The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 2, 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 Easy puzzle, at 45 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
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The akita likes eating hamburgers
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The cattle dog is playing baseball
The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Park, Ping Pong at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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.
Clue 3: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut 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.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes 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.
Clue 3: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2082
10 clues, 3 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
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The ping pong game is at the lake
The baseball game is at the Beach or the Lake
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The akita doesn't like ice cream
The ice cream stand and the ping pong game have one location between them
The ice cream stand is not next to the golden retriever
The baseball game is left of the golden retriever
None of the dogs are playing hockey at the park
The donut stand is at the beach or the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Guitar at the Beach, Trumpet at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is at the Beach or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 9: “None of the dogs are playing hockey at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The donut stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita doesn't like ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The baseball game is left of 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.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2082
22 clues, 3 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 garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The sheltie is having a walk at the park
The tennis game is at the farm
The soccer game is left of the pepper patch
The flute music and the border collie are not at the same location
Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The turnip patch is next to the dahlia garden
The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The soccer game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
The donut stand is next to the piano music
The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch
The cattle dog is next to the donut stand
The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
The ice cream stand is at the snow
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Flute at the Snow, Ping Pong at the Snow, Dahlia at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 20: “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 21: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The ice cream stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The soccer game is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The flute music and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 9: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 10: “The soccer game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail; Cosmo can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 11: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail; Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail; Poppy can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The soccer game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food; Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” 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. Broccoli goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes 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.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Flowers
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Poppy
Zinnia
Iris
Instruments
Clarinet
Saxophone
Tuba
Piano
Flute
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Sports
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Turnip
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2082
20 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.
The dahlia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The pizza stand is not at the farm
The clarinet music and the akita have one location between them
The akita and the iris garden are at the same location
The carrot patch is left of the saxophone music
The cosmo garden is equidistant from the tuba music and the carrot patch
Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers
The akita plays the tuba
The flute music is left of the border collie, is left of the dahlia garden
The baseball game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The akita is next to the poppy garden
The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game
The french fries stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the baseball game
The broccoli patch is next to the lab mix
The ice cream stand is at the Snow or the Trail
The football game is left of the garlic patch, is left of the zinnia garden
The lab mix is playing hockey
The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand
Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Lake, Tuba at the Park, Baseball at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The ice cream stand is at the Snow or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the akita 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.
Clue 4: “The akita and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 11: “The akita is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 18: “The lab mix is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park; Lab Mix can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The lab mix is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden is equidistant from the tuba music and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The lab mix is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The flute music is left of the border collie, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Cattle Dog 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.
Clue 17: “The football game is left of the garlic patch, is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.