The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 9, 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 59 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The ice cream stand is at the lake
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog is playing tennis
A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game
The akita is playing ping pong
The hockey game is at the park
The hot dog stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Lake, Clarinet at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Trail, Border Collie at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 6: “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 7: “The hot dog stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game” 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 Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2075
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Clues
The trumpet music is next to the cattle dog
One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The donut stand is left of the ping pong game
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The guitar could not be heard at the tennis game
The golden retriever plays the guitar
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Beach, Puck at the Park.
Clue 5: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music 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 7: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The guitar could not be heard at 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2075
22 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.
The ping pong game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
Flute music is coming from the poppy garden
The cosmo garden and the football game are not at the same location
The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The sheltie plays the piano
The ice cream stand is left of the dahlia garden
The ping pong game is left of the akita
The saxophone music is next to the ice cream stand
The flute music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat pizza
The donut stand is left of the border collie
The carrot patch is next to the border collie
The cabbage patch is next to the golden retriever
Chrysanthemums are growing at the beach
Irises are growing at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail
The soccer game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Clarinet at the Snow, French Fries at the Farm, Broccoli at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “Irises are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “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.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “Flute music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail or Snow; Flute can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail or Snow; Tuba can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Snow; Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 11: “The saxophone music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 13: “The dog playing tennis 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; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden and the football game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “Flute music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are 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; Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The cabbage patch is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Iris
Cosmo
Dahlia
Instruments
Flute
Piano
Saxophone
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
French Fries
Sports
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Turnip
Cabbage
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2075
26 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 59 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 71% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The carrot patch is left of the guitar music, is left of the dahlia garden
A flute could be heard next to the tennis game
The akita is next to the turnip patch
The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand have one location between them
The garlic patch is left of the golden retriever, is left of the hockey game
The french fries stand is between the tuba music and the turnip patch
The hamburger stand is left of the pepper patch
The hockey game is at the farm
The cabbage patch and the cosmo garden are at least 4 locations apart
The cattle dog doesn't like garlic
The cattle dog and the poppy garden are at the same location
The golden retriever is equidistant from the flute music and the dahlia garden
The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location
Someone is playing piano at the soccer game
The poppy garden and the hockey game are not at the same location
The ping pong game and the carrot patch have one location between them
The piano music is next to the poppy garden
The tennis game is next to the border collie
The saxophone music is next to the border collie
The poppy garden is at the Park or the Farm
The soccer game is next to the garlic patch
The tuba music is next to the sheltie
The akita is playing football
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Zinnia at the Trail, Hamburger at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the Farm or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 2: “The dahlia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 11: “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 23: “The poppy garden is at the Park or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand 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.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the cosmo garden are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail or Lake; Cosmo can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail; Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing piano at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden and the hockey game are not 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.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the cosmo garden are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog doesn't like garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 20: “The piano music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “A flute could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing piano at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “A flute could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The soccer game is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The akita is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 5: “A flute could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 21: “The tennis game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 26: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park; Akita can't be at the Lake or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The carrot patch is left of the guitar music, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Farm; Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is left of the golden retriever, is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand is between the tuba music and the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; French Fries can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 25: “The tuba music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 21: “The tennis game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 26: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the flute music and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.