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Daily Logic Puzzles: Thursday, April 23, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 23, 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 49 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 #394

7 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, Next to, 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
• 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
Junk Food				Hamburger
Sports		Baseball

Clues

1. The akita plays the trumpet
2. The border collie is playing hockey
3. The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
4. A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game
5. Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
6. The cattle dog plays the tuba
7. The donut stand is at the trail

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Lake, Hamburger at the Lake, Baseball at the Beach.
2. Clue 7: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
3. Clue 1: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
4. Clue 2: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach; Puck can't be at the Lake.
5. Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat 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; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
6. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
7. Clue 2: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
8. Clue 4: “A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
9. Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at 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; Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
10. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
11. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
12. Clue 6: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.

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

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #394

8 clues, 2 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: Not at the far right, Closer to, Left of, Different locations, Same location, Between, 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		Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food				Hot Dog
Sports

Clues

1. The cattle dog is not at the lake
2. The ice cream stand is closer to the clarinet music than to the ping pong game
3. The guitar player is left of the baseball game
4. The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand
5. The golden retriever plays the guitar
6. The clarinet music is between the border collie and the ping pong game
7. One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream
8. A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Lake, Border Collie at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The cattle dog is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
3. Clue 3: “The guitar player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park.
4. Clue 5: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach; Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
5. The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Lake.
6. Clue 7: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
7. Clue 6: “The clarinet music is between the border collie and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
8. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
9. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
10. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
11. Clue 4: “The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
12. Clue 5: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
13. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
14. Clue 7: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
15. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
16. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
17. Clue 8: “A tuba could be heard next to 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.
18. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #394

22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 38 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 75% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far right, Next to, Diagonally adjacent, 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					Lab Mix
Flowers
Instruments				Piano		Tuba
Junk Food						French Fries
Sports
Vegetables

Clues

1. The lab mix plays the clarinet
2. The ping pong game is at the farm
3. The saxophone music is next to the hot dog stand
4. The turnip patch is next to the border collie
5. The football game is next to the broccoli patch
6. The flute music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
7. The sheltie is playing soccer
8. The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location
9. The cosmo garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
10. The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
11. The soccer game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
12. The cabbage patch is next to the akita
13. The donut stand is next to the hockey game
14. The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
15. The hockey game is next to the akita
16. The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location
17. The football game and the hamburger stand are not at the same location
18. The football game is at the park
19. The soccer game is at the lake
20. Poppies are growing at the farm
21. The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
22. Chrysanthemums are growing at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Farm, Piano at the Lake, Tuba at the Farm, Lab Mix at the Snow.
2. Clue 2: “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.
3. Clue 18: “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.
4. Clue 19: “The soccer game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
5. Clue 20: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
6. Clue 21: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
7. Clue 22: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
8. Clue 1: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
9. Clue 3: “The saxophone music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
10. Clue 4: “The turnip patch is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
11. Clue 5: “The football game 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.
12. Clue 6: “The flute music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
13. Clue 7: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
14. Clue 8: “The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm; Baseball can't be at the Beach.
15. Clue 9: “The cosmo garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach; Carrot can't be at the Park or Farm.
16. Clue 10: “The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
17. Clue 11: “The soccer game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
18. The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Farm.
19. The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
20. The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
21. Clue 4: “The turnip patch 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.
22. Clue 9: “The cosmo garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
23. Clue 12: “The cabbage patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
24. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
25. Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Trail.
26. Clue 8: “The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
27. Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
28. Clue 6: “The flute music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
29. Clue 14: “The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
30. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow.
31. Clue 3: “The saxophone music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
32. Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
33. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
34. Clue 6: “The flute music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
35. Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
36. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
37. Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
38. Clue 17: “The football game and the hamburger stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #394

24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 78% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Odd location, Knight's move, In a middle location, At the far right, Diagonally adjacent, Not next to, At least N apart, Next to, Equidistant, One location between, In order, left to right, At the far left, At most N apart, Different locations, Two locations between.

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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			French Fries
Sports		Puck
Vegetables

Clues

1. The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location
2. The iris garden is at the park, trail, or snow
3. The lab mix and the piano music are at knight's move distance
4. The cabbage patch is not at an edge
5. The hot dog stand is at the farm
6. The hockey game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
7. The football game is not next to the lab mix
8. The saxophone music and the pepper patch are at least 3 locations apart
9. The hockey game is next to the akita
10. The dahlia garden is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the golden retriever
11. Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
12. The golden retriever and the turnip patch have one location between them
13. The donut stand is left of the golden retriever, is left of the flute music
14. The tennis game is at the farm
15. The carrot patch is at the park
16. The saxophone music is next to the hot dog stand
17. The pepper patch is next to the soccer game
18. The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart
19. Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden
20. The zinnia garden is equidistant from the lab mix and the tennis game
21. The sheltie and the piano music are not at the same location
22. The border collie doesn't like hamburger
23. The border collie plays the guitar
24. The donut stand and the sheltie have two locations between them

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Trail, Puck at the Beach.
2. Clue 2: “The iris garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
3. Clue 4: “The cabbage patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Farm.
4. Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
5. Clue 14: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
6. Clue 15: “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.
7. Clue 1: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Beach or Farm.
8. Clue 6: “The hockey game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
9. Clue 1: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
10. Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the pepper patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
11. Clue 9: “The hockey game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
12. Clue 11: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
13. Clue 12: “The golden retriever and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
14. Clue 16: “The saxophone music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
15. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
16. Clue 3: “The lab mix and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
17. Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the pepper patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
18. The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Farm.
19. Clue 11: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
20. Clue 1: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
21. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
22. Clue 17: “The pepper patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
23. Clue 18: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
24. Clue 19: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
25. Clue 23: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake or Snow.
26. Clue 24: “The donut stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Farm.
27. Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Lake; Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
28. Clue 13: “The donut stand is left of the golden retriever, is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow; Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
29. Clue 18: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Beach.
30. Clue 23: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
31. The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
32. Clue 24: “The donut stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach; Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
33. Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
34. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
35. Clue 24: “The donut stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
36. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
37. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
38. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
39. Clue 3: “The lab mix and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
40. Clue 7: “The football game is not next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
41. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
42. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow.
43. Clue 22: “The border collie doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
44. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Beach.
45. Clue 23: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
46. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
47. Clue 20: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the lab mix and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
48. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
49. Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.

Show the final answer

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

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