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Daily Logic Puzzles: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 5, 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 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #2079

7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.

●●●●● Difficulty 5/5: harder than 84% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, Same location, Next to.

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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			Akita
Instruments		Guitar
Junk Food
Sports	Tennis Ball

Clues

1. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
2. The akita likes eating hamburgers
3. The hockey game is next to the golden retriever
4. The cattle dog is playing baseball
5. Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game
6. The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
7. The donut stand is next to the baseball game

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Park, Guitar at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
3. Clue 2: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
4. Clue 3: “The hockey game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
5. Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
6. Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
7. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
8. Clue 3: “The hockey game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
9. The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
10. Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
11. Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
12. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
13. Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
14. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
15. Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” 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	Border Collie	Cattle Dog	Akita	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Trumpet	Guitar	Tuba	Clarinet
Junk Food	Donut	Ice Cream	Hamburger	Hot Dog
Sports	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Puck	Ping Pong

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2079

8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Odd location, In a middle location, In order, left to right, Symmetric around the center, At least N apart.

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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			Tuba
Junk Food		Ice Cream
Sports

Clues

1. One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
2. The akita is at the park or the trail
3. The guitar music is not at an edge
4. The trumpet music is left of the akita, is left of the tennis game
5. The border collie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
6. One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts
7. The guitar music and the border collie are at least 2 locations apart
8. The baseball game and the border collie are at least 2 locations apart

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Park.
2. Clue 2: “The akita is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
3. Clue 3: “The guitar music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
4. Clue 1: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
5. Clue 5: “The border collie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
6. Clue 7: “The guitar music and the border collie are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
7. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
8. Clue 5: “The border collie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
9. Clue 8: “The baseball game and the border collie are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
10. Clue 4: “The trumpet music is left of the akita, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
11. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
12. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
13. Clue 6: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2079

23 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far left, Different locations, Diagonally adjacent, Next to, Left of, 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			Lab Mix			Golden Retriever
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports				Soccer Ball	Puck
Vegetables

Clues

1. Someone is playing flute at the soccer game
2. The french fries stand is at the park
3. Poppies are growing at the park
4. Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
5. The poppy garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
6. The pizza stand and the soccer game are not at the same location
7. The french fries stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
8. The guitar music and the lab mix are not at the same location
9. The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand
10. The sheltie plays the saxophone
11. The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the football game
12. The cabbage patch and the saxophone music are at the same location
13. The border collie and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
14. The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
15. The border collie is left of the pepper patch
16. The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
17. Someone is playing clarinet at the football game
18. The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
19. The broccoli patch and the donut stand are not at the same location
20. The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever
21. The turnip patch is next to the golden retriever
22. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm
23. The border collie is having a walk at the snow

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Trail, Puck at the Snow, Golden Retriever at the Farm, Soccer Ball at the Lake.
2. Clue 2: “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.
3. Clue 3: “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.
4. Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
5. Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
6. Clue 23: “The border collie is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
7. Clue 1: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
8. Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
9. Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the soccer game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
10. Clue 7: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
11. Clue 8: “The guitar music and the lab mix are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
12. Clue 9: “The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Farm.
13. Clue 10: “The sheltie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
14. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
15. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
16. Clue 11: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Farm.
17. Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the saxophone music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
18. Clue 13: “The border collie and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
19. Clue 14: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
20. Clue 15: “The border collie is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
21. Clue 16: “The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
22. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
23. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
24. Clue 17: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
25. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
26. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
27. Clue 9: “The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
28. Clue 11: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
29. The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Lake.
30. Clue 14: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
31. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm.
32. Clue 18: “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.
33. Clue 19: “The broccoli patch and the donut stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
34. Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
35. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
36. Clue 21: “The turnip patch is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
37. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.

Show the final answer

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2079

26 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 93% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Not at the far left, Next to, Left of, In a middle location, At the far right, In order, left to right, One location between, Diagonally adjacent, At the far left, Different locations, Symmetric around the center, Same location, At least N apart, Equidistant.

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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			Lab Mix
Flowers					Cosmo
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables

Clues

1. The donut stand is not at the park
2. The poppy garden is next to the sheltie
3. The border collie is left of the clarinet music
4. The soccer game is not at an edge
5. The carrot patch is at the farm
6. The baseball game is next to the akita
7. The baseball game is left of the saxophone music, is left of the pizza stand
8. The carrot patch and the akita have one location between them
9. Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
10. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
11. The ping pong game and the carrot patch are not at the same location
12. The tuba music and the iris garden are at symmetric positions around the center
13. The akita likes eating ice cream
14. The donut stand and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart
15. The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
16. The ping pong game and the hamburger stand are not at the same location
17. The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
18. The baseball game and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart
19. Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden
20. Zinnias are growing next to the hot dogs
21. The flute music is equidistant from the football game and the chrysanthemum garden
22. The garlic patch and the piano music are not at the same location
23. The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
24. The guitar music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
25. The akita is next to the tennis game
26. The turnip patch and the hockey game are at the same location

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Cosmo at the Snow, Lab Mix at the Farm.
2. Clue 1: “The donut stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
3. Clue 4: “The soccer game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
4. Clue 5: “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.
5. Clue 10: “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.
6. Clue 23: “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.
7. Clue 2: “The poppy garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
8. Clue 3: “The border collie is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Trail.
9. Clue 6: “The baseball game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
10. Clue 8: “The carrot patch and the akita have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
11. Clue 6: “The baseball game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
12. Clue 9: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
13. Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
14. Clue 12: “The tuba music and the iris garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
15. Clue 13: “The akita likes 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.
16. Clue 14: “The donut stand and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Trail; Broccoli can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
17. Clue 15: “The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm; Poppy can't be at the Lake.
18. Clue 2: “The poppy garden 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.
19. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow.
20. Clue 17: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
21. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
22. Clue 18: “The baseball game and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
23. Clue 19: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
24. Clue 9: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
25. Clue 20: “Zinnias are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow or Farm.
26. Clue 24: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
27. Clue 25: “The akita is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
28. Clue 26: “The turnip patch and the hockey game 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; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
29. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
30. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
31. Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
32. Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the hamburger stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
33. Clue 7: “The baseball game is left of the saxophone music, is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
34. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
35. Clue 24: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
36. Clue 21: “The flute music is equidistant from the football game and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
37. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
38. Clue 20: “Zinnias are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
39. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
40. Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park.
41. Clue 15: “The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
42. Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
43. Clue 24: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
44. Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail.
45. Clue 22: “The garlic patch and the piano music are not 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.

Show the final answer

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

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