The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 25, 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 50 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The hamburger stand is at the lake
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The ice cream stand is at the beach
The akita is playing tennis
The border collie is left of the trumpet music
The cattle dog is next to the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Beach, Donut at the Park, Guitar at the Park.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The border collie is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #187
7 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.
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
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The cattle dog is not at the lake
The clarinet music was not heard at the lake
The tennis game and the cattle dog are at least 2 locations apart
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
The hockey game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the akita
The ice cream stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music
The tennis game is left of the border collie, is left of the ice cream stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Lake, Baseball at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music was not heard at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the cattle dog are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach; Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park; Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is left of the border collie, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the cattle dog are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba 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. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #187
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 88% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location
The tuba was not being played at the hamburger stand
The garlic patch is next to the tennis game
The pizza stand is at the farm
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location
The soccer game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The donut stand is at the trail
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch
The french fries stand is next to the piano music
The lab mix is playing baseball
The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The turnip patch is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Park, Soccer Ball at the Farm, Golden Retriever at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the trail” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The turnip patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “Cosmos are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 5: “The guitar music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail or Farm; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The soccer game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The lab mix is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail or Farm; Baseball can't be at the Lake.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” 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. Baseball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow 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. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The iris garden and the baseball game 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.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The french fries stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park; Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The lab mix is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake; Tuba can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The guitar music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The tuba was not being played at the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The french fries stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Poppy
Cosmo
Iris
Dahlia
Instruments
Tuba
Saxophone
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Piano
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
French Fries
Pizza
Sports
Football
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Pepper
Broccoli
Garlic
Carrot
Turnip
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #187
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 78% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game
The saxophone could not be heard at the hockey game
The tuba music is next to the golden retriever
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
The dahlia garden and the cattle dog are not at the same location
The zinnia garden and the pepper patch have one location between them
One dog is playing flute and eating pizza
The ping pong game is left of the border collie
The turnip patch and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The french fries stand is at the park
Clarinet music is coming from the zinnia garden
The soccer game is left of the border collie
The iris garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The hockey game is at the park, trail, or snow
The lab mix and the tennis game have two locations between them
The cosmo garden and the donut stand are at the same location
The poppy garden and the french fries stand are at the same location
The piano music is next to the iris garden
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The piano music and the tennis game have one location between them
The baseball game is next to the garlic patch
The broccoli patch and the soccer game are not at the same location
The ice cream stand and the tennis game are at knight's move distance
The carrot patch is next to the pizza stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Garlic at the Farm, Ping Pong at the Lake, Akita at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 11: “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 15: “The hockey game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The zinnia garden and the pepper patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “Clarinet music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The soccer game is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The iris garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The lab mix and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park; Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 20: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The piano music and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 16: “The lab mix and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the donut stand 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.
Clue 22: “The baseball game is next to the garlic patch” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck 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, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The saxophone could not be heard at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The lab mix and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The dahlia garden and the cattle dog are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “The piano music and the tennis game have one location between them” 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. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The ice cream stand and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The carrot patch is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.