The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from March 29, 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 56 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
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The baseball game is left of the trumpet player
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The baseball game is at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Trail, Donut at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; 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
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #609
9 clues, 2 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The clarinet music and the akita are at knight's move distance
The hamburger stand is left of the clarinet player
The border collie and the tennis game have one location between them
The tuba could not be heard at the baseball game
A tuba could be heard next to the hockey game
The donut stand and the hockey game are not at the same location
The hot dog stand is left of the trumpet player
The cattle dog is not at an edge
The guitar music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Lake, Border Collie at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The border collie and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “A tuba could be heard next to the hockey game” 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. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Akita 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, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The tuba could not be heard at the baseball game” 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 6: “The donut stand and the hockey game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #609
25 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 72% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The carrot patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
Zinnias are growing at the park
The soccer game is at the park
The akita doesn't like carrot
Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game
The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand
The sheltie likes to eat broccoli
The dog playing football likes to eat donuts
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The akita doesn't like donut
The guitar music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
The cattle dog is next to the broccoli patch
The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden
The hot dog stand is next to the broccoli patch
Guitar music is coming from the iris garden
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The french fries stand and the baseball game are not at the same location
The hockey game is left of the akita
The hot dog stand is next to the flute music
The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch
The football game is next to the border collie
The lab mix and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake
Cosmos are growing at the snow
The football game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Garlic at the Snow, Hamburger at the Beach, Chrysanthemum at the Farm, Pepper at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “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.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 24: “Cosmos are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 25: “The football game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the chrysanthemum garden 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.
Clue 4: “The akita doesn't like carrot” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Trail; Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The sheltie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The sheltie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm; Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The sheltie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand and the baseball game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The hockey game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The hot dog stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The football game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Zinnia
Poppy
Iris
Dahlia
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Clarinet
Flute
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Football
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Broccoli
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #609
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The carrot patch is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the football game
The golden retriever likes eating pizza
The saxophone music is left of the carrot patch
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The sheltie is playing baseball
The football game is at the park, trail, or snow
The golden retriever is playing football
The poppy garden and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance
The chrysanthemum garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The garlic patch is next to the ice cream stand
The turnip patch and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart
The hockey game is next to the pepper patch
The hockey game is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The border collie and the cabbage patch have one location between them
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The turnip patch and the border collie are at most 1 locations apart
The french fries stand is at the Park or the Snow
The soccer game is next to the cosmo garden
The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli
The clarinet music is closer to the donut stand than to the iris garden
The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs
One dog is playing guitar and eating french fries
The tennis game is not next to the golden retriever
The akita and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Beach, Dahlia at the Trail, Sheltie at the Park.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The football game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand is at the Park or the Snow” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The sheltie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is playing football” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow; Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The hockey game is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch and the border collie are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The soccer game is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” 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. Garlic goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch 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.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 22: “One dog is playing guitar and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 23: “The tennis game is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 24: “The akita and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The soccer game is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the football game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” 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. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The akita and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The soccer game is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The clarinet music is closer to the donut stand than to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.