The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 8, 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 70 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
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The border collie plays the trumpet
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
The akita is having a walk at the beach
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The tennis game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail, Puck at the Park, Clarinet at the Park, Hamburger at the Park.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The akita is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The dog playing ping pong 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; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #537
8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% 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
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The trumpet music is coming from the trail or the park
The hamburger stand is farther from the clarinet music than from the ping pong game
The akita is at the park or the trail
The akita is not at the park
The baseball game and the donut stand have two locations between them
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The clarinet music and the hamburger stand have one location between them
The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Beach, Hamburger at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music is coming from the trail or the park” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The baseball game and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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 Lake.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is farther from the clarinet music than from the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #537
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The guitar was not being played at the french fries stand
Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden
Someone is playing flute at the tennis game
The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location
The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The cosmo garden is next to the soccer game
The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
The akita is playing ping pong
The cattle dog likes to eat turnip
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts
The baseball game is left of the iris garden
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The carrot patch is left of the zinnia garden
The hot dog stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The cattle dog is having a walk at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Garlic at the Trail, Chrysanthemum at the Farm, Lab Mix at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “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 border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is not playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Farm; Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch and the flute music are 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.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The baseball game is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The guitar was not being played at the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, 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 Lake.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 18: “The carrot patch is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 19: “The hot dog stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Flowers
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Iris
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Clarinet
Flute
Guitar
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Junk Food
Pizza
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Pepper
Turnip
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #537
27 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 70 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 98% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the broccoli patch
The baseball game and the pepper patch are not at the same location
The hamburger stand and the cabbage patch are at most 4 locations apart
The guitar was not being played at the ice cream stand
The broccoli patch and the akita have two locations between them
The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
The tuba music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The dog playing football likes to eat pizza
The football game is equidistant from the poppy garden and the french fries stand
The flute music is left of the zinnia garden
The tuba music is next to the ice cream stand
The golden retriever and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The lab mix is having a walk at the park
The carrot patch is left of the zinnia garden
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the soccer game
The donut stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The saxophone music and the football game have two locations between them
Someone is playing clarinet at the football game
The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at most 3 locations apart
The flute music is next to the sheltie
The ping pong game and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location
The turnip patch is at the park
The border collie doesn't like cabbage
The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location
Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
The hamburger stand is next to the soccer game
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Iris at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The tuba music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “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 22: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 25: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake; Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The flute music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The tuba music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 14: “The carrot patch is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The donut stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach; Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The saxophone music and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 18: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 19: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 21: “The ping pong game and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 24: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 26: “The hamburger stand is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 27: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park; Baseball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The saxophone music and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Pizza can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The donut stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The flute music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The carrot patch is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The saxophone music and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The flute music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 27: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The football game is equidistant from the poppy garden and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the cabbage patch are at most 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The guitar was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The tuba music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The saxophone music and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be 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 18: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The flute music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Snow.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The flute music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The border collie doesn't like cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 27: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The baseball game and the pepper patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The carrot patch is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 Trail.
Clue 24: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.