The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 8, 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 52 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The akita is playing ping pong
The akita plays the trumpet
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The border collie is playing tennis
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake, Clarinet at the Trail, Puck at the Beach.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating 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.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2076
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The tuba music is left of the donut stand, is left of the baseball game
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The hamburger stand is next to the guitar music
The donut stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music
The trumpet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The ping pong game is at the park
A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game
The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand
The baseball game is at the beach or the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Lake.
Clue 6: “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 9: “The baseball game is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating 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.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is left of the donut stand, is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2076
21 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 91% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The flute music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The akita likes to eat turnip
The soccer game is left of the pizza stand
The akita and the iris garden are at the same location
The border collie plays the saxophone
Someone is playing guitar at the football game
The cattle dog is left of the pepper patch
The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage
The carrot patch and the donut stand are at the same location
Cosmos are growing at the park
Poppies are growing at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
Zinnias are growing at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Lab Mix at the Park.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 18: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “Poppies are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “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.
Clue 21: “Zinnias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing piano at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The flute music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “The soccer game is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 10: “The akita and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park; Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing guitar at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail; Guitar can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 4: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake; French Fries can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the donut stand 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.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The akita and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing guitar 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.
Clue 4: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; French Fries 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 Trail.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The soccer game is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer 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 Trail.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Sheltie
Akita
Flowers
Cosmo
Zinnia
Poppy
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Pizza
Hot Dog
French Fries
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Football
Vegetables
Carrot
Cabbage
Garlic
Broccoli
Pepper
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2076
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The donut stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them
The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center
A piano could be heard next to the tennis game
The pizza stand is at the farm
The iris garden is left of the flute music
The broccoli patch is not at an edge
The tuba music was not heard at the farm
A saxophone could be heard next to the football game
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the football game
The guitar music was not heard at the park
The akita is next to the ice cream stand
The golden retriever likes to eat carrot
The dahlia garden is at the Beach or the Farm
The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center
The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The turnip patch is at the Lake or the Trail
The cattle dog is closer to the saxophone music than to the cosmo garden
The tennis game is next to the ice cream stand
The border collie and the garlic patch have two locations between them
The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs
The soccer game is farther from the iris garden than from the tuba music
The pizza stand is closer to the guitar music than to the baseball game
The golden retriever is not next to the french fries stand
The donut stand is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the pepper patch
The piano music is next to the zinnia garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Park, Sheltie at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Park.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The broccoli patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 7: “The tuba music was not heard at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The guitar music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The dahlia garden is at the Beach or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch is at the Lake or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Dahlia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 3: “A piano could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The iris garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The tennis 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.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 8: “A saxophone could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The border collie and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 20: “The dog playing football 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.
Clue 25: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is closer to the saxophone music than to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is farther from the iris garden than from the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 24: “The donut stand is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The iris garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The border collie and the garlic patch have two locations between them” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The golden retriever is not next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is farther from the iris garden than from the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The pizza stand is closer to the guitar music than 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.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.