The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 11, 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 62 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Clues
The border collie plays the clarinet
The hockey game is at the lake
The golden retriever plays the trumpet
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
The donut stand is at the beach
The hamburger stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Park, Tuba at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Trail, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “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 1: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #361
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% 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
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The ice cream stand is not at the park
The ice cream stand and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart
The trumpet music is equidistant from the tennis game and the donut stand
The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever
The tennis game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center
The hamburger stand is between the border collie and the ping pong game
The guitar music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The ice cream stand and the baseball game are not at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tennis game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music is equidistant from the tennis game and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet 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.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is between the border collie and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes 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.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #361
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The iris garden is left of the carrot patch
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the turnip patch
The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The ping pong game is left of the pizza stand
The chrysanthemum garden and the akita are not at the same location
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The tuba music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The border collie likes to eat broccoli
The tennis game is at the beach
The hot dog stand is at the snow
The cabbage patch is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Lake, Football at the Snow, Lab Mix at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “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 19: “The hot dog stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “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 sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the turnip patch” 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. Carrot goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The ping pong game is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
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. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The tuba music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Flowers
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Cosmo
Instruments
Flute
Guitar
Saxophone
Tuba
Clarinet
Piano
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
French Fries
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Football
Baseball
Vegetables
Garlic
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper
Turnip
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #361
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 62 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The saxophone music is left of the golden retriever
Tuba music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The french fries stand is left of the flute player
The border collie is next to the donut stand
The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The tennis game is at the farm
Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden
The sheltie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them
The lab mix is next to the ping pong game
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the tennis game and the tuba music
The akita likes eating pizza
The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at least 4 locations apart
The hot dog stand and the piano music are at symmetric positions around the center
The poppy garden is not next to the tuba music
The ice cream stand is at the Park or the Trail
The football game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The cosmo garden is closer to the garlic patch than to the hamburger stand
The french fries stand and the carrot patch have one location between them
The donut stand and the garlic patch are not at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the soccer game and the golden retriever
Guitar music is coming from the iris garden
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Farm, Akita at the Beach, Baseball at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The cabbage patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand is at the Park or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The football game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm; Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The sheltie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Lake; Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The lab mix is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “Tuba music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand and the piano music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 23: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the tennis game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Trail; Tuba can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 4: “Tuba music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 9: “Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 7: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 16: “The poppy garden is not next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The football game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The football game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The cosmo garden is closer to the garlic patch than to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 22: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the soccer game and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Lake; Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “Tuba music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The sheltie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand and the piano music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The football game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The football game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The lab mix is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand and the piano music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 23: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The cosmo garden is closer to the garlic patch than to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand and the piano music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 23: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.