The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 6, 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
The donut stand and the ping pong game are not at the same location
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game
The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
The donut stand is left of the clarinet player
The tuba player is left of the tennis game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Hamburger at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Park.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “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.
Clue 6: “The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the ping pong game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The tuba player is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #156
9 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 19 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% 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
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The hamburger stand and the ping pong game are not at the same location
The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location
The tennis game is between the tuba music and the cattle dog
The tennis game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the clarinet music
None of the dogs are playing hockey at the lake
The baseball game is left of the cattle dog
A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game
The donut stand is left of the baseball game
The tuba music is next to the hot dog stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach.
Clue 5: “None of the dogs are playing hockey at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is between the tuba music and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the ping pong game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The tuba music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location” 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 Park.
Clue 9: “The tuba music is next to the hot dog stand” 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, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #156
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The flute music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The hockey game is next to the turnip patch
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow
Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake
The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
The saxophone music is next to the dahlia garden
The border collie and the clarinet music are not at the same location
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The sheltie is having a walk at the park
A piano could be heard next to the ping pong game
The clarinet music is next to the akita
The football game is next to the dahlia garden
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm
The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The ice cream stand is at the beach
The akita likes to eat carrot
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
The french fries stand is at the lake
The ping pong game is at the snow
The broccoli patch is at the snow
The lab mix plays the flute
The hamburger stand is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Snow, Poppy at the Park, Pizza at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The french fries stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 25: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The flute music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow; Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 13: “A piano could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 15: “The football game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Football 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” 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.
Clue 10: “The border collie and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The akita likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” 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. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The lab mix plays the flute” 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. Border Collie goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Flowers
Poppy
Dahlia
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Iris
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Saxophone
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
French Fries
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Puck
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Vegetables
Garlic
Cabbage
Carrot
Turnip
Broccoli
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #156
25 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 hamburger stand and the soccer game are not at the same location
The iris garden and the pizza stand are at least 3 locations apart
The ping pong game is at the park
The cattle dog is next to the baseball game
The carrot patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The hot dog stand is between the cabbage patch and the dahlia garden
The hot dog stand is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the akita
The lab mix and the guitar music are at least 4 locations apart
The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The cattle dog plays the tuba
One dog is playing piano and eating french fries
The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The piano music is coming from the park or the lake
The akita likes eating pizza
The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at least 3 locations apart
Zinnias are growing at the park
The tennis game and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance
The hot dog stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The dahlia garden is closer to the tennis game than to the flute music
The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at knight's move distance
The tuba music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The poppy garden is equidistant from the hockey game and the pepper patch
The sheltie is next to the tennis game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Snow, Puck at the Beach, Carrot at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 5: “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 15: “The piano music is coming from the park or the lake” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 18: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The hot dog stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 2: “The cabbage patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the soccer game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The iris garden and the pizza stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The carrot patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The lab mix and the guitar music are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow; Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The lab mix and the guitar music are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing piano and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The iris garden and the pizza stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 16: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake; Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The iris garden and the pizza stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 22: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The iris garden and the pizza stand are at least 3 locations apart” 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. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” 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. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The cabbage patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The tuba music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 25: “The sheltie is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The iris garden and the pizza stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 Lake.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand is between the cabbage patch and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The dahlia garden is closer to the tennis game than to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.