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Daily Logic Puzzles: Friday, March 27, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 27, 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 Easy puzzle, at 42 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #607

7 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 51% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Next to, At a location.

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The setup

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			Tennis Ball	Baseball

Clues

1. The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
2. One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
3. The cattle dog is playing ping pong
4. One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream
5. The border collie is next to the hamburger stand
6. The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand
7. The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Lake, Baseball at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
2. Clue 7: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
3. Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
4. Clue 2: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
5. Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
6. Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
7. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
8. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
9. Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
10. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
11. Clue 6: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
12. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
13. Clue 4: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Border Collie	Akita	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Tuba	Clarinet	Trumpet	Guitar
Junk Food	Donut	Ice Cream	Hamburger	Hot Dog
Sports	Ping Pong	Puck	Tennis Ball	Baseball

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #607

8 clues, 2 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Equidistant, Not next to, Same location, One of two locations, Symmetric around the center, Diagonally adjacent.

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The setup

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			Ice Cream
Sports

Clues

1. The hot dog stand is at the park
2. The cattle dog is equidistant from the baseball game and the ice cream stand
3. The ping pong game is not next to the guitar music
4. Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
5. The clarinet music is coming from the beach or the lake
6. The donut stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
7. The akita and the tuba music are diagonally adjacent
8. The border collie is playing hockey

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Trail, Tuba at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
3. Clue 5: “The clarinet music is coming from the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
4. Clue 3: “The ping pong game is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
5. Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
6. Clue 7: “The akita and the tuba 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.
7. Clue 8: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
8. Clue 2: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the baseball game and 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; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
9. Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
10. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
11. Clue 6: “The donut stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
12. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
13. Clue 8: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
14. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
15. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Akita	Border Collie
Instruments	Guitar	Clarinet	Trumpet	Tuba
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Hamburger	Ice Cream	Donut
Sports	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong	Puck

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #607

21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, Left of, Same location, Diagonally adjacent, Different locations, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers			Poppy
Instruments
Junk Food	Donut	French Fries
Sports
Vegetables				Pepper

Clues

1. The cabbage patch is at the farm
2. The sheltie is having a walk at the farm
3. The flute player is left of the ice cream stand
4. Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
5. Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
6. Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
7. The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location
8. The lab mix is playing football
9. The hockey game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
10. The akita doesn't like french fries
11. The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
12. Someone is playing piano at the baseball game
13. The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location
14. The piano music is left of the broccoli patch
15. The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs
16. The tennis game is at the beach
17. The hamburger stand is at the trail
18. Dahlias are growing at the park
19. The ping pong game is at the farm
20. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow
21. The border collie is having a walk at the trail

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Poppy at the Trail, French Fries at the Beach, Pepper at the Lake, Donut at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “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.
3. Clue 2: “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.
4. Clue 16: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
5. Clue 17: “The hamburger stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
6. Clue 18: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
7. Clue 19: “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.
8. Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
9. Clue 21: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
10. Clue 3: “The flute player 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.
11. Clue 4: “Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Trail; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
12. Clue 5: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
13. Clue 4: “Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
14. Clue 6: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
15. Clue 7: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach; Baseball can't be at the Lake.
16. Clue 8: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach; Football can't be at the Trail.
17. Clue 9: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
18. Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
19. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm.
20. Clue 4: “Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
21. Clue 8: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
22. Clue 10: “The akita doesn't like french fries” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
23. Clue 11: “The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
24. Clue 12: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow; Piano can't be at the Lake.
25. Clue 7: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
26. Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach or Snow; Tuba can't be at the Lake.
27. The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Lake.
28. Clue 11: “The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
29. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake.
30. Clue 14: “The piano music is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
31. Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
32. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
33. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
34. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
35. Clue 8: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
36. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
37. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow.
38. Clue 7: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
39. Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
40. Clue 12: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
41. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
42. Clue 14: “The piano music is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Lab Mix	Golden Retriever	Border Collie	Akita	Cattle Dog	Sheltie
Flowers	Dahlia	Chrysanthemum	Poppy	Cosmo	Zinnia	Iris
Instruments	Tuba	Saxophone	Piano	Guitar	Flute	Clarinet
Junk Food	Donut	French Fries	Hamburger	Pizza	Hot Dog	Ice Cream
Sports	Football	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Puck	Soccer Ball	Ping Pong
Vegetables	Garlic	Carrot	Turnip	Pepper	Broccoli	Cabbage

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #607

23 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Equidistant, One of two locations, Next to, At the far left, Odd location, Diagonally adjacent, At most N apart, In order, left to right, Not at the far right, Same location, One location between, Different locations, Symmetric around the center.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs					Akita
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables		Broccoli

Clues

1. The zinnia garden is equidistant from the tuba music and the soccer game
2. The dahlia garden is at the Lake or the Beach
3. The clarinet music is next to the border collie
4. The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
5. The cabbage patch is at the park, trail, or snow
6. The turnip patch is at the park
7. The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
8. The carrot patch and the hamburger stand are at most 3 locations apart
9. The sheltie is left of the ping pong game, is left of the poppy garden
10. The guitar music was not heard at the farm
11. The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers
12. The baseball game and the carrot patch are at the same location
13. The iris garden and the football game have one location between them
14. The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location
15. One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream
16. The soccer game is at the park
17. The cosmo garden and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
18. The border collie likes eating pizza
19. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
20. The lab mix is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hot dog stand
21. The piano music is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand
22. The football game and the french fries stand are not at the same location
23. The garlic patch and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Snow, Broccoli at the Beach.
2. Clue 2: “The dahlia garden is at the Lake or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
3. Clue 4: “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.
4. Clue 5: “The cabbage patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake or Farm.
5. Clue 6: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
6. Clue 10: “The guitar music was not heard at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
7. Clue 16: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
8. Clue 19: “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.
9. Clue 3: “The clarinet music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
10. Clue 11: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
11. Clue 8: “The carrot patch and the hamburger stand are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm.
12. Clue 12: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
13. Clue 14: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
14. Clue 18: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
15. Clue 15: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
16. Clue 23: “The garlic patch and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Snow or Farm.
17. The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
18. Clue 1: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the tuba music and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
19. Clue 13: “The iris garden and the football game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
20. Clue 14: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
21. Clue 15: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
22. Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
23. Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the ice cream stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
24. Clue 9: “The sheltie is left of the ping pong game, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
25. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
26. Clue 20: “The lab mix is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
27. Clue 21: “The piano music is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
28. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
29. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
30. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow.
31. The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Farm.
32. Clue 13: “The iris garden and the football game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
33. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
34. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
35. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
36. Clue 12: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
37. Clue 22: “The football game and the french fries stand are not 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.
38. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
39. Clue 23: “The garlic patch and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Golden Retriever	Border Collie	Lab Mix	Sheltie	Akita	Cattle Dog
Flowers	Cosmo	Chrysanthemum	Zinnia	Dahlia	Iris	Poppy
Instruments	Clarinet	Saxophone	Guitar	Piano	Tuba	Flute
Junk Food	Hamburger	Pizza	Donut	French Fries	Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports	Soccer Ball	Puck	Football	Baseball	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball
Vegetables	Turnip	Broccoli	Cabbage	Carrot	Garlic	Pepper

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