The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 23, 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 54 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
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Clues
The cattle dog is next to the baseball game
Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The ice cream stand is left of the border collie
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The clarinet music is next to the border collie
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Lake, Hamburger at the Beach, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #185
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The akita is not at an edge
The baseball game is next to the cattle dog
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The ping pong game is left of the border collie
The guitar could not be heard at the ping pong game
The ping pong game and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at most 1 locations apart
The tuba music is at the beach or the lake
The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The akita is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The tuba music is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; 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 Park.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong 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 Beach.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The guitar could not be heard at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #185
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 34 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 94% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location
The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the snow
The ice cream stand is at the farm
The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The hockey game and the pepper patch are at the same location
The pepper patch is at the beach
The baseball game is next to the dahlia garden
The lab mix is playing ping pong
The french fries stand is at the park
The broccoli patch is at the farm
The chrysanthemum garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The tuba music is next to the border collie
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Park, Akita at the Beach, Turnip at the Snow, Flute at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The football game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “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 9: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the snow” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The broccoli patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Lake; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Farm; Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The baseball game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” 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. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The baseball game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The tuba music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Sheltie
Flowers
Poppy
Cosmo
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Dahlia
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Flute
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Junk Food
French Fries
Pizza
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Football
Vegetables
Carrot
Pepper
Garlic
Cabbage
Turnip
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #185
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game
The carrot patch is left of the baseball game
The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The turnip patch is next to the donut stand
The border collie is left of the zinnia garden
The pizza stand and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart
The sheltie and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The hamburger stand is at the farm
The football game is equidistant from the piano music and the lab mix
The carrot patch and the hockey game are at knight's move distance
The french fries stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The soccer game is at the farm
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the garlic patch, is left of the clarinet music
Irises are growing next to the hot dogs
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
The garlic patch is between the hot dog stand and the clarinet music
A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game
The zinnia garden and the akita have one location between them
The guitar music is farther from the pepper patch than from the poppy garden
The broccoli patch is equidistant from the pizza stand and the poppy garden
The carrot patch is not next to the cosmo garden
The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are not at the same location
The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Snow, Lab Mix at the Park, Broccoli at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” 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 french fries stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 16: “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 1: “The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow or Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The border collie is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch and the hockey game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The zinnia garden and the akita have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow; Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The football game is equidistant from the piano music and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm; Football can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the garlic patch, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 24: “The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is between the hot dog stand and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “Irises are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 23: “The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the garlic patch, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 24: “The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch and the hockey game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is equidistant from the pizza stand and the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog” 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. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch is not next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch and the hockey game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The football game is equidistant from the piano music and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The guitar music is farther from the pepper patch than from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.