The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 30, 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The border collie plays the clarinet
The akita is playing hockey
The ping pong game is left of the border collie
The hamburger stand is at the park
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
The hockey game is at the beach
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Park, Hot Dog at the Lake.
Clue 5: “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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “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 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #213
7 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 21 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The baseball game is at the beach or the lake
The hamburger stand and the guitar music have one location between them
The baseball game is next to the akita
The cattle dog is left of the tuba music, is left of the ping pong game
The guitar music is next to the ice cream stand
The guitar music is next to the border collie
The donut stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the clarinet music
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The guitar music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is left of the tuba music, is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Lake; Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The guitar music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the border collie” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #213
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
The football game is at the park
The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The soccer game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The cosmo garden and the turnip patch are at the same location
The pizza stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The sheltie and the tuba music are not at the same location
The ice cream stand is left of the iris garden
The ping pong game is at the trail
The akita is playing soccer
The guitar music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The flute was not being played at the hamburger stand
The donut stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Snow, Pepper at the Park, Piano at the Park.
Clue 3: “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 4: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the snow” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “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 8: “The turnip patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “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 12: “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 19: “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 23: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 6: “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 7: “The turnip patch is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 14: “The soccer game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 15: “The cosmo garden and the turnip patch 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 2: “Cosmos are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 18: “The ice cream stand is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 21: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza 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 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The ice cream stand is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The soccer game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” 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. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The flute was not being played at the hamburger stand” 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. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The sheltie and the tuba music are not 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Flowers
Zinnia
Dahlia
Cosmo
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Instruments
Piano
Flute
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Saxophone
Junk Food
Donut
Pizza
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
French Fries
Sports
Football
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Pepper
Garlic
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #213
22 clues, 4 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 dahlia garden and the ping pong game have one location between them
The cosmo garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The iris garden is not next to the pepper patch
The zinnia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The iris garden and the saxophone music are not at the same location
The tennis game is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the pizza stand
The poppy garden is next to the border collie
The hot dog stand is left of the poppy garden
The guitar music is next to the lab mix
The turnip patch is next to the tennis game
The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at least 4 locations apart
The hamburger stand is not next to the guitar music
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The garlic patch is at the farm
The saxophone music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The akita plays the piano
The sheltie and the garlic patch are at least 5 locations apart
The football game is next to the hamburger stand
The baseball game and the lab mix have two locations between them
The turnip patch and the cosmo garden are not at the same location
The broccoli patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
The donut stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Iris at the Lake, Pizza at the Farm, Cosmo at the Snow, Cattle Dog at the Farm.
Clue 13: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The saxophone music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 2: “The cosmo garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The iris garden is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 5: “The iris garden and the saxophone music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The guitar music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Lake; Carrot can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The sheltie and the garlic patch are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The baseball game and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail or Lake; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The guitar music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The turnip patch and the cosmo garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The donut stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The baseball game and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The guitar music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden and the golden retriever 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.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Trail.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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 Snow.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The donut stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. 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 Farm.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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 Park.
Clue 19: “The baseball game and the lab mix have two locations between them” 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. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.