The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 28, 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 66 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
The clarinet player is left of the tennis game
The border collie is left of the tennis game
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog is playing baseball
Clarinet could be heard next to the cattle dog
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Trail, Donut at the Park, Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 2: “The clarinet player is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The border collie is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” 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. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” 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. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Clarinet could be heard next to the cattle dog” 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 Park.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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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
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #608
6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Clues
The guitar music and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The trumpet music is next to the cattle dog
The akita is not playing ping pong
The guitar music is left of the donut stand, is left of the cattle dog
The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Baseball at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
Clue 2: “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 1: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The guitar music is left of the donut stand, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; 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.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The akita is not 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.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #608
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 30 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The iris garden is next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever is playing baseball
The cattle dog is playing hockey
Someone is playing flute at the hockey game
The saxophone music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The french fries stand and the poppy garden are not at the same location
The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The guitar music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The broccoli patch and the hockey game are at the same location
The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach
The ping pong game is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Turnip at the Beach, Sheltie at the Lake, Akita at the Snow, Piano at the Park.
Clue 2: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The ping pong game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The sheltie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The iris garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Puck can't be at the Park or Lake.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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 Trail.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The guitar 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.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables; Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The broccoli patch and the hockey game 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.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park.
Clue 19: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Akita
Border Collie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Poppy
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Instruments
Piano
Saxophone
Flute
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
French Fries
Pizza
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Turnip
Broccoli
Pepper
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #608
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 66 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 92% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ice cream stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The soccer game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
Someone is playing tuba at the football game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The clarinet music and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them
The baseball game is between the turnip patch and the french fries stand
The tennis game is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the garlic patch
The guitar music and the lab mix are at least 2 locations apart
The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the cabbage patch are at most 2 locations apart
The hockey game is next to the hamburger stand
The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The pepper patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
The hot dog stand is at the Snow or the Trail
The dog playing hockey likes to eat french fries
The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the piano music
The akita and the cabbage patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The tennis game and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The garlic patch is equidistant from the flute music and the donut stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Farm, Donut at the Farm, Carrot at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The soccer game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 6: “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 17: “The hot dog stand is at the Snow or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 4: “The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cabbage patch are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 15: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Beach; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the lab mix are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The pepper patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The akita and the cabbage patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The tennis game and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is between the turnip patch and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The tennis game is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach or Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The tennis game and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 22: “The garlic patch is equidistant from the flute music and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the lab mix are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The pepper patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is between the turnip patch and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The hockey game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The tennis game is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers; Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the football game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The tennis game and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The hockey game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 18: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The hockey game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the football game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the lab mix are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm 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 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden 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 16: “The pepper patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.