The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 17, 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 60 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The donut stand is left of the clarinet player
The donut stand is left of the baseball game
The akita is playing hockey
The ice cream stand is next to the tuba music
The akita plays the tuba
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck 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 4: “The ice cream stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2240
10 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The tennis game is left of the golden retriever
The akita is not at the lake
The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand
The tennis game is left of the donut stand, is left of the tuba music
The baseball game and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart
The golden retriever is not at the lake
The ping pong game and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center
A clarinet could be heard next to the hockey game
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
The trumpet was not being played at the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 8: “A clarinet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is left of the donut stand, is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “A clarinet could be heard next to 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. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The baseball game and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, 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 Lake.
Clue 10: “The trumpet was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2240
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 96% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The akita is left of the garlic patch
The poppy garden and the border collie are at the same location
The soccer game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
The garlic patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The ping pong game is next to the cabbage patch
The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location
The hamburger stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The donut stand is next to the hockey game
The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing flute and eating pizza
The tennis game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Beach, Cabbage at the Lake, Donut at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing piano and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The hockey game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The akita is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The soccer game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail; Hamburger can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The soccer game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Lake; Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Trail.
The Lake still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The akita is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The hockey game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch 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.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The hockey game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 21: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The tennis game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Flowers
Iris
Zinnia
Poppy
Dahlia
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Flute
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Clarinet
Saxophone
Junk Food
Pizza
French Fries
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Football
Vegetables
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
Cabbage
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2240
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 60 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 76% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance
The hockey game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The zinnia garden is closer to the saxophone music than to the french fries stand
The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The broccoli patch is at the Park or the Snow
The turnip patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The piano music is not next to the ping pong game
The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog, is left of the garlic patch
The guitar music is between the poppy garden and the cattle dog
The pepper patch is left of the lab mix
The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow
The carrot patch is left of the donut stand, is left of the ping pong game
The football game and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart
The piano music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
The flute music is not next to the donut stand
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the tuba music and the donut stand
The carrot patch is at the Beach or the Snow
Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers
The golden retriever likes eating ice cream
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Trail, Donut at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden is at the Trail or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The garlic patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is at the Park or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 16: “The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The carrot patch is at the Beach or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The football game and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 19: “The piano music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The piano music is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The flute music is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 25: “The golden retriever likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden is closer to the saxophone music than to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 13: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow or Farm; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 25: “The golden retriever likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 14: “The guitar music is between the poppy garden and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail; Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch is left of the donut stand, is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 24: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the tuba music and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments; Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch is not next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 18: “The football game and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 24: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pizza 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 25: “The golden retriever likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden is closer to the saxophone music than to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries 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 13: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog, is left of the garlic patch” 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. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The guitar music is between the poppy garden and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.