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Daily Logic Puzzles: Thursday, May 7, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 7, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.

Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 44 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #2077

8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 49% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, Diagonally adjacent, Same location, 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
• 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			Border Collie
Instruments			Tuba
Junk Food			Donut
Sports

Clues

1. Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
2. The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
3. The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
4. The golden retriever is left of the baseball game
5. Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
6. The akita is having a walk at the beach
7. The ice cream stand is at the lake
8. The tennis game is at the beach

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Tuba at the Trail, Border Collie at the Trail.
2. 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.
3. Clue 6: “The akita is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
4. Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
5. Clue 8: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
6. Clue 2: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
7. Clue 3: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
8. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
9. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
10. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
11. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
12. Clue 5: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.

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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 #2077

9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Closer to, At least N apart, One of two locations, Next to, In order, left to right, Same location, Even location, At the far left.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
• Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
• Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs
Instruments				Guitar
Junk Food
Sports		Ping Pong

Clues

1. The golden retriever is closer to the ice cream stand than to the tuba music
2. The tennis game and the border collie are at least 2 locations apart
3. The donut stand is at the Beach or the Park
4. The donut stand is next to the hockey game
5. The trumpet music is left of the cattle dog, is left of the hockey game
6. One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
7. The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake
8. The ping pong game is next to the border collie
9. The akita is having a walk at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Beach.
2. Clue 3: “The donut stand is at the Beach or the Park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake.
3. Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
4. Clue 9: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
5. Clue 2: “The tennis game and the border collie are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
6. Clue 4: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Puck can't be at the Lake.
7. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
8. Clue 6: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
9. Clue 8: “The ping pong game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
10. Clue 2: “The tennis game and the border collie are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
11. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
12. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
13. Clue 1: “The golden retriever is closer to the ice cream stand than to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Tuba can't be at the Trail.
14. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
15. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
16. Clue 6: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
17. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2077

20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, At the far right, Same location, Different locations, Next to, Diagonally adjacent, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

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

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers				Iris
Instruments						Saxophone
Junk Food						French Fries
Sports
Vegetables				Pepper

Clues

1. Poppies are growing at the park
2. The tennis game is at the farm
3. The akita is having a walk at the park
4. The broccoli patch is at the farm
5. The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location
6. The cattle dog likes to eat garlic
7. Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden
8. The hot dog stand and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
9. Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hamburgers
10. The border collie likes to eat turnip
11. The ping pong game and the turnip patch are at the same location
12. The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
13. Zinnias are growing next to the pizza
14. Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
15. One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream
16. The cosmo garden is next to the lab mix
17. The sheltie plays the flute
18. Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
19. The pizza stand is at the beach
20. The soccer game is at the beach

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Lake, Iris at the Lake, Saxophone at the Farm, French Fries at the Farm.
2. Clue 1: “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.
3. Clue 2: “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.
4. Clue 3: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
5. Clue 4: “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.
6. Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
7. Clue 19: “The pizza stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
8. Clue 20: “The soccer game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
9. Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
10. Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park; Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake or Farm.
11. Clue 7: “Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park or Lake.
12. Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park; Border Collie can't be at the Lake or Farm.
13. Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; Turnip can't be at the Beach.
14. Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
15. Clue 12: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
16. Clue 13: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
17. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
18. Clue 7: “Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
19. Clue 9: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail.
20. Clue 14: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow; Guitar can't be at the Park.
21. Clue 15: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
22. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
23. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
24. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
25. Clue 8: “The hot dog stand and the cabbage patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
26. The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Park.
27. Clue 9: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
28. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
29. Clue 12: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
30. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
31. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
32. Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
33. Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
34. Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
35. Clue 14: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
36. Clue 16: “The cosmo garden 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.
37. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
38. Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
39. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
40. Clue 17: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.

Show the final answer

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2077

23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.

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

Clue types in this puzzle: Next to, One location between, Same location, At the far right, At the far left, Not next to, At least N apart, Diagonally adjacent, Odd location, Left of, In order, left to right.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

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

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers				Iris	Poppy
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports					Baseball
Vegetables			Cabbage

Clues

1. The garlic patch is next to the ice cream stand
2. The lab mix and the garlic patch have one location between them
3. Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
4. Zinnias are growing at the farm
5. The soccer game is at the park
6. The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the pepper patch
7. The ping pong game and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart
8. The cosmo garden is next to the tennis game
9. The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
10. The border collie is having a walk at the farm
11. The turnip patch is at the park, trail, or snow
12. The hockey game and the lab mix have one location between them
13. Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden
14. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm
15. The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
16. Poppies are growing next to the donuts
17. The sheltie likes eating hot dogs
18. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
19. The golden retriever is not next to the broccoli patch
20. The saxophone music is left of the chrysanthemum garden
21. The tuba music and the broccoli patch are at least 3 locations apart
22. The cattle dog is left of the french fries stand, is left of the hockey game
23. The donut stand is left of the hockey game

Show the step-by-step solution

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

Show the final answer

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

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