The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 18, 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 55 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
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand
The ice cream stand is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The cattle dog is left of the ice cream stand
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The hockey game is at the beach
One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Hot Dog at the Lake, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 2: “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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “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: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; 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 Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #159
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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the cattle dog
The ice cream stand is between the hockey game and the golden retriever
The hamburger stand is left of the baseball game, is left of the golden retriever
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The trumpet music is not next to the hot dog stand
The trumpet music and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The tennis game is left of the golden retriever
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Park, Clarinet at the Lake.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “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 6: “The trumpet music and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is not next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is between the hockey game and the golden retriever” 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. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is left of the baseball game, is left of the golden retriever” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #159
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The football game is next to the donut stand
A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game
The lab mix plays the guitar
The cattle dog is left of the football game
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake
The soccer game is at the snow
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The iris garden and the border collie are at the same location
The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The french fries stand is next to the garlic patch
The akita is next to the donut stand
The hot dog stand is at the snow
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The hamburger stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
The football game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The lab mix likes eating pizza
The flute music is next to the zinnia garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Broccoli at the Beach, Iris at the Farm, Dahlia at the Snow.
Clue 2: “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 7: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “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 16: “The hot dog stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The football game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 5: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park; Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake or Farm; Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “The iris garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 4: “A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake; Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The football game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The lab mix likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The football game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The lab mix plays the guitar” 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “Tuba 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.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “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.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm; 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 Lake.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The akita is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet 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.
Clue 21: “The flute music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Akita
Border Collie
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Dahlia
Iris
Instruments
Flute
Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
French Fries
Pizza
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Garlic
Pepper
Cabbage
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #159
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 55 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The football game and the poppy garden are at the same location
Cosmos are growing at the park
The carrot patch is not at an edge
The saxophone music is at the park, trail, or snow
The cattle dog likes eating french fries
The golden retriever and the baseball game have one location between them
The soccer game is left of the garlic patch, is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The ping pong game is next to the pepper patch
The dahlia garden and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance
The tuba music is between the cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The cabbage patch is not next to the lab mix
The broccoli patch is left of the football game
The clarinet music is left of the iris garden, is left of the lab mix
The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are not at the same location
The turnip patch is next to the dahlia garden
The piano music and the dahlia garden are at least 4 locations apart
The garlic patch is left of the pizza stand
The tennis game is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the cosmo garden
The carrot patch is next to the akita
The donut stand is at the park
The akita and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The ping pong game and the hot dog stand are not at the same location
The football game and the sheltie have one location between them
The poppy garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the guitar music
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Park, Turnip at the Park.
Clue 2: “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 3: “The carrot patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “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 21: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm; Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The football game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The piano music and the dahlia garden are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The football game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The garlic patch is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The akita and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The football game and the sheltie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is between the cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow; Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The football game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The football game and the sheltie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is left of the iris garden, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The akita and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever and the baseball game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The akita and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The ping pong game and the hot dog stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is between the cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The football game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever and the baseball game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The garlic patch is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The akita and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Cattle Dog 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.
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 Snow.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever and the baseball game have one location between them” 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 Farm.
Clue 25: “The poppy garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the guitar music” 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. Saxophone goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.