The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 16, 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 59 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The border collie is playing baseball
The tuba music is next to the hamburger stand
The cattle dog is left of the ping pong game
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail
The donut stand is at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Trail, Hamburger at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “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.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “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.
Clue 3: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #366
8 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The cattle dog is equidistant from the hockey game and the hamburger stand
The hamburger stand is at the park
The trumpet player is left of the tennis game
The clarinet music is not at an edge
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The tuba music and the baseball game are at least 3 locations apart
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The akita is playing ping pong
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 2: “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 4: “The clarinet music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The trumpet player is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The tuba music and the baseball game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the hockey game and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Akita 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 Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat 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.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #366
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The guitar music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
The sheltie plays the piano
A saxophone could be heard next to the tennis game
The akita and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The saxophone music is next to the akita
The hockey game and the garlic patch are not at the same location
The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage
The broccoli patch is at the farm
The turnip patch is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
Irises are growing at the park
Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake
The cabbage patch is at the snow
The lab mix is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the lake
The border collie is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Park, Baseball at the Snow, Dahlia at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 3: “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.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “The lab mix is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the lake” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “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 6: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park; Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “A saxophone could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The akita and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “A saxophone could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The akita and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “A saxophone could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The hockey game and the garlic patch are not at the same location” 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. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Dahlia
Instruments
Saxophone
Guitar
Clarinet
Flute
Tuba
Piano
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
French Fries
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Football
Puck
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
Carrot
Cabbage
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #366
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 59 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 71% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ping pong game and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The hamburger stand is at the park
The border collie and the iris garden have two locations between them
The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The ping pong game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The golden retriever and the poppy garden have two locations between them
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the football game and the akita
The lab mix is playing tennis
The donut stand is at the farm
The saxophone music and the ice cream stand are at most 1 locations apart
A piano could be heard next to the baseball game
The akita and the pizza stand have one location between them
The zinnia garden is not at an edge
The saxophone music and the turnip patch are not at the same location
The hockey game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The flute music is coming from the trail or the beach
The sheltie is playing football
The ping pong game is left of the pepper patch, is left of the clarinet music
The broccoli patch is left of the cattle dog
The tennis game and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Park, Carrot at the Snow, Piano at the Park.
Clue 1: “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 4: “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 11: “The donut stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The hockey game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The flute music is coming from the trail or the beach” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “A piano could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The akita and the pizza stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is playing football” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach; Football can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the football game and the akita” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is left of the pepper patch, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the chrysanthemum garden 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.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The akita and the pizza stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football 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 21: “The broccoli patch is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The tennis game and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music and the ice cream stand are at most 1 locations apart” 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: “The saxophone music and the turnip patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the football game and the akita” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.