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Daily Logic Puzzles: Sunday, April 12, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 12, 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 53 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #362

7 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 10 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, Different locations, At a location.

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The setup

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	Border Collie
Instruments		Clarinet	Guitar
Junk Food
Sports			Puck

Clues

1. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
2. One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream
3. The guitar music and the cattle dog are not at the same location
4. The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
5. The akita is having a walk at the lake
6. The donut stand is at the trail
7. The tennis game is at the lake

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Trail, Puck at the Trail, Clarinet at the Beach, Border Collie at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
3. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
4. Clue 5: “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.
5. Clue 6: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
6. Clue 7: “The tennis game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
7. Clue 2: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
8. Clue 3: “The guitar music and the cattle dog are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
9. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
10. Clue 4: “The dog playing baseball 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; 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	Golden Retriever	Akita
Instruments	Tuba	Clarinet	Guitar	Trumpet
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Ice Cream	Donut	Hamburger
Sports	Baseball	Ping Pong	Puck	Tennis Ball

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #362

8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: One of two locations, Same location, At the far right, Not next to, Diagonally adjacent, Closer to, At the far left.

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The setup

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			Border Collie
Instruments				Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports		Ping Pong

Clues

1. The guitar music is coming from the park or the lake
2. The akita plays the trumpet
3. One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
4. The hockey game is at the lake
5. The trumpet music is not next to the golden retriever
6. The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
7. The border collie is closer to the clarinet music than to the tennis game
8. The donut stand is at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Clarinet at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The guitar music is coming from the park or the lake” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
3. Clue 4: “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.
4. Clue 8: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
5. Clue 2: “The akita plays the trumpet” 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
6. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
7. Clue 3: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
8. Clue 5: “The trumpet music is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
9. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
10. Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
11. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
12. Clue 7: “The border collie is closer to the clarinet music than to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Akita	Border Collie	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Guitar	Trumpet	Tuba	Clarinet
Junk Food	Donut	Ice Cream	Hot Dog	Hamburger
Sports	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong	Baseball	Puck

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #362

22 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, At the far right, Next to, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs		Sheltie
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports	Puck
Vegetables		Garlic				Broccoli

Clues

1. The border collie is having a walk at the park
2. The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location
3. Poppies are growing at the farm
4. Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
5. Cosmos are growing next to the pizza
6. The lab mix plays the guitar
7. The ice cream stand is next to the pepper patch
8. The akita is playing soccer
9. The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location
10. The cattle dog is playing football
11. The piano music and the turnip patch are at the same location
12. The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden
13. The garlic patch is next to the hamburger stand
14. The carrot patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
15. A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game
16. Poppies are growing next to the donuts
17. The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm
18. The ice cream stand is at the beach
19. Irises are growing at the snow
20. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the trail
21. The carrot patch is at the park
22. The hot dog stand is at the farm

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Farm, Puck at the Park, Sheltie at the Beach, Garlic at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
3. Clue 3: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
4. Clue 4: “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.
5. Clue 17: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
6. Clue 18: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
7. Clue 19: “Irises are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
8. Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the trail” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
9. Clue 21: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
10. Clue 22: “The hot dog stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
11. Clue 2: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
12. Clue 6: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail; Guitar can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
13. Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
14. Clue 8: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
15. Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail.
16. Clue 8: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
17. The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
18. Clue 10: “The cattle dog is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
19. Clue 11: “The piano music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
20. Clue 12: “The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
21. Clue 13: “The garlic patch is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake or Snow.
22. Clue 14: “The carrot patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
23. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
24. Clue 5: “Cosmos are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
25. Clue 12: “The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
26. Clue 15: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
27. The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Park.
28. The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Farm.
29. The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
30. Clue 12: “The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
31. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake.
32. Clue 15: “A tuba could be heard 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.
33. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
34. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
35. Clue 8: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
36. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
37. Clue 6: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
38. Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake.
39. Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
40. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
41. Clue 16: “Poppies 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.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Border Collie	Sheltie	Golden Retriever	Akita	Lab Mix	Cattle Dog
Flowers	Chrysanthemum	Cosmo	Zinnia	Dahlia	Iris	Poppy
Instruments	Saxophone	Clarinet	Flute	Piano	Guitar	Tuba
Junk Food	Pizza	Ice Cream	Hamburger	French Fries	Donut	Hot Dog
Sports	Puck	Ping Pong	Baseball	Soccer Ball	Tennis Ball	Football
Vegetables	Carrot	Garlic	Pepper	Turnip	Cabbage	Broccoli

