The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 10, 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 55 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The akita is left of the trumpet music
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Lake, Donut at the Park, Hot Dog at the Beach.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “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 1: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The akita is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #360
9 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 19 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The ping pong game is next to the hamburger stand
The baseball game is not at an edge
A clarinet could be heard next to the ping pong game
The hamburger stand is at the park or the trail
The border collie doesn't like hamburger
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the tuba music
The akita is next to the ice cream stand
The donut stand and the ping pong game are at least 2 locations apart
The trumpet music and the tennis game are at knight's move distance
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach, Akita at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 3: “A clarinet could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 8: “The donut stand and the ping pong game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The trumpet music and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball 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 6: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Hamburger 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The border collie doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The donut stand and the ping pong game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The trumpet music and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #360
22 clues, 3 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 cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
The hamburger stand and the pepper patch are not at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the baseball game
The akita is playing hockey
The chrysanthemum garden and the soccer game are at the same location
Flute music is coming from the poppy garden
The pizza stand is next to the flute music
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the ice cream stand
The tuba music and the carrot patch are at the same location
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game
The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden
The border collie doesn't like donut
Dahlias are growing next to the ice cream
The sheltie is playing ping pong
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The french fries stand is at the farm
Zinnias are growing at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the beach
The lab mix is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Garlic at the Snow, Hamburger at the Lake, Broccoli at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “Zinnias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “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 22: “The lab mix is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake or Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the pepper patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park; Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “Flute music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “Flute music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The tuba music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 11: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake or Farm; Donut can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 12: “The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The tuba music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The dog playing tennis 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.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing flute at 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 7: “Flute music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The border collie doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “Dahlias are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Dahlia
Poppy
Cosmo
Iris
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Piano
Flute
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
Donut
French Fries
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Football
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Carrot
Cabbage
Broccoli
Turnip
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #360
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 55 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The baseball game is not next to the zinnia garden
The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm
The turnip patch is at the park
The cabbage patch and the guitar music have one location between them
The hamburger stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The border collie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The akita and the hot dog stand have two locations between them
The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The pizza stand is between the clarinet music and the tennis game
The hockey game is at the farm
The clarinet music and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The poppy garden is next to the garlic patch
The ice cream stand is next to the piano music
The golden retriever is at the park, trail, or snow
The garlic patch is next to the tennis game
The dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The soccer game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The flute music is equidistant from the sheltie and the football game
The lab mix likes eating donuts
The tennis game is left of the cosmo garden
The clarinet music is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the poppy garden
The dahlia garden is farther from the clarinet music than from the border collie
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Akita at the Lake.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “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 7: “The hamburger stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The akita and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The soccer game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Snow; Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The lab mix likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake or Snow; Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 23: “The tennis game is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand is between the clarinet music and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow or Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 20: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 23: “The tennis game is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The flute music is equidistant from the sheltie and the football game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail; Flute can't be at the Park; Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Clue 24: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is not next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is not next to the zinnia garden” 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 21: “The flute music is equidistant from the sheltie and the football game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 25: “The dahlia garden is farther from the clarinet music than from the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.