The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 1, 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 53 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
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Clues
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
The ice cream stand is left of the tuba player
The hot dog stand is at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the park
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
The cattle dog is next to the baseball game
Clarinet could be heard next to the akita
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Beach, Border Collie at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Trail, Puck at the Park.
Clue 3: “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 4: “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.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake; Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing trumpet 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 2: “The ice cream stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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: “Clarinet could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #161
9 clues, 2 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The hamburger stand and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance
The cattle dog and the trumpet music have two locations between them
The akita is at the park or the trail
The border collie is not next to the ice cream stand
The donut stand is at the lake
A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game
The guitar music is not next to the donut stand
The tennis game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The hot dog stand and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Trail, Trumpet at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the trumpet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The border collie is not next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #161
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
The sheltie is playing soccer
The chrysanthemum garden and the soccer game are at the same location
The french fries stand and the turnip patch are not at the same location
Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
Cosmos are growing next to the french fries
The cabbage patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
Dahlias are growing next to the ice cream
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the football game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Snow, Broccoli at the Snow, Dahlia at the Snow, Football at the Farm.
Clue 1: “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 4: “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 5: “Cosmos are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “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 10: “The lab mix is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “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 2: “A flute could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing piano at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog is playing football” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The akita is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 15: “The soccer game is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake; Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing piano at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The chrysanthemum garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “A flute could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing piano at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The soccer game is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park.
Clue 13: “The akita is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The soccer game is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “A flute could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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 14: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 21: “Cosmos are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The cabbage patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “Dahlias are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 24: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Instruments
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Flute
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
French Fries
Pizza
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Football
Vegetables
Pepper
Turnip
Carrot
Cabbage
Broccoli
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #161
26 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 53 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 57% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The iris garden and the clarinet music have one location between them
The carrot patch and the cosmo garden have one location between them
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The hockey game is at the park, trail, or snow
The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The flute music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The broccoli patch is not at the park
The pepper patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The ping pong game is at the farm
The lab mix is left of the donut stand
The broccoli patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The border collie is left of the saxophone music
The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at most 2 locations apart
The french fries stand is at the park
The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location
The sheltie is having a walk at the farm
The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance
The poppy garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
The soccer game is next to the pepper patch
The carrot patch is not next to the cattle dog
The pepper patch is not next to the flute music
The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location
The tuba was not being played at the ice cream stand
The akita and the ice cream stand are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Snow, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Pizza at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The hockey game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The poppy garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 2: “The iris garden and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The border collie is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 19: “The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch and the cosmo garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The flute music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the cosmo garden 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.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch is not next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 23: “The pepper patch is not next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The iris garden and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” 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. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The dahlia garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 25: “The tuba was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The border collie is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 26: “The akita and the ice cream stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The border collie is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The iris garden and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.