The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 10, 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 50 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
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The border collie plays the clarinet
The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
The baseball game is next to the hot dog stand
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
The golden retriever is left of the tennis game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Beach, Tuba at the Lake, Trumpet at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Park.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “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; Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” 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. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2233
7 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The donut stand is at the park or the trail
The tennis game and the golden retriever have one location between them
The tuba player is left of the ping pong game
The akita is next to the hot dog stand
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the cattle dog
The ice cream stand and the hockey game have two locations between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The tuba player is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2233
20 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.
A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game
The cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
The chrysanthemum garden and the soccer game are at the same location
The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries
The dahlia garden is next to the football game
The piano music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent
The guitar music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The golden retriever is playing tennis
The donut stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The broccoli patch is next to the cattle dog
The broccoli patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The ping pong game is at the beach
The turnip patch is at the trail
The lab mix is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Poppy at the Park, Sheltie at the Snow, Hamburger at the Trail, Pepper at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “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 3: “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 18: “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 19: “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 20: “The lab mix is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 6: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail or Lake; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The chrysanthemum garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 10: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The piano music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail; Broccoli can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The donut stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The saxophone music and the garlic 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.
Clue 8: “The chrysanthemum garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden is next to the football game” 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. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” 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. Piano goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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 Farm.
Clue 15: “The donut stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut 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 Farm.
Clue 17: “The broccoli patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Pizza
Donut
Hamburger
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Football
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
Pepper
Broccoli
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2233
24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 74% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cattle dog is equidistant from the flute music and the carrot patch
The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The broccoli patch is equidistant from the piano music and the cosmo garden
The ping pong game is equidistant from the tuba music and the cabbage patch
The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch
The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance
The broccoli patch and the tennis game have one location between them
The tennis game is next to the garlic patch
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The iris garden and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The dahlia garden is next to the border collie
The lab mix likes to eat turnip
The golden retriever plays the saxophone
The tuba music and the tennis game are at most 1 locations apart
The hockey game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
The french fries stand is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Snow, Donut at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 24: “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 1: “The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 18: “The iris garden and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The dahlia garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 20: “The lab mix likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the hamburger stand” 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. Sheltie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The tennis game is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The iris garden and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The tuba music and the tennis game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 23: “The hockey game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the flute music and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch is equidistant from the piano music and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the tuba music and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.