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Daily Logic Puzzles: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 20, 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 71 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.

At a glance

PuzzleCluesStepsDifficulty
4x4 Easy #182715 5/5
4x4 Hard #182819 5/5
6x6 Easy #1822542 3/5
6x6 Hard #1822571 5/5

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #182

7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.

Difficulty 5/5: harder than 84% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At a location, Left of, Next to, At the far right.

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The setup

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
Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4
DogsCattle DogCattle Dog
Instruments
Junk FoodIce CreamIce CreamDonutDonut
Sports

Clues

  1. The border collie is playing baseball
  2. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
  3. The cattle dog is playing ping pong
  4. The golden retriever is left of the hamburger stand
  5. The golden retriever is next to the tennis game
  6. One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
  7. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
  1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Park.
  2. Clue 2: “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.
  3. Clue 7: “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.
  4. Clue 1: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
  5. Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
  6. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
  7. Clue 6: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
  8. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
  9. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
  10. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of 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.
  11. Clue 1: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
  12. Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
  13. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
  14. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
  15. Clue 1: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4
DogsCattle DogCattle DogGolden RetrieverGolden RetrieverAkitaAkitaBorder CollieBorder Collie
InstrumentsClarinetClarinetGuitarGuitarTrumpetTrumpetTubaTuba
Junk FoodIce CreamIce CreamDonutDonutHamburgerHamburgerHot DogHot Dog
SportsPing PongPing PongPuckPuckTennis BallTennis BallBaseballBaseball

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #182

8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 19 solving steps.

Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: One of two locations, Same location, Different locations, Farther from, Even location, In order, left to right, Symmetric around the center, One location between.

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The setup

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
Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4
DogsGolden RetrieverGolden Retriever
Instruments
Junk FoodHamburgerHamburger
Sports

Clues

  1. The baseball game is at the Park or the Trail
  2. The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
  3. The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
  4. The donut stand is farther from the guitar music than from the ping pong game
  5. The ice cream stand is at the beach or the lake
  6. The clarinet music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the akita
  7. The border collie and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
  8. The tuba music and the ping pong game have one location between them
Show the step-by-step solution
  1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Trail, Hamburger at the Beach.
  2. Clue 1: “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.
  3. Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is at the beach or 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.
  4. Clue 2: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
  5. Clue 3: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
  6. The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Lake.
  7. The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
  8. Clue 7: “The border collie and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
  9. Clue 8: “The tuba music and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake.
  10. Clue 6: “The clarinet music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Lake; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
  11. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
  12. Clue 2: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
  13. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
  14. Clue 7: “The border collie and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
  15. Clue 8: “The tuba music and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
  16. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
  17. Clue 4: “The donut stand is farther from the guitar music than from the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
  18. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
  19. Clue 7: “The border collie and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Show the final answer
Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4
DogsBorder CollieBorder CollieCattle DogCattle DogGolden RetrieverGolden RetrieverAkitaAkita
InstrumentsTubaTubaClarinetClarinetTrumpetTrumpetGuitarGuitar
Junk FoodHot DogHot DogHamburgerHamburgerDonutDonutIce CreamIce Cream
SportsBaseballBaseballTennis BallTennis BallPing PongPing PongPuckPuck

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #182

25 clues, 3 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far right, At a location, Diagonally adjacent, Next to, Left of, At the far left, Different locations.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

  • Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
  • Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
  • Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
  • Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
  • Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
  • Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip
Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4Snow5Farm6
DogsLab MixLab Mix
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food
SportsSoccer BallSoccer BallFootballFootball
Vegetables

