The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 15, 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 52 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The donut stand is next to the ping pong game
The border collie and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent
The trumpet player is left of the baseball game
The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake, Tuba at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Trail, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The border collie and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The trumpet player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #365
8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 11 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The hockey game is at the park
The golden retriever is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the tuba music
The cattle dog is closer to the baseball game than to the clarinet music
The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hot dog stand
The akita is not at the park
The cattle dog is between the clarinet music and the tennis game
The ice cream stand is at the park
The tennis game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Donut at the Trail, Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 5: “The akita is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “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.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Hot Dog 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is between the clarinet music and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #365
20 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 poppy garden and the garlic patch are at the same location
The soccer game is at the park
The cabbage patch and the soccer game are at the same location
The border collie likes to eat carrot
The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream
The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch
The ping pong game is next to the french fries stand
The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand is left of the pepper patch
The akita is playing hockey
Zinnias are growing next to the pizza
The hot dog stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The cosmo garden and the lab mix are at the same location
Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden
One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers
The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail
The baseball game is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Beach, Garlic at the Lake, Broccoli at the Snow, Tuba at the Park.
Clue 1: “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 3: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The baseball game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The poppy garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The cabbage patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake or Snow; Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail; Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Trail; Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing flute 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; Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Poppy
Cosmo
Zinnia
Instruments
Tuba
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
French Fries
Sports
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Football
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Cabbage
Carrot
Turnip
Garlic
Broccoli
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #365
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The guitar music could be heard next to the cabbage patch
The iris garden is not at an edge
The cosmo garden is left of the border collie, is left of the pizza stand
The cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center
Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
One dog is playing saxophone and eating donuts
The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The akita is playing ping pong
The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The hamburger stand is at the farm
The garlic patch and the cattle dog are at most 3 locations apart
The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location
The zinnia garden is at the Lake or the Snow
The football game and the french fries stand are not at the same location
The dahlia garden is left of the broccoli patch
A clarinet could be heard next to the football game
The zinnia garden is next to the soccer game
The pizza stand is farther from the zinnia garden than from the piano music
The saxophone music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Trail, Donut at the Lake, Carrot at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The iris garden is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The zinnia garden is at the Lake or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The guitar music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake or Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The football game and the french fries stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “A clarinet could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The zinnia garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden is left of the border collie, is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “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. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the cattle dog are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is next to the lab mix” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The pizza stand is farther from the zinnia garden than from the piano music” 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.