The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 21, 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 43 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The tuba music is left of the golden retriever
The golden retriever is next to the tennis game
The guitar could not be heard at the baseball game
The hockey game is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The tennis game is at the trail
The donut stand is next to the baseball game
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The guitar could not be heard at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar 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
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #183
10 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Clues
The hot dog stand is next to the tuba music
The clarinet music is not next to the hot dog stand
The donut stand is not next to the border collie
The tennis game is not at an edge
The baseball game and the donut stand are not at the same location
The cattle dog is next to the hockey game
The trumpet music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart
The clarinet music and the akita are at knight's move distance
The golden retriever is at the park or the trail
The cattle dog is not next to the donut stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Lake, Baseball at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is not at an edge” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The baseball game and the donut stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The trumpet music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music and the akita 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 2: “The clarinet music is not next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #183
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 52% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location
Irises are growing next to the donuts
The garlic patch is at the lake
A flute could be heard next to the soccer game
The border collie likes to eat turnip
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
The hamburger stand is left of the cattle dog
The dahlia garden is left of the carrot patch
The lab mix is having a walk at the trail
The saxophone music is left of the zinnia garden
The cabbage patch is next to the lab mix
Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game
The akita is left of the hot dog stand
The hockey game is at the park
The cattle dog plays the saxophone
The ping pong game is at the farm
The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The akita and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Iris at the Trail, French Fries at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
Clue 2: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “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.
Clue 9: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The lab mix is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “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.
Clue 19: “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.
Clue 21: “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 23: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “Clarinet music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow; Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “Irises are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 7: “A flute could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow or Farm; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow or Farm; Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow; Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The akita is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “Clarinet music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Zinnia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The akita is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “Clarinet music is coming from the poppy garden” 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “A flute could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The akita and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, 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 Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The akita is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Poppy
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Clarinet
Junk Food
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Pepper
Cabbage
Broccoli
Garlic
Carrot
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #183
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the hot dog stand
The akita is having a walk at the farm
The sheltie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
The tuba music is left of the golden retriever, is left of the ping pong game
Poppies are growing at the farm
The dahlia garden and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The saxophone music is left of the cosmo garden
The hockey game is next to the akita
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
The hamburger stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the carrot patch
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
The baseball game and the donut stand are at knight's move distance
The garlic patch is at the park
The akita is next to the ice cream stand
The pizza stand is between the dahlia garden and the guitar music
The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The football game is next to the turnip patch
The pizza stand is equidistant from the flute music and the sheltie
The pepper patch is left of the cattle dog, is left of the tennis game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Snow, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Iris at the Trail, French Fries at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “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 14: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park; Broccoli can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail; Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park; Clarinet can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The hockey game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever, is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music is left of 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. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand is between the dahlia garden and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The baseball game and the donut stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the flute music and the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The pepper patch is left of the cattle dog, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow; Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.