The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 11, 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 56 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
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach
The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Beach, Guitar at the Trail, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 3: “The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis 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, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #152
9 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
Clarinet could be heard next to the akita
The trumpet music is at the beach or the lake
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The trumpet music is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the tennis game
The cattle dog and the guitar music are not at the same location
The ping pong game is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the golden retriever
The clarinet music was not heard at the park
The border collie is next to the donut stand
The baseball game is at the park or the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “Clarinet could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “Clarinet could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #152
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The football game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers
The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The ping pong game is at the snow
The baseball game is next to the pepper patch
Zinnias are growing next to the french fries
The border collie is playing hockey
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Dahlia at the Lake, Baseball at the Lake, Guitar at the Farm, Lab Mix at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “Poppies are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 8: “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 9: “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.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The pizza stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The ping pong game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Piano can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 5: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake or Snow; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm; Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing piano and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 15: “The football game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow or Farm; Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 19: “The baseball game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 20: “Zinnias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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 Farm.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing piano and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “Tuba could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park; Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Clue 21: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “Tuba could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing saxophone 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. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” 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. Pepper goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Flowers
Iris
Poppy
Zinnia
Dahlia
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Saxophone
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
French Fries
Donut
Hot Dog
Pizza
Ice Cream
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
Cabbage
Pepper
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #152
25 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The lab mix is between the flute music and the football game
The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them
The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The pepper patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The clarinet music is equidistant from the baseball game and the garlic patch
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The broccoli patch and the football game have two locations between them
The iris garden is not at an edge
The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location
The lab mix is farther from the hot dog stand than from the hockey game
The garlic patch and the football game are at the same location
The turnip patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 5 locations apart
The baseball game is closer to the akita than to the pepper patch
The french fries stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
The cabbage patch is at the Trail or the Beach
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The akita is next to the ping pong game
The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The sheltie and the donut stand have one location between them
The saxophone music and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The carrot patch is next to the ice cream stand
The french fries stand is between the golden retriever and the flute music
The flute was not being played at the ice cream stand
The flute music and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
The lab mix is left of the garlic patch, is left of the piano music
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Ice Cream at the Snow, Clarinet at the Lake, Pizza at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 8: “The iris garden is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch is at the Trail or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Snow; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail; Guitar can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 16: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 19: “The sheltie and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The carrot patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The akita is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The akita is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The flute was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The lab mix is between the flute music and the football game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The akita is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the baseball game and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The border collie and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is farther from the hot dog stand than from the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The baseball game is closer to the akita than to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The french fries stand is between the golden retriever and the flute music” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The lab mix is left of the garlic patch, is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.