet music” 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.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #606
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hockey game and the turnip patch are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever
The flute could not be heard at the tennis game
The baseball game is next to the sheltie
The poppy garden is next to the pepper patch
The zinnia garden is left of the golden retriever
The poppy garden is next to the border collie
The piano music is next to the zinnia garden
The sheltie is playing football
The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent
The garlic patch is next to the ping pong game
The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli
The carrot patch and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog plays the flute
The football game is at the snow
The donut stand is at the farm
Dahlias are growing at the lake
The ping pong game is at the farm
The ice cream stand is at the park
Zinnias are growing at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Turnip at the Park, Akita at the Park, Pizza at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “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 19: “The football game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 20: “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 21: “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 22: “The ping pong game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 23: “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 24: “Zinnias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The sheltie is playing football” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow; French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables; Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to 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.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The flute could not be heard at 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.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Border Collie
Flowers
Cosmo
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Poppy
Iris
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
French Fries
Pizza
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Puck
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #606
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The soccer game is not next to the french fries stand
The zinnia garden and the golden retriever are not at the same location
The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand
The hockey game is next to the akita
The piano could not be heard at the football game
The french fries stand and the flute music are at symmetric positions around the center
The football game is left of the guitar player
The carrot patch is at the park
The poppy is not at the farm
The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at knight's move distance
The pizza stand is not next to the zinnia garden
The saxophone music is next to the border collie
The broccoli patch and the soccer game have one location between them
One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the guitar music
The lab mix is at the Park or the Farm
The turnip patch is left of the guitar music, is left of the sheltie
The border collie is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cosmo garden
Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game
The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza
The donut stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the flute music
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The border collie and the hockey game have two locations between them
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Trail, Broccoli at the Farm.
Clue 8: “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 9: “The poppy is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is at the Park or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The football game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm; Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The soccer game is not next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the flute music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 23: “The border collie and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park; Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; Guitar can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 17: “The turnip patch is left of the guitar music, is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the flute music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The football game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The border collie and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow; Puck can't be at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the golden retriever are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the flute music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The border collie is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the flute music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The piano could not be heard at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand is not next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The donut stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.