The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 28, 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
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers
A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game
The hot dog stand is at the trail
The tennis game is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Beach, Guitar at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Akita at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #399
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% 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
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The guitar player is left of the hockey game
The hamburger stand is left of the trumpet player
The tuba music and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie and the tennis game have two locations between them
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The tennis game and the hot dog stand have one location between them
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Puck at the Beach, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The guitar player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is left of the trumpet player” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The tuba music and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The border collie and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The tennis game and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The border collie and the tennis game have two locations between them” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #399
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The turnip patch and the donut stand are at the same location
Tuba music is coming from the iris garden
The clarinet music is next to the border collie
The pepper patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
The guitar music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The poppy garden is left of the garlic patch
The french fries stand is left of the hockey game
One dog is playing saxophone and eating french fries
The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers
The sheltie likes eating hot dogs
The cattle dog and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
A saxophone could be heard next to the football game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The ping pong game is at the beach
The ice cream stand is at the park
Cosmos are growing at the farm
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Farm, Soccer Ball at the Trail, Baseball at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 2: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “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.
Clue 18: “The ping pong game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “Cosmos are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “Tuba music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The guitar music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The turnip patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park; French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow; Hot Dog can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the border collie” 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. Flute goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “A saxophone could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Zinnia
Dahlia
Cosmo
Instruments
Flute
Clarinet
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
French Fries
Donut
Pizza
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Football
Puck
Vegetables
Carrot
Cabbage
Broccoli
Garlic
Turnip
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #399
27 clues, 3 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 soccer game is left of the akita, is left of the french fries stand
The sheltie plays the saxophone
The golden retriever is closer to the tennis game than to the carrot patch
The tuba music is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the iris garden
The saxophone music and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The donut stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The piano music and the lab mix are at least 2 locations apart
The clarinet music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hot dog stand and the iris garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The iris garden and the golden retriever are at least 2 locations apart
The soccer game is closer to the dahlia garden than to the guitar music
The tennis game and the hot dog stand are not at the same location
The hamburger stand and the zinnia garden are not at the same location
The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at knight's move distance
The border collie is not at an edge
The turnip patch is equidistant from the football game and the donut stand
The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand
The soccer game is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the french fries stand
The ping pong game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The pizza stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The tennis game is not next to the saxophone music
The pepper patch is left of the baseball game
The soccer game is left of the poppy garden
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Park, Garlic at the Park, Soccer Ball at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is at the Lake or the Park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The clarinet music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 19: “The border collie is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The dahlia garden is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm; Football can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The donut stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the iris garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 23: “The ping pong game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 24: “The pizza stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 26: “The pepper patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm; Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 27: “The soccer game is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 5: “The soccer game is left of the akita, is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Sheltie 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 25: “The tennis game is not next to the saxophone music” 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. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The tuba music is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Snow; Iris can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the iris garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The iris garden and the golden retriever are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The piano music and the lab mix are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the hot dog stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The pizza stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach; Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The hamburger stand and the zinnia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 26: “The pepper patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is closer to the tennis game than to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The tuba music is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The soccer game is closer to the dahlia garden than to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach; Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The turnip patch is equidistant from the football game and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The dahlia garden is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is left of the football game” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The soccer game is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.