The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from June 27, 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 49 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
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game
The border collie plays the tuba
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
The hockey game is at the trail
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Akita at the Park, Clarinet at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Lake.
Clue 5: “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 beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Border Collie 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 Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing trumpet 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2480
10 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% 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
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The trumpet could not be heard at the ping pong game
The border collie is at the park or the trail
The hamburger stand is at the lake
The tuba music is coming from the lake or the beach
The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers
Guitar could be heard next to the border collie
The golden retriever and the hockey game are at most 1 locations apart
The baseball game and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart
The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Ice Cream at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The border collie is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “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.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is coming from the lake or the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “Guitar could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The baseball game and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “Guitar could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Guitar 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, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever and the hockey game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong 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, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The trumpet could not be heard at the ping pong 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
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2480
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The donut stand is catty-corner to the football game
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The tuba music and the poppy garden are not at the same location
The pepper patch is next to the cattle dog
The zinnia garden and the tuba music are not at the same location
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers
The broccoli patch is next to the golden retriever
The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the soccer game
The ping pong game and the pepper patch are at the same location
The sheltie likes eating hot dogs
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
The ice cream stand is at the farm
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach
The broccoli patch is at the lake
The ping pong game is at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Snow, Garlic at the Trail, Baseball at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Irises are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “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 pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The broccoli patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The ping pong game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 24: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden 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 8: “The tuba music and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the tuba music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Lake; Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Snow; Piano can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet 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 17: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Flowers
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Iris
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
Pizza
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
French Fries
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Football
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Pepper
Garlic
Broccoli
Turnip
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2480
24 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 french fries stand and the baseball game have two locations between them
The ice cream stand is between the saxophone music and the poppy garden
The dahlia garden is next to the lab mix
The border collie likes to eat broccoli
The soccer game is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the chrysanthemum garden
The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the soccer game
The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie
One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza
The hockey game is at the park
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The turnip patch is left of the hot dog stand
The sheltie and the tuba music are at most 1 locations apart
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
The hot dog stand is next to the carrot patch
The tennis game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The broccoli patch is left of the piano music
The akita is having a walk at the farm
The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
The pepper patch is at the park
The donut stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden
The flute was not being played at the hamburger stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Snow, Poppy at the Farm, Baseball at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 13: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “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 21: “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 1: “The french fries stand and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow; Piano can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park; Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The sheltie and the tuba music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The donut stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Trail; Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 3: “The dahlia garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
Clue 23: “Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 10: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is between the saxophone music and the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake or Snow; Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The soccer game is equidistant from the broccoli patch and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The sheltie and the tuba music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 22: “The donut stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The dahlia garden is next to the lab mix” 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” 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. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 24: “The flute was not being played at the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the garlic patch and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.