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Daily Logic Puzzles: Friday, April 17, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 17, 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 50 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 #367

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

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 49% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far right, Left of, Diagonally adjacent.

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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	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports		Baseball

Clues

1. The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs
2. Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake
3. Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game
4. The border collie is left of the tennis game
5. The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
6. One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park, Baseball at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Beach.
2. Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
3. Clue 1: “The golden retriever likes eating 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.
4. Clue 3: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake; Tuba can't be at the Beach.
5. Clue 4: “The border collie is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
6. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
7. Clue 5: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
8. Clue 6: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
9. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
10. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
11. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
12. Clue 3: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.

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

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #367

8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Farther from, Even location, Next to, Same location, Two locations between, Between, Not next to.

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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
Instruments
Junk Food	Hamburger
Sports		Baseball

Clues

1. The hamburger stand is farther from the baseball game than from the clarinet music
2. The cattle dog is at the beach or the lake
3. The clarinet music is next to the hot dog stand
4. Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
5. The clarinet music is next to the border collie
6. The golden retriever and the donut stand have two locations between them
7. The ping pong game is between the golden retriever and the donut stand
8. The donut stand is not next to the tuba music

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Baseball at the Beach.
2. Clue 2: “The cattle dog is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
3. Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
4. Clue 6: “The golden retriever and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
5. Clue 8: “The donut stand is not next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
6. Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is farther from the baseball game than from the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
7. Clue 3: “The clarinet music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
8. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
9. Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
10. Clue 5: “The clarinet music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
11. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
12. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
13. Clue 7: “The ping pong game is between the golden retriever and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
14. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
15. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
16. Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
17. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #367

23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, At the far left, Same location, Left of, Next to, 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, 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
Junk Food						Hot Dog
Sports						Football
Vegetables		Cabbage

Clues

1. The sheltie is having a walk at the farm
2. Zinnias are growing at the park
3. The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
4. The hockey game is left of the pizza stand
5. The ping pong game is next to the pizza stand
6. The dahlia garden is left of the carrot patch
7. The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch
8. The golden retriever doesn't like pizza
9. Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts
10. The french fries stand is next to the saxophone music
11. The flute music is next to the cosmo garden
12. The akita is playing ping pong
13. The broccoli patch and the guitar music are at the same location
14. One dog is playing saxophone and eating donuts
15. The tennis game is next to the lab mix
16. Tuba could be heard next to the lab mix
17. Irises are growing at the beach
18. The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach
19. Cosmos are growing at the lake
20. The hamburger stand is at the trail
21. Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
22. The ping pong game is at the lake
23. The turnip patch is at the trail

Show the step-by-step solution

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

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #367

23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 74% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Knight's move, Next to, Two locations between, At the far left, In a middle location, Left of, Not at the far left, Between, At the far right, At least N apart, Not next to, Equidistant, One of two locations, Same location, One location between, Odd 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
Flowers				Poppy		Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables			Broccoli

Clues

1. The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance
2. The hamburger stand is next to the tuba music
3. The cattle dog and the guitar music have two locations between them
4. The pizza stand is at the park
5. The sheltie is not at an edge
6. The broccoli patch is left of the saxophone music
7. None of the dogs are playing tennis at the park
8. The french fries stand is between the iris garden and the broccoli patch
9. The pepper patch and the donut stand have two locations between them
10. The ping pong game is at the farm
11. The broccoli patch and the akita are at least 2 locations apart
12. The tuba music could be heard next to the garlic patch
13. Irises are growing at the park
14. The poppy garden is not next to the ice cream stand
15. Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie
16. The soccer game is equidistant from the piano music and the french fries stand
17. The pepper patch is next to the lab mix
18. The cosmo garden and the carrot patch have two locations between them
19. The cosmo garden is at the Snow or the Beach
20. The football game and the turnip patch are at the same location
21. The akita is playing tennis
22. The piano music and the zinnia garden have one location between them
23. The baseball game is at the park, trail, or snow

Show the step-by-step solution

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

Show the final answer

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

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