The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from May 31, 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The border collie plays the tuba
The ping pong game is at the park
One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever is left of the tennis game
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The baseball game is at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Hamburger at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the tuba” 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.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #214
9 clues, 3 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Clues
The hot dog stand and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
A guitar could be heard next to the tennis game
The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand
The ping pong game is not next to the donut stand
The guitar music is left of the cattle dog, is left of the hockey game
The donut stand is not at the park
The golden retriever is not at the park
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Park, Border Collie at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “A guitar could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” 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. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is left of the cattle dog, is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
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 Lake.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand and the cattle dog 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #214
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 72% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the pepper patch
One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers
The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach
The akita is playing football
Poppies are growing at the park
The hot dog stand is at the beach
The border collie likes to eat turnip
The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
The soccer game is at the lake
The golden retriever likes to eat carrot
The hockey game is at the farm
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
Dahlias are growing at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pizza at the Lake, Garlic at the Snow, Turnip at the Farm, Clarinet at the Lake.
Clue 8: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “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 10: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “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 13: “The hot dog stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The soccer game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 22: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The tuba music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach; French Fries can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach; Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The border collie likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Snow.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “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.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” 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. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is next to the akita” 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. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Flowers
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Instruments
Piano
Tuba
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Pizza
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Vegetables
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #214
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 football game and the golden retriever
The lab mix and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The iris garden is equidistant from the pizza stand and the golden retriever
The football game and the garlic patch are at knight's move distance
The zinnia garden is left of the guitar music
The ice cream stand and the piano music are at most 3 locations apart
The piano music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The saxophone music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The flute was not being played at the ice cream stand
The border collie is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the donut stand
The flute was not being played at the pizza stand
The lab mix plays the tuba
The akita and the dahlia garden are at knight's move distance
The cattle dog likes to eat pepper
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand
The turnip patch and the football game are not at the same location
The ice cream stand is at the park
Guitar could be heard next to the cattle dog
The baseball game and the saxophone music have one location between them
Poppies are growing next to the french fries
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Snow, Sheltie at the Beach, Carrot at the Farm, Cosmo at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The piano music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 17: “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 20: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The lab mix and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm; Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand and the piano music are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The football game and the garlic patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The football game and the garlic patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The flute was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The lab mix plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park; Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The turnip patch and the football game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The baseball game and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is between the football game and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Farm.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The flute was not being played at the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The lab mix plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The akita and the dahlia garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 21: “Guitar could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The akita and the dahlia garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the cabbage patch are 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.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The baseball game and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The iris garden is equidistant from the pizza stand and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 23: “Poppies are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The border collie is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Donut can't be at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm.
Clue 23: “Poppies are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.