The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 11, 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
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever is playing hockey
A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the lake
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
The ice cream stand is at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Trail, Akita at the Beach, Tuba at the Trail, Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” 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. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “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.
Clue 6: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 2: “A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” 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. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2234
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
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
The baseball game is not next to the akita
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The baseball game is equidistant from the donut stand and the cattle dog
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park
The tennis game is farther from the hot dog stand than from the guitar music
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
The tennis game is not next to the border collie
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Lake, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is equidistant from the donut stand and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is not next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” 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.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The tennis game is not next to the border collie” 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. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is farther from the hot dog stand than from the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2234
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 33 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 97% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location
Irises are growing at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden
The soccer game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden
The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The garlic patch is next to the dahlia garden
The hamburger stand is next to the pepper patch
One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers
The turnip patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The turnip patch and the guitar music are at the same location
The golden retriever and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
Zinnias are growing at the lake
The lab mix is having a walk at the lake
The french fries stand is at the park
The donut stand is at the trail
The tennis game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Poppy at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Lake, Cosmo at the Snow, Akita at the Park.
Clue 2: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “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 18: “Zinnias are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The lab mix is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The poppy garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The soccer game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm; Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Flowers
Iris
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Saxophone
Flute
Tuba
Clarinet
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
French Fries
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Pizza
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
Cabbage
Broccoli
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2234
22 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 hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The guitar music and the poppy garden have one location between them
The sheltie is at the beach, lake, or farm
The ping pong game is left of the akita
The carrot patch and the piano music have one location between them
The tuba music and the hockey game have two locations between them
The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at least 3 locations apart
The iris garden is at the Snow or the Park
The golden retriever is at the Park or the Farm
The tennis game and the iris garden are at the same location
The guitar music was not heard at the park
The tuba music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the clarinet music
A flute could be heard next to the tennis game
The cattle dog is equidistant from the pepper patch and the hot dog stand
The carrot patch and the football game have two locations between them
The carrot patch is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the lab mix
The donut stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The hockey game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The sheltie is equidistant from the guitar music and the french fries stand
The baseball game is at the farm
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Trail, Donut at the Beach, Broccoli at the Park.
Clue 4: “The sheltie is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The iris garden is at the Snow or the Park” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever is at the Park or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 12: “The guitar music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The tuba music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 22: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The guitar music and the poppy garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The carrot patch and the piano music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The tuba music and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 15: “A flute could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail; Football can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “The carrot patch and the piano music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Snow.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Park.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The guitar music and the poppy garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The donut stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The hockey game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 7: “The tuba music and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow; Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the pepper patch and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail or Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the football game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The sheltie is equidistant from the guitar music and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The carrot patch and the piano music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “A flute could be heard next to the tennis game” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be 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.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tuba music and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The tennis game 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.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is not next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the pepper patch and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.