The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 5, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 54 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Clues
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
Tuba could be heard next to the akita
The donut stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The akita likes eating ice cream
The cattle dog plays the guitar
The ping pong game is at the trail
The hot dog stand is at the lake
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Puck at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “Tuba could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #540
7 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 20 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 89% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The border collie likes eating ice cream
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The guitar music is next to the ice cream stand
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The hot dog stand is left of the trumpet player
The akita plays the tuba
The donut stand is left of the trumpet music, is left of the tennis game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is left of the trumpet music, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake; Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes 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.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #540
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 37 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 81% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The baseball game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers
The lab mix likes eating hamburgers
The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The garlic patch is next to the sheltie
The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand
The akita doesn't like pizza
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The akita is next to the poppy garden
The flute music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever is next to the zinnia garden
The broccoli patch is next to the donut stand
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
The saxophone could not be heard at the ping pong game
The french fries stand is next to the football game
The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at the same location
The soccer game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Lake, Guitar at the Beach, Dahlia at the Snow.
Clue 1: “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 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.
Clue 22: “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 2: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The lab mix likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The akita is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The flute music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The akita doesn't like pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The akita is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be 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.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park; Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The french fries stand is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 19: “The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments; Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The saxophone could not be heard at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The french fries stand is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The soccer game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Zinnia
Iris
Dahlia
Poppy
Instruments
Flute
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Pizza
Donut
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Football
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #540
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hockey game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The flute player is left of the ice cream stand
The border collie is next to the broccoli patch
The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at knight's move distance
The donut stand is at the Lake or the Park
The guitar music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The border collie is not playing tennis
The guitar music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The akita is at the Trail or the Farm
The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza
The flute music is not next to the ping pong game
The clarinet music is next to the lab mix
The football game is next to the garlic patch
The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The carrot patch is left of the poppy garden, is left of the lab mix
The golden retriever and the saxophone music have one location between them
The turnip patch and the saxophone music have two locations between them
The zinnia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The cattle dog is at the Lake or the Trail
Dahlias are growing at the farm
The football game and the chrysanthemum garden have one location between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Snow, Cosmo at the Trail, Turnip at the Park.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is at the Lake or the Park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The akita is at the Trail or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 23: “The cattle dog is at the Lake or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 24: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The flute player is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The guitar music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The flute player is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “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.
Clue 13: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 20: “The turnip patch and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 21: “The zinnia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 22: “The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 1: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The flute player is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The flute music is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 16: “The football game is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 25: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game 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.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is left of the poppy garden, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The iris garden is not next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The border collie is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.