The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 13, 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.
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
Donut
Sports
Clues
A clarinet could be heard next to the hockey game
The akita is playing ping pong
The hamburger stand is left of the baseball game
The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs
The akita plays the trumpet
The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The hamburger stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Clarinet at the Beach, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “A clarinet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail; Akita can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 Lake.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #363
9 clues, 2 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The cattle dog and the clarinet music are not at the same location
The clarinet was not being played at the hot dog stand
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
The akita and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The hockey game and the trumpet music have one location between them
The hockey game is at the beach or the lake
The golden retriever is playing baseball
The guitar music and the akita are at least 2 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The clarinet was not being played at the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” 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. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the trumpet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the trumpet music have one location between them” 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. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The guitar music and the akita are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #363
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 38 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 75% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The zinnia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location
Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden
The poppy garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The lab mix likes to eat cabbage
The broccoli patch is next to the sheltie
The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The dog playing football likes to eat donuts
The cattle dog plays the clarinet
The hamburger stand is next to the football game
The broccoli patch is next to the donut stand
The tuba music is next to the donut stand
The zinnia garden is next to the baseball game
The golden retriever is left of the pepper patch
The donut stand is left of the carrot patch
The piano music is next to the french fries stand
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
Dahlias are growing at the snow
The hockey game is at the lake
The border collie is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pizza at the Snow, Zinnia at the Lake, Chrysanthemum at the Park, Ping Pong at the Park.
Clue 1: “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 19: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “Dahlias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “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.
Clue 22: “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.
Clue 2: “The lab mix likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The zinnia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” 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: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The lab mix likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow; Garlic can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 10: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Farm; Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The tuba music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park; Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” 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. Baseball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The tuba music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The donut stand is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The piano music is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Iris
Zinnia
Dahlia
Poppy
Instruments
Saxophone
Tuba
Guitar
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
French Fries
Sports
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Pepper
Carrot
Cabbage
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #363
23 clues, 4 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.
The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The akita is having a walk at the farm
The tennis game is at the farm
The baseball game is left of the poppy garden, is left of the saxophone music
The piano music is coming from the park or the beach
The zinnia garden is left of the golden retriever, is left of the tuba music
The hot dog stand is not at the park
Flute could be heard next to the border collie
The football game is left of the french fries stand
The french fries stand and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart
The piano music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The cattle dog is between the hockey game and the saxophone music
The hamburger stand is left of the poppy garden, is left of the carrot patch
The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The football game is equidistant from the carrot patch and the hamburger stand
Zinnias are growing at the park
One dog is playing flute and eating pizza
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
The sheltie likes eating ice cream
The baseball game is not next to the border collie
The border collie and the turnip patch are at least 4 locations apart
The sheltie is not next to the ping pong game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Lake, Puck at the Trail, Cabbage at the Trail, Lab Mix at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “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 6: “The piano music is coming from the park or the beach” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “Flute could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The football game is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The french fries stand and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The piano music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 20: “The sheltie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 22: “The border collie and the turnip patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail; Turnip can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is left of the poppy garden, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow; Poppy can't be at the Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 19: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The zinnia garden is left of the golden retriever, is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Snow; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “Someone is playing tuba 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 21: “The baseball game is not next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “Flute could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The border collie and the turnip patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is left of the poppy garden, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog is between the hockey game and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The sheltie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The hamburger stand is left of the poppy garden, is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow or Farm; Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The piano music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The french fries stand and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch 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. Iris goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The border collie and the turnip patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “Flute could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The french fries stand and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart” 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. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The sheltie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The sheltie is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The football game is equidistant from the carrot patch and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow 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. Hot Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.