The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 14, 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 58 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
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The baseball game is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
Trumpet could be heard next to the golden retriever
One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Hamburger at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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 2: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Trumpet could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing tuba 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; Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “Trumpet could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #155
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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The akita is left of the hockey game, is left of the hot dog stand
The guitar music is closer to the ice cream stand than to the golden retriever
The tennis game is left of the tuba player
The ping pong game is not at an edge
The akita doesn't like donut
One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Trail, Border Collie at the Lake, Donut at the Park.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake; Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is left of the hockey game, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “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.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The guitar music is closer to the ice cream stand than to the golden retriever” 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
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #155
23 clues, 3 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 clarinet music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The hot dog stand is at the beach
The cattle dog likes to eat cabbage
The sheltie is playing football
The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The baseball game is at the trail
The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
The soccer game is at the snow
The lab mix likes eating hamburgers
Cosmos are growing at the park
The hockey game is left of the flute player
Dahlias are growing at the snow
The border collie likes to eat pepper
One dog is playing saxophone and eating pizza
The sheltie and the poppy garden are at the same location
The cosmo garden is next to the tennis game
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
The donut stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
The ice cream stand is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Snow, Lab Mix at the Park, Garlic at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “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 8: “The baseball game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The soccer game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 12: “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 14: “Dahlias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “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 2: “The clarinet music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach; Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The sheltie is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Beach; Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The lab mix likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The hockey game is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Farm; Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The sheltie and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie 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 Lake.
Clue 5: “The sheltie is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The cosmo garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The donut stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Zinnia
Dahlia
Poppy
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Saxophone
Flute
Tuba
Piano
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Donut
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Football
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Cabbage
Broccoli
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #155
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 58 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch
The ice cream stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the tennis game
The football game is left of the french fries stand
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The baseball game is equidistant from the iris garden and the flute music
The akita is left of the dahlia garden
The flute music is left of the pepper patch
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The dahlia garden and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart
The poppy garden and the tuba music are not at the same location
The zinnia garden and the french fries stand have one location between them
The guitar music and the tennis game have two locations between them
The guitar music is farther from the poppy garden than from the hamburger stand
The sheltie is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the soccer game
The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location
The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at least 4 locations apart
The cattle dog is equidistant from the baseball game and the hamburger stand
The garlic patch is at the Snow or the Lake
One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza
The flute music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The saxophone music is at the park, trail, or snow
The sheltie is not playing soccer
The ping pong game and the carrot patch are at knight's move distance
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Farm, Donut at the Farm, Broccoli at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The garlic patch is at the Snow or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The football game is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow; French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever 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 7: “The akita is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The flute music is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake; Border Collie can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the french fries stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail or Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 20: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 21: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 24: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The football game is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the french fries stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 20: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The flute music 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.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The ice cream stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is equidistant from the iris garden and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow; Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The guitar music is farther from the poppy garden than from the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The akita is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden and the tuba music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the french fries stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The football game is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is equidistant from the iris garden and the flute music” 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 Snow.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the soccer game” 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. Dahlia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The akita is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the baseball game and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.