The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 12, 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 62 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The hamburger stand is at the lake
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The golden retriever is left of the baseball game
The golden retriever and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Ping Pong at the Trail, Akita at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of 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 Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2235
7 clues, 3 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
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever is left of the tuba music
The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog
The tennis game is next to the donut stand
The cattle dog is next to the donut stand
The akita plays the guitar
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Park, Hamburger at the Park, Puck at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever 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.
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. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar 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.
Clue 2: “A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2235
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 48 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 82% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The dahlia garden and the soccer game are at the same location
The zinnia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
The garlic patch is next to the cosmo garden
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden
The cattle dog is next to the hamburger stand
The lab mix likes eating hot dogs
The pizza stand is next to the tennis game
The sheltie is next to the carrot patch
A flute could be heard next to the soccer game
The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The akita likes eating pizza
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The cabbage patch is at the lake
The carrot patch is at the beach
The turnip patch is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Farm, Ice Cream at the Snow, French Fries at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The turnip patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The piano music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach or Lake; Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The garlic patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The lab mix likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix 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.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The garlic patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The pizza stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 15: “A flute could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “A flute could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The pizza stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Flowers
Poppy
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Piano
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
French Fries
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Football
Baseball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Garlic
Carrot
Pepper
Cabbage
Broccoli
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2235
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 62 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game
The akita likes eating hamburgers
The poppy garden is next to the ping pong game
The akita plays the tuba
The garlic patch and the lab mix have one location between them
The zinnia garden is next to the pepper patch
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
The tennis game is next to the turnip patch
The guitar music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The flute music is not next to the pizza stand
The donut stand and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center
The french fries stand and the cattle dog are at least 2 locations apart
The sheltie is left of the broccoli patch, is left of the french fries stand
The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The golden retriever is left of the dahlia garden
The golden retriever likes eating french fries
The chrysanthemum garden and the clarinet music have two locations between them
The iris garden and the football game are at the same location
The donut stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 2 locations apart
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Flute at the Beach, Carrot at the Snow, Ping Pong at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is at the Trail or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The tennis game is at the Trail or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 17: “The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow; Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The poppy garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The tennis game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Turnip can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The guitar music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 13: “The flute music is not next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 14: “The donut stand and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 21: “The iris garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 16: “The sheltie is left of the broccoli patch, is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm; Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; French Fries can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The donut stand and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The french fries stand and the cattle dog are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The iris garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The donut stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The iris garden and the football game are at the same location” 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. Baseball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey 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. Piano goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The akita plays the tuba” 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. Sheltie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” 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. Pizza goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.