The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 14, 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 Easy puzzle, at 42 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The hot dog stand is at the lake
The ping pong game is left of the hamburger stand
The hockey game is left of the guitar player
Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
The trumpet music is left of the akita
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Park, Donut at the Park, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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 Beach.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2237
9 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
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
The cattle dog and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The cattle dog is playing tennis
A trumpet could be heard next to the baseball game
The ice cream stand is not next to the guitar music
The akita is next to the baseball game
The hot dog stand is between the akita and the tennis game
Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game
The ping pong game and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie and the clarinet music are at least 2 locations apart
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Lake, Donut at the Trail, Puck at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “A trumpet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The akita is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The border collie and the clarinet music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is between the akita and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2237
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The turnip patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The carrot patch is at the farm
The lab mix is having a walk at the farm
The cabbage patch is at the park
Poppies are growing at the park
The lab mix and the cosmo garden are at the same location
Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden
The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The border collie is next to the hot dog stand
The saxophone music is next to the lab mix
The pepper patch is left of the golden retriever
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The iris garden is left of the baseball game
The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The soccer game is next to the cattle dog
The cattle dog plays the flute
Someone is playing saxophone at the football game
The hockey game and the pepper patch are at the same location
The saxophone music is next to the zinnia garden
The french fries stand is next to the flute music
The ice cream stand is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Lake, Turnip at the Snow, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 1: “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 4: “The carrot patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The lab mix is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “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 23: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 24: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The lab mix and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The border collie is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The pepper patch is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The iris garden is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 16: “The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The border collie is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 17: “The soccer game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 19: “Someone is playing saxophone at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The saxophone music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The french fries stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
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. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to 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 18: “The cattle dog plays the flute” Given what we know so far, 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The soccer game is next to the cattle dog” 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. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Flowers
Poppy
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Pizza
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Puck
Football
Baseball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Garlic
Broccoli
Pepper
Turnip
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2237
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the tuba music are at most 1 locations apart
The golden retriever and the clarinet music have two locations between them
The football game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the saxophone music
The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The zinnia garden is left of the french fries stand, is left of the tennis game
The baseball game and the garlic patch are not at the same location
The tuba music is not next to the dahlia garden
The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The piano music is at the park, trail, or snow
The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location
The donut stand is at the park
The guitar music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The golden retriever is playing football
The cattle dog is not next to the pepper patch
Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden
The akita likes to eat garlic
The pepper patch and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The sheltie is having a walk at the park
The soccer game is equidistant from the lab mix and the flute music
The hockey game is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Park, Guitar at the Park, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 11: “The piano music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “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 20: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The tuba music is not next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park; Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The guitar music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the garlic patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “The garlic 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 15: “The golden retriever is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 17: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 18: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The pepper patch and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The football game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden is left of the french fries stand, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is equidistant from the lab mix and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs; Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.