The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 4, 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 46 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game
The clarinet music is next to the donut stand
The border collie is playing hockey
The baseball game is left of the ice cream stand
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Lake, Hamburger at the Beach.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The baseball game is left of 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; Ice Cream 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 Park.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #541
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
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Clues
The hamburger stand is farther from the border collie than from the guitar music
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The guitar music is between the ice cream stand and the tennis game
The hockey game is equidistant from the akita and the hot dog stand
The baseball game is at the park or the trail
The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever
The hot dog stand and the trumpet music are at knight's move distance
The border collie is next to the donut stand
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Beach.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand and the trumpet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is between the ice cream stand and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail; Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is farther from the border collie than from the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is equidistant from the akita and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog 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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #541
21 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 poppy garden and the football game are at the same location
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
Poppies are growing next to the ice cream
The cattle dog is playing baseball
The hockey game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The border collie plays the saxophone
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The iris garden is left of the turnip patch
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The turnip patch is next to the hamburger stand
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The clarinet music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The chrysanthemum garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The tuba music is next to the french fries stand
The dog playing football likes to eat pizza
The akita and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The garlic patch is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach
Dahlias are growing at the snow
The soccer game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Carrot at the Lake, Akita at the Park, Cosmo at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The lab mix is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “Dahlias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake; Football can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “Poppies are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 8: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The iris garden is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Lake; Cabbage can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 8: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 15: “The tuba music is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The akita and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “Poppies are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The iris garden is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” 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. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The tuba music is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Iris
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Tuba
Clarinet
Saxophone
Piano
Junk Food
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Garlic
Broccoli
Pepper
Carrot
Turnip
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #541
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hockey game is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the border collie
The cattle dog is left of the football game, is left of the pizza stand
The akita doesn't like cabbage
The cosmo garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The lab mix is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The chrysanthemum garden and the flute music are not at the same location
The sheltie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them
The piano music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The french fries stand is at the park
The sheltie likes eating french fries
The football game and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The sheltie is farther from the poppy garden than from the hamburger stand
The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have two locations between them
The iris garden is at the Park or the Snow
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
The pizza stand and the tuba music are at knight's move distance
The garlic patch is equidistant from the cattle dog and the soccer game
The tennis game is next to the poppy garden
The poppy garden is not next to the broccoli patch
The turnip patch is left of the ping pong game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Lake, Guitar at the Trail, Clarinet at the Snow, Pepper at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The iris garden is at the Park or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The sheltie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 11: “The sheltie likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The sheltie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The akita doesn't like cabbage” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The football game and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand and the tuba music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 21: “The turnip patch is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The lab mix is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The football game and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is left of the football game, is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The football game and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand and the tuba music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The lab mix is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the flute music are not at the same location” 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. Piano goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The poppy garden is not 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 21: “The turnip patch is left of 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.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is farther from the poppy garden than from the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The garlic patch is equidistant from the cattle dog and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.