The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 20, 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 56 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game
The golden retriever is playing hockey
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The clarinet music is left of the akita
A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Lake, Trumpet at the Beach, Puck at the Trail, Donut at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Akita 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 Park.
Clue 5: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2264
8 clues, 2 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The tuba music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The border collie is playing baseball
The hot dog stand is at the lake
The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The golden retriever and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart
The ping pong game is at the beach or the lake
The akita is next to the donut stand
The akita plays the guitar
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
Clue 3: “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 ping pong game is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The tuba music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be 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 5: “The golden retriever and the tuba music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 7: “The akita is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 8: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing baseball” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2264
23 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.
Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The akita likes eating pizza
The french fries stand is next to the baseball game
The tuba could not be heard at the ping pong game
The ping pong game is left of the turnip patch
The border collie doesn't like hot dog
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at the same location
The tennis game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The lab mix plays the guitar
The poppy garden is left of the cattle dog
The cattle dog plays the piano
The baseball game is next to the zinnia garden
The donut stand is at the lake
Irises are growing at the snow
The sheltie is having a walk at the beach
The football game is at the lake
The pepper patch is at the lake
The broccoli patch is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Trail, Hamburger at the Snow, Flute at the Park.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “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 3: “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 18: “The donut stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “Irises are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The sheltie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The football game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The pepper patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Beach; Akita can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Turnip can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 10: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park; Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Park.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The baseball game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; 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 Farm.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, French Fries 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The border collie doesn't like hot dog” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game 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 Trail.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The tuba could not be heard at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Cosmo
Zinnia
Iris
Dahlia
Instruments
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Saxophone
Junk Food
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Pizza
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Football
Soccer Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
Pepper
Broccoli
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2264
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The flute music and the tennis game have one location between them
The piano music is at the park, trail, or snow
The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand
The guitar music was not heard at the farm
The french fries stand and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart
The clarinet music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hockey game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The baseball game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location
The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance
The zinnia garden and the border collie have two locations between them
The ice cream stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the soccer game
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at least 4 locations apart
The donut stand is farther from the cattle dog than from the iris garden
The hockey game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
The akita and the ping pong game have two locations between them
The broccoli patch is left of the piano music
The golden retriever is at the beach, lake, or farm
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Snow, Cabbage at the Snow, Puck at the Park, Turnip at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The piano music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The guitar music was not heard at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach; Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The baseball game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach; French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pepper 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 9: “The baseball game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The flute music and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The akita and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The flute music and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The flute music and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The baseball game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The broccoli 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.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The donut stand is farther from the cattle dog than from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.