The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 13, 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 58 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The tuba music is next to the akita
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand
The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The donut stand is at the beach
The hamburger stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Trail, Clarinet at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Park.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The tuba music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 Lake.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The tuba 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2236
6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% 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
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The hamburger stand and the border collie are at knight's move distance
The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The border collie plays the tuba
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the border collie
The border collie is not playing tennis
The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Trumpet at the Beach, Clarinet at the Park, Akita at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The border collie is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “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 must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Hamburger 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2236
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 47 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 77% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The carrot patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden
The border collie is left of the broccoli patch
The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location
The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The border collie is left of the hockey game
A flute could be heard next to the baseball game
The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The flute music could be heard next to the turnip patch
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
The guitar could not be heard at the baseball game
The poppy garden is next to the soccer game
Flute music is coming from the iris garden
A guitar could be heard next to the tennis game
The donut stand is at the park
Dahlias are growing at the snow
The hot dog stand is at the trail
The ping pong game is at the beach
The broccoli patch is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Park, Akita at the Beach, French Fries at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “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 19: “Dahlias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The hot dog stand is at the trail” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “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 22: “The broccoli patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The carrot patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow; Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The border collie is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail; Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The border collie is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “A flute could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “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 Farm.
Clue 12: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake; Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 3: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 16: “Flute music is coming from the iris garden” 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. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The carrot patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 3: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The carrot patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The guitar could not be heard at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “A guitar could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Zinnia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Dahlia
Cosmo
Instruments
Saxophone
Tuba
Guitar
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
French Fries
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Pizza
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Vegetables
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2236
26 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 58 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The saxophone music is equidistant from the football game and the french fries stand
The soccer game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
The clarinet was not being played at the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is playing baseball
The carrot patch is not at an edge
The guitar music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
The iris garden is not next to the golden retriever
The baseball game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The dahlia garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The poppy garden is left of the soccer game
The hot dog stand is left of the football game
The turnip patch is at the park
The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at most 3 locations apart
The tuba music and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The iris garden is next to the baseball game
The carrot patch is not next to the tennis game
The akita is equidistant from the hockey game and the cabbage patch
The piano music and the dahlia garden are at least 5 locations apart
The guitar music is next to the golden retriever
The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are not at the same location
The hamburger stand is not at an edge
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
One dog is playing piano and eating donuts
The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Zinnia at the Lake, Tuba at the Trail, Border Collie at the Park, Sheltie at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The carrot patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The hamburger stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 4: “The soccer game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Beach; Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 17: “The iris garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The piano music and the dahlia garden are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 4: “The soccer game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The guitar music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 24: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The iris garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “One dog is playing piano and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 26: “The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is equidistant from the football game and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; French Fries can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The akita is equidistant from the hockey game and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Snow; Akita can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The iris garden is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The guitar music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch are not 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.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The soccer game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is not next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The piano music and the dahlia garden are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 25: “One dog is playing piano and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The clarinet was not being played at the ice cream stand” 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. Flute goes at the Farm.
Clue 26: “The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is equidistant from the football game and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The akita is equidistant from the hockey game and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Golden Retriever
Clarinet
Puck
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Golden Retriever
Akita
French Fries
Hamburger
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Zinnia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Dahlia
Cosmo
Saxophone
Tuba
Guitar
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper