The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 20, 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 64 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
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music
The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game
The baseball game is left of the clarinet player
The tennis game is left of the trumpet player
The akita is left of the donut stand
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Trail, Trumpet at the Trail, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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 Park.
Clue 5: “The akita is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #391
6 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The donut stand is at the park or the trail
The hamburger stand and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie likes eating donuts
The guitar music is left of the hockey game, is left of the golden retriever
The donut stand is next to the baseball game
The akita is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the hockey game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Beach.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The hamburger stand and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is left of the hockey game, is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Akita 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 Park.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #391
22 clues, 4 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 piano music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The golden retriever and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand is next to the cabbage patch
The broccoli patch is left of the iris garden
The cattle dog is left of the ice cream stand
The ping pong game is left of the broccoli patch
The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden
The zinnia garden is next to the cattle dog
The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The hockey game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries
The tuba music is next to the lab mix
Poppies are growing at the beach
Dahlias are growing at the farm
The garlic patch is at the farm
The tennis game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Guitar at the Park, Saxophone at the Lake, Hamburger at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “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.
Clue 19: “Poppies are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “The tennis game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The akita 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.
Clue 4: “The soccer game is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm; Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The lab mix is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park; Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow; Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Broccoli can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The soccer game is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach or Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Park or Lake.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The piano music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The lab mix is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the zinnia garden are 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The soccer game is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The tuba music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Cosmo
Zinnia
Iris
Dahlia
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Junk Food
Pizza
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
French Fries
Ice Cream
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Pepper
Cabbage
Broccoli
Carrot
Turnip
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #391
21 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 64 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 88% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The flute music and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance
The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The clarinet music is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cosmo garden
The akita is next to the hamburger stand
The dahlia garden and the pepper patch have two locations between them
The turnip patch and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart
The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the ping pong game, is left of the garlic patch
Piano could be heard next to the akita
The sheltie is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the baseball game
The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The border collie plays the guitar
The soccer game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The flute music is not next to the carrot patch
The tennis game and the pepper patch are at the same location
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Beach, Lab Mix at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The saxophone player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix 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.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Farm; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The soccer game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The tennis game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow; Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the ping pong game, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow or Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 19: “The soccer game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The sheltie is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The soccer game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The tennis game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the ping pong game, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is not next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 15: “Piano could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The akita is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The tennis game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is not next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The flute music and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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 Snow.
Clue 10: “The akita is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The flute music and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “Piano could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
Clue 1: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck 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 3: “The saxophone player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The flute music and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch 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.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The flute music is not next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot 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 clarinet music is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.