The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 3, 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 69 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
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The border collie is not playing tennis
The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever
The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog
The akita is left of the hockey game
The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The donut stand is next to the hockey game
The donut stand is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand” 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 Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2081
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
The hot dog stand and the ping pong game are at most 2 locations apart
The trumpet music is at the park or the trail
The cattle dog is left of the tennis game, is left of the hot dog stand
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The hockey game is next to the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Hamburger at the Park, Border Collie at the Trail.
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 3: “The trumpet music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is left of the tennis game, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the ping pong game are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2081
21 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game
The pizza stand is next to the guitar music
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the lab mix
The turnip patch is next to the ice cream stand
Flute music is coming from the iris garden
The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The sheltie plays the saxophone
Clarinet music is coming from the poppy garden
The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location
Irises are growing at the snow
The hot dog stand is at the trail
The football game is at the lake
The broccoli patch is at the farm
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Snow, Cosmo at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “Irises are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “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 19: “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 20: “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 21: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
Clue 4: “A tuba could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park; Lab Mix can't be at the Snow or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “Flute music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game 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 12: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach; Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 13: “Clarinet music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm 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.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is next to the ice cream stand” 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. Pizza goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Iris
Cosmo
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
Pizza
French Fries
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Garlic
Pepper
Cabbage
Turnip
Carrot
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2081
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 69 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 97% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The tuba music and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center
The saxophone music is next to the sheltie
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game, is left of the pepper patch
The french fries stand is at the park
The tuba music and the zinnia garden are at least 2 locations apart
The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The guitar music is not at an edge
The pizza stand and the saxophone music have one location between them
The football game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The ice cream stand and the garlic patch have two locations between them
The saxophone music is not next to the iris garden
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance
The border collie likes eating pizza
The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the akita
The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The clarinet music is between the cosmo garden and the tennis game
The cabbage patch and the akita have two locations between them
The broccoli patch and the flute music have two locations between them
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at most 1 locations apart
The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location
The akita likes eating hamburgers
The cattle dog and the tuba music are not at the same location
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Farm, Iris at the Trail, Baseball at the Park.
Clue 4: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 13: “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 1: “The tuba music and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is not next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The saxophone music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 1: “The tuba music and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 22: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow or Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the akita” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake; Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 23: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The saxophone music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The tuba music and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the akita” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow; Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The football game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The clarinet music is between the cosmo garden and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The saxophone music is next to the sheltie” 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. Akita goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The tuba music and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the zinnia garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand and the garlic patch have two locations 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. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The cattle dog and the tuba music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.