The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 17, 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 Easy 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
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The akita is having a walk at the trail
The hot dog stand is at the beach
The hamburger stand is next to the baseball game
The trumpet could not be heard at the tennis game
A guitar could be heard next to the tennis game
The ice cream stand is at the trail
The ping pong game is left of the border collie
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Trail, Tuba at the Lake, Baseball at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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 7: “The ice cream stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is next to the baseball game” 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 Lake.
Clue 5: “The trumpet could not be heard at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “A guitar could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #158
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The baseball game is at the lake
The cattle dog plays the tuba
The ice cream stand is next to the baseball game
The clarinet music is not next to the tennis game
The trumpet music and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The border collie plays the clarinet
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Lake, Puck at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The ice cream stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music is not next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; 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 Lake.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #158
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 93% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The zinnia garden and the pizza stand are not at the same location
The soccer game is at the park
The ping pong game is next to the garlic patch
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the hockey game
The tennis game is at the farm
The turnip patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The border collie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The french fries stand is next to the pepper patch
The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream
The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The cattle dog likes to eat turnip
The saxophone player is left of the hot dog stand
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the beach
The akita likes eating hot dogs
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Lake, Lab Mix at the Farm, Golden Retriever at the Park, Akita at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the beach” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden and the pizza stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 9: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The border collie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 14: “The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 15: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The border collie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The saxophone player is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 14: “The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The saxophone player is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy 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.
Clue 11: “The border collie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Border Collie
Akita
Lab Mix
Flowers
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Iris
Poppy
Cosmo
Instruments
Flute
Piano
Saxophone
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
French Fries
Pizza
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Turnip
Broccoli
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #158
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 47 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 87% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cosmo garden and the akita are not at the same location
The dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden
The clarinet music is coming from the beach or the park
The akita is playing tennis
The golden retriever is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the hamburger stand
The garlic patch is at the Lake or the Snow
The donut stand and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center
The cosmo garden and the pizza stand are at the same location
Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden
The iris garden and the turnip patch have one location between them
The saxophone music is left of the cabbage patch
The border collie is equidistant from the guitar music and the hockey game
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
The ice cream stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the guitar music
The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The sheltie is farther from the baseball game than from the chrysanthemum garden
The golden retriever and the saxophone music are not at the same location
The carrot patch is next to the dahlia garden
The cattle dog and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Farm, Soccer Ball at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is coming from the beach or the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is at the Lake or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 15: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Hamburger can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The cosmo garden and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail or Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The donut stand and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow; Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The donut stand and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The iris garden and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake or Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 14: “The border collie is equidistant from the guitar music and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The ice cream stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The donut stand and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow; Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The border collie is equidistant from the guitar music and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever and the saxophone music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The iris garden and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The iris garden and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the zinnia garden and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The sheltie is farther from the baseball game than from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.