Clues

  1. The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
  2. The ping pong game is at the farm
  3. Zinnias are growing at the beach
  4. The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
  5. The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever
  6. The hockey game is at the park
  7. The cabbage patch is at the park
  8. The broccoli patch and the iris garden are at the same location
  9. The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden
  10. The turnip patch is at the farm
  11. The baseball game and the garlic patch are at the same location
  12. The akita is left of the tuba music
  13. The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
  14. The sheltie is having a walk at the park
  15. Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
  16. The poppy garden is next to the cattle dog
  17. The garlic patch is at the lake
  18. The hot dog stand is at the farm
  19. Someone heard a dog playing piano at the trail
  20. The french fries stand is at the snow
  21. The cattle dog plays the saxophone
  22. Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
  23. One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
  24. The broccoli patch is left of the cosmo garden
  25. The flute music and the cosmo garden are not at the same location
Show the step-by-step solution
  1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Farm, Football at the Trail, Soccer Ball at the Beach.
  2. Clue 2: “The ping pong game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
  3. Clue 3: “Zinnias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
  4. Clue 6: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
  5. Clue 7: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
  6. Clue 10: “The turnip patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
  7. Clue 14: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
  8. Clue 17: “The garlic patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
  9. Clue 18: “The hot dog stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
  10. Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the trail” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
  11. Clue 20: “The french fries stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
  12. Clue 22: “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.
  13. Clue 1: “The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
  14. Clue 4: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
  15. Clue 8: “The broccoli patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach; Iris can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
  16. Clue 11: “The baseball game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
  17. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
  18. Clue 4: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
  19. Clue 12: “The akita is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
  20. Clue 13: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
  21. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
  22. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach.
  23. Clue 8: “The broccoli patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
  24. Clue 9: “The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
  25. Clue 15: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park; Tuba can't be at the Farm.
  26. Clue 12: “The akita is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
  27. Clue 21: “The cattle dog plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
  28. Clue 23: “One dog is playing tuba 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; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
  29. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
  30. Clue 12: “The akita is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
  31. Clue 15: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
  32. Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
  33. Clue 16: “The poppy garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
  34. The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
  35. Clue 24: “The broccoli patch is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
  36. Clue 9: “The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
  37. Clue 21: “The cattle dog plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
  38. Clue 16: “The poppy garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
  39. Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
  40. Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
  41. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
  42. Clue 25: “The flute music and the cosmo garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Show the final answer
Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4Snow5Farm6
DogsSheltieSheltieGolden RetrieverGolden RetrieverAkitaAkitaBorder CollieBorder CollieCattle DogCattle DogLab MixLab Mix
FlowersChrysanthemumChrysanthemumZinniaZinniaDahliaDahliaPoppyPoppyIrisIrisCosmoCosmo
InstrumentsGuitarGuitarFluteFlutePianoPianoTubaTubaSaxophoneSaxophoneClarinetClarinet
Junk FoodIce CreamIce CreamDonutDonutPizzaPizzaHamburgerHamburgerFrench FriesFrench FriesHot DogHot Dog
SportsPuckPuckSoccer BallSoccer BallFootballFootballBaseballBaseballTennis BallTennis BallPing PongPing Pong
VegetablesCabbageCabbageCarrotCarrotPepperPepperGarlicGarlicBroccoliBroccoliTurnipTurnip

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #182

25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 71 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.

Difficulty 5/5: harder than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Odd location, Next to, Even location, In order, left to right, Same location, In a middle location, Symmetric around the center, Two locations between, Knight's move, Farther from, Not next to, At the far left.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

  • Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
  • Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
  • Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
  • Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
  • Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
  • Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip
Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4Snow5Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food
SportsBaseballBaseball
VegetablesGarlicGarlic

