The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 27, 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 51 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Clues
The hamburger stand is at the lake
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The golden retriever is not playing baseball
The border collie is left of the ping pong game
One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream
The cattle dog plays the clarinet
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Akita at the Lake, Tuba at the Park.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “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 2: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The border collie is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is not playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #398
8 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 22 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 97% 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
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The tennis game is equidistant from the border collie and the ice cream stand
A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game
The tennis game is not next to the golden retriever
The clarinet music and the hockey game have one location between them
The ping pong game is not at an edge
The akita plays the guitar
The border collie is left of the hot dog stand
The clarinet player is left of the hamburger stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The border collie is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The clarinet player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is equidistant from the border collie and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Lake.
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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The clarinet player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The border collie is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is equidistant from the border collie and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #398
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The cabbage patch is at the park
The cattle dog likes to eat pepper
The flute music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The lab mix is left of the chrysanthemum garden
Poppies are growing next to the pizza
The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The lab mix likes eating hot dogs
The akita and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The piano music is next to the donut stand
Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game
The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The border collie likes eating pizza
The football game is left of the chrysanthemum garden
Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake
The ping pong game is at the park
Cosmos are growing at the snow
The broccoli patch is at the beach
The ice cream stand is at the beach
The hockey game is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Snow, Baseball at the Trail, Zinnia at the Park.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “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 20: “Cosmos are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “The hockey game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The flute music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The lab mix is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 8: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 10: “The lab mix likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The akita and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 12: “The piano music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm; Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The flute music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Poppies are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The lab mix likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The piano music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Poppies are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The flute music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The akita and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes eating pizza” 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. Sheltie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The akita and the dahlia garden 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.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The football game is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Flowers
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Dahlia
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Flute
Piano
Tuba
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
Donut
French Fries
Sports
Ping Pong
Football
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Broccoli
Turnip
Carrot
Pepper
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #398
27 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 68% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the hockey game
The chrysanthemum garden is at the Beach or the Farm
The football game and the carrot patch have one location between them
The piano music is next to the dahlia garden
The football game is not next to the pizza stand
The garlic patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The baseball game is between the chrysanthemum garden and the piano music
The turnip patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The football game and the broccoli patch have two locations between them
The tuba music is farther from the hot dog stand than from the soccer game
The poppy garden is left of the hockey game
The guitar music is not next to the cabbage patch
The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The football game and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie and the football game are at least 5 locations apart
The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries
Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden
Someone is playing clarinet at the football game
The sheltie is next to the hot dog stand
The akita is playing tennis
The tuba was not being played at the pizza stand
The flute music is left of the dahlia garden
The baseball game is left of the hamburger stand
The iris garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
The cattle dog is not next to the pizza stand
The tuba music is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the lab mix
The baseball game is left of the pizza stand, is left of the poppy garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Park, Donut at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden is at the Beach or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 13: “The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 24: “The iris garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Puck can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The piano music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The turnip patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The football game and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 3: “The football game and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The football game and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The football game and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The football game is not next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The football game and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The guitar music is not next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 15: “The border collie and the football game are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park; Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The flute music is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The baseball game is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is between the chrysanthemum garden and the piano music” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach; Piano can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 23: “The baseball game is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 26: “The tuba music is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The tuba was not being played at the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is farther from the hot dog stand than from the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 27: “The baseball game is left of the pizza stand, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The piano music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The flute music is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
Clue 25: “The cattle dog is not next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.