The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from April 29, 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 58 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
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The akita is playing hockey
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The border collie plays the trumpet
The hamburger stand is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
The ice cream stand is at the park
The tennis game is at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “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 1: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #400
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The trumpet could not be heard at the hockey game
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The ping pong game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
The hot dog stand and the tuba music have one location between them
The baseball game is at the park
The akita is equidistant from the ping pong game and the hot dog stand
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The cattle dog is at the park or the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The akita is equidistant from the ping pong game and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Akita 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, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The trumpet could not be heard at the hockey game” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #400
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch
The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand
The akita is playing hockey
The soccer game and the broccoli patch are not at the same location
The iris garden and the garlic patch are not at the same location
The tuba music is left of the golden retriever
The sheltie and the zinnia garden are not at the same location
The dahlia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location
The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden
Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden
The iris garden and the hot dog stand are not at the same location
The saxophone music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent
The cattle dog is next to the zinnia garden
The piano music is left of the cabbage patch
The sheltie is having a walk at the beach
The baseball game is at the beach
Poppies are growing at the farm
The garlic patch is at the beach
The football game is at the lake
The hot dog stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Trail, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 21: “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.
Clue 22: “The garlic patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The football game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 24: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake; Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the garlic patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The sheltie and the zinnia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The iris garden and the hot dog stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The saxophone music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The donut stand 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 17: “The cattle dog is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The piano music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” 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. Akita goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Akita
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Iris
Zinnia
Dahlia
Poppy
Instruments
Guitar
Saxophone
Clarinet
Piano
Tuba
Flute
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
French Fries
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Pepper
Garlic
Turnip
Carrot
Cabbage
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #400
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 58 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The flute music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
A flute could be heard next to the football game
The akita is playing hockey
The iris garden is left of the tuba music
The iris garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the akita
The cosmo garden and the donut stand have one location between them
The flute music is farther from the ping pong game than from the cabbage patch
The cosmo garden is not next to the lab mix
The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden
The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The piano could not be heard at the football game
The donut stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The lab mix and the donut stand have two locations between them
The soccer game and the saxophone music are at least 2 locations apart
The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs
Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm
The sheltie is closer to the ping pong game than to the pizza stand
The cattle dog is next to the iris garden
The lab mix doesn't like pepper
The zinnia garden is left of the garlic patch, is left of the football game
The golden retriever and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance
The border collie likes to eat carrot
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Park, Soccer Ball at the Beach, Cabbage at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The piano music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “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 19: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “A flute could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow; Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The lab mix and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The cosmo garden and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The soccer game and the saxophone music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 18: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat 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 3: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “A flute could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The lab mix and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 25: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow; Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The iris garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the akita” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The flute music is farther from the ping pong game than from the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The donut stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “A flute could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The cosmo garden and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The piano could not be heard at the football game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The lab mix and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden is not next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 22: “The lab mix doesn't like pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake; Carrot can't be at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The iris garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the akita” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The flute music is farther from the ping pong game than from the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The sheltie is closer to the ping pong game than to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The zinnia garden is left of the garlic patch, is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The iris garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.