The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 26, 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 51 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake
The donut stand is next to the ping pong game
The ping pong game is at the lake
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The golden retriever is playing hockey
The border collie and the trumpet music are not at the same location
The clarinet player is left of the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie and the trumpet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The clarinet player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #188
8 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The golden retriever is at the Beach or the Lake
The hot dog stand is next to the ping pong game
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
The cattle dog and the clarinet music are not at the same location
The tennis game is at the park or the trail
The akita is not at an edge
The tuba was not being played at the hot dog stand
The border collie plays the trumpet
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Park, Donut at the Lake, Baseball at the Park, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is at the Beach or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is at the park or 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 6: “The akita is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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 Beach.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The tuba was not being played at the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #188
21 clues, 4 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 hockey game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The cabbage patch is at the park
Someone is playing flute at the soccer game
The hockey game is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
The border collie plays the piano
Poppies are growing at the beach
The french fries stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The dahlia garden is left of the football game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The turnip patch is next to the akita
Zinnias are growing at the trail
One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries
The lab mix is next to the hot dog stand
The tennis game is at the snow
The sheltie likes eating donuts
The flute music is next to the pizza stand
The lab mix likes to eat garlic
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The tennis game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Park, Hamburger at the Farm, Iris at the Park.
Clue 2: “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.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Poppies are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “Zinnias are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The tennis game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach or Snow; Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Border Collie can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 8: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm; Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The border collie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The border collie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach; Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The flute music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The tennis game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Iris
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
French Fries
Hot Dog
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Football
Vegetables
Cabbage
Turnip
Carrot
Garlic
Broccoli
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #188
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 68% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The guitar music is between the garlic patch and the dahlia garden
The garlic patch is not at the farm
The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the lab mix
The zinnia garden is not next to the pepper patch
The football game is at the Park or the Trail
The clarinet music is equidistant from the football game and the broccoli patch
The french fries stand is not at the park
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The carrot patch and the tuba music have two locations between them
The cosmo garden is at the Lake or the Trail
The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
The piano player is left of the donut stand
Someone is playing flute at the hockey game
The soccer game is next to the carrot patch
The pepper patch and the baseball game have two locations between them
The tennis game and the poppy garden are not at the same location
The poppy garden is not next to the saxophone music
Flute music is coming from the dahlia garden
The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand have one location between them
The golden retriever likes to eat carrot
The akita is at the park, trail, or snow
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The zinnia garden is equidistant from the pepper patch and the cattle dog
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Lake, Pizza at the Lake, Pepper at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The football game is at the Park or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden is at the Lake or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The akita is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The piano player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The poppy garden is not next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 18: “Flute music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake; Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch and the tuba music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The piano player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The soccer game is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 22: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is between the garlic patch and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “Flute music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the football game and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow or Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Beach or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 18: “Flute music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 23: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the pepper patch and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The piano player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball 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 Beach.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the football game and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 22: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.