The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 28, 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 46 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The hockey game is at the trail
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Tuba at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Lake, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The hockey game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “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.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #190
6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The hot dog stand is left of the akita
The cattle dog plays the guitar
The tennis game and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Border Collie at the Trail, Clarinet at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail; Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #190
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 36 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The saxophone music is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The saxophone music is next to the cattle dog
The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game
One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream
The akita likes eating pizza
The baseball game is at the farm
The tennis game is at the snow
Someone is playing flute at the baseball game
One dog is playing piano and eating pizza
The border collie is next to the donut stand
The saxophone music is next to the french fries stand
The saxophone player is left of the soccer game
The pepper patch is at the park
The football game is at the park
Irises are growing next to the ice cream
Poppies are growing at the snow
The hot dog stand is at the farm
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The carrot patch is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Turnip at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Snow, Broccoli at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 11: “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 17: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 20: “Poppies are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “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.
Clue 23: “The carrot patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The saxophone music is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The saxophone music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The saxophone music is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach; Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing piano and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 15: “The saxophone music is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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 Snow.
Clue 16: “The saxophone player is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “Irises are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Flowers
Dahlia
Cosmo
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Zinnia
Instruments
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Flute
Junk Food
Pizza
Hamburger
French Fries
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Football
Puck
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
Garlic
Cabbage
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #190
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 90% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the lab mix have two locations between them
The golden retriever likes to eat carrot
The border collie is at the beach, lake, or farm
The donut stand and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance
The flute music is left of the golden retriever
The turnip patch is at the park
The border collie and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The sheltie is playing soccer
The tennis game is at the Farm or the Park
The border collie and the tuba music have two locations between them
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the lab mix are at most 1 locations apart
The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player
The pizza stand and the saxophone music have one location between them
The iris is not at the farm
The cabbage patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The garlic patch is between the football game and the piano music
The zinnia garden is left of the saxophone music, is left of the golden retriever
The ping pong game is equidistant from the piano music and the french fries stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Beach, Football at the Trail, Donut at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The border collie is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The tennis game is at the Farm or the Park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The iris is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park; Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The donut stand and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The flute music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs; Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The flute music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Trail; Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The border collie and the tuba music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix 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 3: “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.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever 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.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the lab mix are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Saxophone can't be at the Park or Snow.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch is between the football game and the piano music” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail; Piano can't be at the Beach or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The zinnia garden is left of the saxophone music, is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
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.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch is between the football game and the piano music” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the piano music and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.