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #362

24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 53 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 57% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, One location between, Not next to, Left of, Not at the far right, Same location, Two locations between, At the far right, Equidistant, Knight's move, Next to, Different locations.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments	Saxophone
Junk Food
Sports					Tennis Ball
Vegetables

Clues

1. Cosmos are growing at the park
2. The border collie and the tuba music have one location between them
3. The turnip patch is not next to the zinnia garden
4. The tuba music is left of the garlic patch
5. None of the dogs are playing baseball at the farm
6. The football game and the iris garden are at the same location
7. The border collie likes to eat broccoli
8. The flute music and the hot dog stand have two locations between them
9. The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music
10. The ice cream stand and the iris garden are at the same location
11. The lab mix is playing tennis
12. The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location
13. The turnip patch is at the farm
14. The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the hamburger stand
15. Someone is playing flute at the tennis game
16. The football game and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance
17. The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location
18. The golden retriever is left of the donut stand
19. The piano music is equidistant from the donut stand and the akita
20. The hockey game is at the park
21. The dog playing hockey likes to eat pizza
22. The border collie is next to the ping pong game
23. The cattle dog is not playing ping pong
24. The pepper patch is next to the hamburger stand

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Snow, Saxophone at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
3. Clue 5: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
4. Clue 13: “The turnip patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
5. Clue 20: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
6. Clue 3: “The turnip patch is not next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
7. Clue 4: “The tuba music is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park or Beach.
8. Clue 2: “The border collie and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
9. Clue 6: “The football game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
10. Clue 7: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail; Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
11. Clue 8: “The flute music and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
12. Clue 9: “The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
13. Clue 10: “The ice cream stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Snow.
14. Clue 11: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
15. Clue 7: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
16. Clue 12: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park; Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Farm.
17. Clue 7: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
18. Clue 2: “The border collie and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
19. Clue 15: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
20. Clue 8: “The flute music and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
21. Clue 10: “The ice cream stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
22. Clue 6: “The football game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
23. Clue 16: “The football game and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
24. Clue 17: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park; Poppy can't be at the Snow or Farm.
25. Clue 9: “The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
26. Clue 18: “The golden retriever is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
27. Clue 21: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
28. Clue 22: “The border collie is next to 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.
29. The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Farm.
30. Clue 6: “The football game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
31. Clue 10: “The ice cream stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
32. Clue 16: “The football game and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
33. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
34. Clue 7: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
35. Clue 2: “The border collie and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
36. Clue 4: “The tuba music 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.
37. Clue 9: “The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
38. Clue 12: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game 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.
39. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
40. Clue 17: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
41. Clue 18: “The golden retriever is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
42. Clue 23: “The cattle dog is not playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
43. Clue 24: “The pepper patch is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
44. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
45. Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
46. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park.
47. Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
48. Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
49. Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
50. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow.
51. Clue 17: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
52. Clue 19: “The piano music is equidistant from the donut stand and the akita” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
53. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita	Border Collie	Sheltie	Golden Retriever	Lab Mix	Cattle Dog
Flowers	Cosmo	Zinnia	Chrysanthemum	Poppy	Dahlia	Iris
Instruments	Saxophone	Guitar	Piano	Tuba	Flute	Clarinet
Junk Food	Pizza	Hot Dog	French Fries	Hamburger	Donut	Ice Cream
Sports	Puck	Soccer Ball	Ping Pong	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Football
Vegetables	Carrot	Broccoli	Pepper	Cabbage	Garlic	Turnip

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