The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 15, 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 49 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The border collie is playing baseball
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The guitar music is next to the donut stand
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Akita at the Park, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail; Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; Donut can't be at the Trail.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2238
8 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The donut stand and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance
The guitar music is next to the border collie
The akita is playing hockey
The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game
The guitar music is left of the hockey game, is left of the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is not playing baseball
The trumpet player is left of the hockey game
The hamburger stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Park, Clarinet at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The hamburger stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The guitar music is left of the hockey game, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The guitar music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The guitar music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is not playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The trumpet player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet 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
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2238
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 36 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location
Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
The ping pong game is at the park
The pepper patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The tuba music is next to the iris garden
The french fries stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The dahlia garden is left of the cattle dog
The dog playing hockey likes to eat pizza
Zinnias are growing next to the ice cream
The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The iris garden is next to the broccoli patch
One dog is playing flute and eating pizza
The poppy garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The soccer game is left of the clarinet player
The turnip patch is left of the flute music
The lab mix is next to the chrysanthemum garden
Saxophone could be heard next to the akita
The golden retriever is playing tennis
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
The hamburger stand is at the trail
The hockey game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Chrysanthemum at the Farm, Tuba at the Beach, Garlic at the Beach.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The hamburger stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The pepper patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The tuba music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “Zinnias are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach; Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach; Carrot can't be at the Trail or Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The iris garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “Zinnias are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The soccer game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The lab mix is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “Saxophone could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “Saxophone could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Cosmo
Dahlia
Iris
Poppy
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Piano
Tuba
Saxophone
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
French Fries
Hamburger
Pizza
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Puck
Football
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Pepper
Garlic
Turnip
Broccoli
Carrot
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2238
24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 78% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location
The baseball game and the carrot patch are at the same location
The dahlia garden is left of the football game, is left of the carrot patch
The poppy garden is left of the akita, is left of the hot dog stand
The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand
The clarinet music is coming from the beach or the trail
The lab mix likes to eat carrot
The ice cream stand is not at an edge
The hamburger stand is not at the park
The donut stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the carrot patch
The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at most 1 locations apart
Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game
The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at least 2 locations apart
The poppy garden and the piano music have one location between them
The broccoli patch is left of the clarinet music
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The lab mix is having a walk at the farm
The cabbage patch and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center
The pizza stand is next to the piano music
The pepper patch and the hockey game are at the same location
The baseball game and the garlic patch are at least 2 locations apart
The hot dog stand and the sheltie have two locations between them
The hamburger stand and the chrysanthemum garden have one location between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Snow, Poppy at the Park.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is coming from the beach or the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “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 1: “The poppy garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The lab mix likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Snow; Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the piano music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing tuba at 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.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The pepper patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The baseball game and the garlic patch are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The hot dog stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “The dahlia garden is left of the football game, is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow; Football can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden is left of the akita, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 23: “The hot dog stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 11: “The donut stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the carrot patch” 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. 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. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The pepper patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 23: “The hot dog stand and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The hamburger stand and the chrysanthemum garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The dahlia garden is left of the football game, is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.