The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 18, 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 55 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The akita is playing ping pong
The cattle dog plays the guitar
The clarinet player is left of the donut stand
Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game
The hot dog stand is at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Border Collie at the Trail, Tuba at the Beach, Hamburger at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the beach” 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 Lake.
Clue 7: “The akita is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The clarinet player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar 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 3: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #368
9 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Clues
The border collie is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the baseball game
The donut stand is at the park or the trail
The tuba music is not next to the akita
The trumpet music is farther from the donut stand than from the baseball game
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
The ice cream stand is at the Trail or the Park
The clarinet music is not at an edge
The trumpet music is not next to the hot dog stand
The golden retriever plays the guitar
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Baseball at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is at the Trail or the Park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; 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.
Clue 3: “The tuba music is not next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The trumpet music is not next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The tuba music is not next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music is farther from the donut stand than from the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #368
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 96% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
Tuba music is coming from the iris garden
The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The ping pong game is next to the turnip patch
The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location
The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand
The cattle dog is next to the dahlia garden
The zinnia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location
Zinnias are growing next to the donuts
The cosmo garden and the soccer game are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the french fries stand are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
The french fries stand is at the trail
Cosmos are growing at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Flute at the Farm, Tennis Ball at the Snow, Pepper at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The lab mix is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The french fries stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “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.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Snow; Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “Tuba music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Farm; Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow; Puck can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow; Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park; Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The ping pong game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The zinnia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 8: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “Zinnias are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The cosmo garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The ping pong game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, 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.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Tuba music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The chrysanthemum garden and the french fries stand 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “Tuba music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Sheltie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Poppy
Dahlia
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Saxophone
Piano
Clarinet
Flute
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Football
Puck
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #368
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 55 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
The cattle dog is at the park, trail, or snow
The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
The pizza stand is at the park
Piano could be heard next to the akita
The chrysanthemum garden and the akita are not at the same location
The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow
The ice cream stand is not at the farm
The ping pong game is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the sheltie
The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The football game and the french fries stand are at most 1 locations apart
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The lab mix is at the Snow or the Trail
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The broccoli patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The lab mix is not next to the cabbage patch
The donut stand and the carrot patch are not at the same location
The akita and the tuba music have one location between them
The baseball game is left of the clarinet player
The border collie is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the flute music
The clarinet music is left of the french fries stand, is left of the sheltie
The akita likes to eat turnip
The ice cream stand is not next to the tuba music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Farm, Dahlia at the Farm, Puck at the Lake, Carrot at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
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.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is at the Snow or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail; Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm; Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is not next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The baseball game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “Piano could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The akita and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The football game and the french fries stand are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 20: “The border collie is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm; Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The clarinet music is left of the french fries stand, is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The akita and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “Piano could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 23: “The ice cream stand is not next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The soccer game 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.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, 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, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “Piano could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is not next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The akita and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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 Lake.
Clue 20: “The border collie is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.