Clues

  1. The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow
  2. The pepper patch is next to the soccer game
  3. The flute music is at the beach, lake, or farm
  4. The cattle dog is left of the baseball game, is left of the ice cream stand
  5. The akita likes eating pizza
  6. The saxophone music is not at an edge
  7. The hockey game and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
  8. Someone is playing piano at the tennis game
  9. The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them
  10. The border collie likes to eat broccoli
  11. The pepper patch and the border collie have two locations between them
  12. The lab mix and the guitar music are at knight's move distance
  13. The sheltie is farther from the piano music than from the hamburger stand
  14. The akita is not next to the saxophone music
  15. The tuba music is at the beach, lake, or farm
  16. The hot dog stand is at the park
  17. The cosmo garden is at the park, trail, or snow
  18. Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
  19. The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
  20. The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the turnip patch
  21. The lab mix and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
  22. The french fries stand is next to the flute music
  23. The tennis game and the pepper patch are at the same location
  24. The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever
  25. The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at the same location
Show the step-by-step solution
  1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Snow, Garlic at the Snow.
  2. Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
  3. Clue 3: “The flute music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
  4. Clue 6: “The saxophone music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Farm.
  5. Clue 15: “The tuba music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
  6. Clue 16: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
  7. Clue 17: “The cosmo garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
  8. Clue 2: “The pepper patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
  9. Clue 5: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
  10. Clue 7: “The hockey game and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
  11. Clue 8: “Someone is playing piano at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
  12. Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
  13. Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
  14. Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach; Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
  15. Clue 2: “The pepper patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
  16. Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach or Trail.
  17. Clue 18: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow; Piano can't be at the Lake.
  18. Clue 8: “Someone is playing piano at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
  19. Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake; Poppy can't be at the Snow.
  20. Clue 21: “The lab mix and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
  21. Clue 12: “The lab mix and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
  22. Clue 22: “The french fries stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
  23. Clue 23: “The tennis game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm; Pepper can't be at the Lake.
  24. Clue 2: “The pepper patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail.
  25. Clue 8: “Someone is playing piano at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach or Farm.
  26. Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
  27. Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
  28. Clue 18: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Farm.
  29. Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
  30. Clue 24: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
  31. Clue 25: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake; Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
  32. Clue 12: “The lab mix and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
  33. Clue 21: “The lab mix and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
  34. Clue 4: “The cattle dog is left of the baseball game, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow or Farm; Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
  35. Clue 5: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
  36. Clue 13: “The sheltie is farther from the piano music than from the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Beach.
  37. Suppose Border Collie were at the Lake. Following the clues from there leads to a contradiction, so Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
  38. Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
  39. Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
  40. Clue 12: “The lab mix and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
  41. Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail or Farm.
  42. Clue 21: “The lab mix and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
  43. Clue 23: “The tennis game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
  44. The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Park.
  45. The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
  46. Clue 8: “Someone is playing piano at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
  47. The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
  48. The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
  49. Clue 14: “The akita is not next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
  50. Clue 5: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
  51. The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Lake.
  52. The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Beach.
  53. Clue 5: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
  54. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
  55. Clue 18: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
  56. Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
  57. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
  58. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
  59. Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
  60. Clue 21: “The lab mix and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
  61. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
  62. Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
  63. Clue 12: “The lab mix and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
  64. Clue 25: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
  65. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
  66. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm.
  67. Clue 13: “The sheltie is farther from the piano music than from the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
  68. Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
  69. Clue 7: “The hockey game and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
  70. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
  71. Clue 22: “The french fries stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1Beach2Trail3Lake4Snow5Farm6
DogsLab MixLab MixAkitaAkitaCattle DogCattle DogGolden RetrieverGolden RetrieverSheltieSheltieBorder CollieBorder Collie
FlowersDahliaDahliaPoppyPoppyChrysanthemumChrysanthemumZinniaZinniaCosmoCosmoIrisIris
InstrumentsClarinetClarinetGuitarGuitarPianoPianoFluteFluteSaxophoneSaxophoneTubaTuba
Junk FoodHot DogHot DogPizzaPizzaFrench FriesFrench FriesDonutDonutHamburgerHamburgerIce CreamIce Cream
SportsFootballFootballPuckPuckTennis BallTennis BallSoccer BallSoccer BallBaseballBaseballPing PongPing Pong
VegetablesTurnipTurnipCabbageCabbagePepperPepperCarrotCarrotGarlicGarlicBroccoliBroccoli

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