The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 4, 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 60 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream
The guitar music is next to the border collie
The golden retriever is playing baseball
One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand
The ping pong game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Clarinet at the Lake, Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 7: “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.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The guitar music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar 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.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2080
8 clues, 2 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The guitar player is left of the hot dog stand
The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog
The tuba music is at the park or the trail
The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game
The baseball game is at the park or the trail
The hamburger stand and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart
The trumpet music is left of the border collie
The hockey game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Ice Cream at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The tuba music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 8: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The guitar player is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The guitar player is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The trumpet music is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2080
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 37 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 81% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The iris garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The soccer game is at the park
Dahlias are growing at the park
Tuba music is coming from the iris garden
The garlic patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden
The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream
The lab mix likes eating french fries
Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game
The lab mix likes to eat turnip
The sheltie is left of the zinnia garden
The piano music could be heard next to the cabbage patch
The guitar music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
Guitar could be heard next to the cattle dog
The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent
The baseball game is at the beach
The hamburger stand is at the beach
The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail
The hot dog stand is at the snow
The pizza stand is at the park
The hockey game is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Snow, Iris at the Lake, Zinnia at the Trail, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 2: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “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.
Clue 16: “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 17: “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 18: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The hot dog stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “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 1: “The iris garden 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 4: “Tuba music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Snow; French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The lab mix likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The sheltie is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The piano music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The guitar music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “Guitar could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The piano music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The guitar music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden” 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. Piano goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The piano music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Flowers
Dahlia
Cosmo
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Clarinet
Piano
Saxophone
Tuba
Flute
Guitar
Junk Food
Pizza
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
French Fries
Sports
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Football
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Garlic
Pepper
Cabbage
Carrot
Broccoli
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2080
23 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 60 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 76% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The piano music is left of the soccer game, is left of the lab mix
The ping pong game is between the dahlia garden and the garlic patch
The guitar music and the broccoli patch are not at the same location
The flute music and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart
The border collie is next to the football game
Poppies are growing at the park
The french fries stand is equidistant from the garlic patch and the saxophone music
The guitar music is at the park, trail, or snow
The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers
The akita is next to the ping pong game
The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
The hockey game is not at an edge
The tennis game is at the Park or the Trail
The lab mix likes to eat carrot
The baseball game and the clarinet music have one location between them
The hockey game is next to the golden retriever
The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are not at the same location
The sheltie likes eating ice cream
Irises are growing at the farm
The pepper patch is equidistant from the akita and the soccer game
The hot dog stand is next to the cabbage patch
The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location
The zinnia garden is equidistant from the baseball game and the carrot patch
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Trail, Turnip at the Trail.
Clue 6: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The guitar music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The hockey game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The tennis game is at the Park or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “Irises are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The flute music and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail or Lake; Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 17: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The hot dog stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 1: “The piano music is left of the soccer game, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow or Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 14: “The lab mix likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is between the dahlia garden and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is equidistant from the garlic patch and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 20: “The pepper patch is equidistant from the akita and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The flute music and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The lab mix likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The hockey game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The piano music is left of the soccer game, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The lab mix likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The guitar music and the broccoli patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 21: “The hot dog stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is between the dahlia garden and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The baseball game and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 16: “The hockey game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is equidistant from the garlic patch and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach or Snow; Saxophone can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 23: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the baseball game and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The flute music and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Pizza goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The hockey game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating ice cream” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 22: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.