The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 19, 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
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The border collie likes eating donuts
The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers
The golden retriever plays the guitar
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The akita is having a walk at the park
The ping pong game is at the trail
The hot dog stand is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Beach, Trumpet at the Beach, Baseball at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” 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
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #369
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% 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
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The border collie doesn't like ice cream
The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance
The cattle dog is not at the park
The baseball game is not at an edge
The tuba music is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the ping pong game
The border collie is left of the tennis game, is left of the trumpet music
The akita is next to the hot dog stand
The hockey game and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Trail, Tuba at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The baseball game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The border collie doesn't like ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The akita is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 8: “The hockey game and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The akita 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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie is left of the tennis game, is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The hockey game and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #369
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 88% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location
A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game
The border collie plays the clarinet
The pizza stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden
The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch
The iris garden is next to the akita
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The tennis game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The saxophone music could be heard next to the carrot patch
Someone is playing clarinet at the soccer game
The hamburger stand is at the farm
The akita is having a walk at the trail
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The pepper patch is at the snow
The baseball game is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Snow, Sheltie at the Farm, Cosmo at the Snow, Puck at the Snow.
Clue 1: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “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 17: “The akita is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “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 19: “The pepper patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Snow; Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow; Carrot can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The iris garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 10: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Snow; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Farm.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake; Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The tennis game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Farm.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch 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 8: “The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch and the football game 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.
Clue 10: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing clarinet at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 13: “The tennis game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Flowers
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Poppy
Instruments
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Pizza
French Fries
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Football
Puck
Baseball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
Pepper
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #369
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 flute music is left of the turnip patch, is left of the hot dog stand
The ping pong game is at the park
Dahlias are growing next to the french fries
The akita is next to the broccoli patch
One dog is playing saxophone and eating donuts
Clarinet music is coming from the iris garden
The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance
The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden
The dahlia garden and the flute music are not at the same location
The border collie is playing tennis
The cabbage patch and the piano music are not at the same location
The piano music is left of the poppy garden, is left of the ice cream stand
The tennis game is not next to the turnip patch
The pizza stand is left of the turnip patch
The sheltie is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cosmo garden
The border collie likes to eat garlic
The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The soccer game is next to the lab mix
The tennis game is left of the zinnia garden
The garlic patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center
The soccer game is farther from the pizza stand than from the cattle dog
The baseball game and the sheltie have one location between them
The ice cream stand is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the carrot patch
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Sheltie at the Beach, Iris at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Snow, Donut at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “Dahlias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “Clarinet music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The pizza stand is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 10: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 22: “The baseball game and the sheltie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The tennis game is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The border collie 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.
Clue 13: “The tennis game is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The pizza stand is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 18: “The soccer game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The flute music is left of the turnip patch, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 12: “The piano music is left of the poppy garden, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake; Poppy can't be at the Park or Snow.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “Dahlias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” 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. Pizza goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden and the flute music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the piano music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The flute music is left of the turnip patch, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “Dahlias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is farther from the pizza stand than from the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.