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Daily Logic Puzzles: Friday, May 1, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 1, 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 44 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 #2083

7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 10 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Next to, Left of, Diagonally adjacent, 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		Golden Retriever
Instruments		Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports		Puck

Clues

1. A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game
2. The clarinet music is left of the cattle dog
3. The cattle dog and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
4. The akita is next to the donut stand
5. The ping pong game is at the trail
6. The hot dog stand is at the lake
7. The hamburger stand is at the beach

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Puck at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Beach.
2. Clue 5: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
3. Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
4. Clue 7: “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.
5. Clue 1: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
6. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
7. Clue 2: “The clarinet music is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
8. Clue 3: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
9. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
10. Clue 4: “The akita is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.

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

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2083

8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Diagonally adjacent, Not at the far right, Left of, Different locations, Next to, Two locations between, Equidistant, Same 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
Instruments				Guitar
Junk Food		Ice Cream
Sports

Clues

1. The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
2. The akita is not at the lake
3. The hamburger stand is left of the clarinet player
4. The guitar was not being played at the hot dog stand
5. The border collie is next to the hockey game
6. The hockey game and the tuba music have two locations between them
7. The ice cream stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cattle dog
8. Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Beach.
2. Clue 2: “The akita is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
3. Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
4. Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
5. Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
6. Clue 4: “The guitar was not being played at the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
7. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
8. Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
9. Clue 6: “The hockey game and the tuba music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
10. Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
11. Clue 8: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
12. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach.
13. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
14. Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
15. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2083

24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 35 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 92% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, At the far right, Next to, Diagonally adjacent, Left of, 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
Flowers				Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Junk Food				French Fries	Hamburger
Sports
Vegetables					Broccoli

Clues

1. The akita is having a walk at the park
2. The hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
3. The carrot patch is at the farm
4. The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
5. The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location
6. The pizza stand is next to the baseball game
7. The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden
8. The soccer game and the turnip patch are at the same location
9. The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
10. The soccer game is next to the broccoli patch
11. The cattle dog is next to the hamburger stand
12. The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
13. The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
14. The cosmo garden is left of the donut stand
15. The border collie doesn't like garlic
16. The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
17. The baseball game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
18. The lab mix plays the guitar
19. The lab mix is having a walk at the trail
20. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm
21. The ice cream stand is at the park
22. The football game is at the farm
23. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
24. Dahlias are growing at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

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

Show the final answer

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2083

22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 95% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At most N apart, In order, left to right, Between, Two locations between, Same location, Next to, At the far right, Left of, Knight's move, Not next to, At the far left, At least N apart, Farther from.

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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			Border Collie
Flowers	Iris
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables					Garlic

Clues

1. The garlic patch and the ice cream stand are at most 1 locations apart
2. The guitar music is left of the soccer game, is left of the sheltie
3. The guitar music is between the hockey game and the cosmo garden
4. The football game is left of the clarinet music, is left of the pepper patch
5. The carrot patch and the cosmo garden have two locations between them
6. The carrot patch and the hockey game are at the same location
7. The hamburger stand and the football game are at most 1 locations apart
8. The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch
9. The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
10. The hot dog stand is at the farm
11. The carrot patch is left of the golden retriever
12. The pizza stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at knight's move distance
13. The cattle dog likes eating pizza
14. Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
15. The golden retriever is next to the pizza stand
16. Someone is playing piano at the tennis game
17. The lab mix is not next to the poppy garden
18. The ping pong game is at the park
19. Dahlias are growing at the farm
20. The dahlia garden and the tennis game are at least 3 locations apart
21. The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
22. The iris garden is farther from the flute music than from the akita

Show the step-by-step solution

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

Show the final answer

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

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