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Daily Logic Puzzles: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 21, 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 46 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #2265

7 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 11 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Next to, Different locations, Diagonally adjacent.

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The setup

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	Tuba
Junk Food			Ice Cream
Sports	Puck

Clues

1. The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
2. One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
3. The ping pong game is next to the akita
4. The clarinet music is next to the hot dog stand
5. The akita is not playing baseball
6. The border collie likes eating donuts
7. The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Park, Ice Cream at the Trail, Tuba at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
3. Clue 2: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
4. Clue 4: “The clarinet music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
5. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
6. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
7. Clue 6: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
8. Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
9. Clue 3: “The ping pong game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
10. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
11. Clue 5: “The akita is not playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Border Collie	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Akita
Instruments	Tuba	Trumpet	Clarinet	Guitar
Junk Food	Donut	Hamburger	Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports	Puck	Baseball	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2265

8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 21 solving steps.

●●●●● Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, Left of, Same location, Different locations, Next to, Not at the far left.

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The setup

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
Sports	Ping Pong

Clues

1. The baseball game is at the lake
2. The golden retriever is left of the hamburger stand
3. The border collie likes eating donuts
4. The border collie is playing tennis
5. The akita plays the guitar
6. The akita is not playing ping pong
7. The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand
8. The trumpet music was not heard at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
3. Clue 8: “The trumpet music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
4. Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
5. Clue 4: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Lake.
6. Clue 3: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Lake.
7. Clue 5: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
8. The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
9. Clue 6: “The akita is not playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
10. The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
11. Clue 5: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
12. The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
13. Clue 7: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
14. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
15. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
16. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
17. Clue 3: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
18. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
19. Clue 4: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
20. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
21. Clue 5: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar 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	Akita	Border Collie	Cattle Dog
Instruments	Clarinet	Guitar	Trumpet	Tuba
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Ice Cream	Donut	Hamburger
Sports	Ping Pong	Puck	Tennis Ball	Baseball

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2265

24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 38 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 75% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, At the far right, Next to, Different locations, Diagonally adjacent, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments					Guitar
Junk Food			French Fries
Sports			Soccer Ball
Vegetables

Clues

1. Dahlias are growing at the park
2. The french fries stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
3. The ping pong game is at the farm
4. The hot dog stand is at the farm
5. The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
6. The golden retriever likes eating pizza
7. The golden retriever is next to the poppy garden
8. The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
9. The pepper patch is next to the baseball game
10. The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location
11. The clarinet music is next to the hamburger stand
12. The lab mix plays the piano
13. The hockey game is next to the akita
14. The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
15. The ice cream stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
16. The lab mix is not playing football
17. The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
18. The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
19. The sheltie is having a walk at the beach
20. Irises are growing at the trail
21. Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm
22. The turnip patch is at the snow
23. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail
24. The cabbage patch is at the farm

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Trail, Guitar at the Snow, Soccer Ball at the Trail.
2. Clue 1: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
3. Clue 3: “The ping pong game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
4. Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
5. Clue 19: “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.
6. Clue 20: “Irises are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
7. Clue 21: “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.
8. Clue 22: “The turnip patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
9. Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
10. Clue 24: “The cabbage patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
11. Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the broccoli patch 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.
12. Clue 5: “The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden 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.
13. Clue 6: “The golden retriever likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Beach.
14. Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow; Pepper can't be at the Beach.
15. Clue 6: “The golden retriever likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
16. Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
17. Clue 9: “The pepper patch is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake.
18. Clue 10: “The garlic patch and the baseball game 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; Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
19. Clue 9: “The pepper patch is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
20. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
21. Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the pepper patch 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.
22. Clue 6: “The golden retriever likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
23. Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
24. Clue 11: “The clarinet music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach; Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
25. Clue 12: “The lab mix plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
26. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
27. Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach.
28. Clue 11: “The clarinet music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
29. Clue 13: “The hockey game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
30. Clue 15: “The ice cream stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
31. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
32. Clue 14: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
33. Clue 13: “The hockey game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
34. Clue 16: “The lab mix is not playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
35. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
36. Clue 17: “The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
37. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
38. Clue 18: “The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Golden Retriever	Sheltie	Cattle Dog	Lab Mix	Border Collie	Akita
Flowers	Dahlia	Poppy	Iris	Cosmo	Chrysanthemum	Zinnia
Instruments	Clarinet	Flute	Tuba	Piano	Guitar	Saxophone
Junk Food	Pizza	Hamburger	French Fries	Donut	Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports	Football	Baseball	Soccer Ball	Tennis Ball	Puck	Ping Pong
Vegetables	Pepper	Garlic	Broccoli	Carrot	Turnip	Cabbage

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2265

22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 90% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, Symmetric around the center, One of two locations, In order, left to right, Farther from, Odd location, Next to, At most N apart, Knight's move, Even location, At least N apart, Equidistant.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers					Cosmo
Instruments						Piano
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables	Turnip		Cabbage

Clues

1. The akita is having a walk at the park
2. The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
3. The french fries stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
4. The broccoli patch is at the Beach or the Trail
5. The football game is left of the tuba music, is left of the dahlia garden
6. The flute music is farther from the carrot patch than from the chrysanthemum garden
7. The iris garden is at the park, trail, or snow
8. The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand
9. The carrot patch and the donut stand are at most 1 locations apart
10. The akita and the zinnia garden are at knight's move distance
11. The guitar music and the iris garden are at most 2 locations apart
12. The lab mix is at the beach, lake, or farm
13. The golden retriever is next to the cosmo garden
14. The golden retriever plays the clarinet
15. The border collie and the cosmo garden are at least 2 locations apart
16. The carrot patch is next to the soccer game
17. The sheltie likes eating hamburgers
18. Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game
19. The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location
20. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
21. The hockey game is equidistant from the iris garden and the guitar music
22. The pizza stand is equidistant from the baseball game and the cosmo garden

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Piano at the Farm, Cabbage at the Trail, Turnip at the Park, Cosmo at the Snow.
2. 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.
3. Clue 4: “The broccoli patch is at the Beach or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
4. Clue 7: “The iris garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
5. Clue 12: “The lab mix is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail or Snow.
6. Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
7. Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
8. Clue 3: “The french fries stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
9. Clue 9: “The carrot patch and the donut stand are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
10. Clue 10: “The akita and the zinnia garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
11. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
12. Clue 11: “The guitar music and the iris garden are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake or Snow.
13. Clue 13: “The golden retriever is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
14. Clue 14: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
15. Clue 15: “The border collie and the cosmo garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow or Farm.
16. Clue 16: “The carrot patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Beach.
17. Clue 17: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Lake.
18. Clue 18: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach; Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake or Farm.
19. Clue 16: “The carrot patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
20. Clue 19: “The iris garden and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
21. Clue 5: “The football game is left of the tuba music, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow or Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
22. Clue 6: “The flute music is farther from the carrot patch than from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
23. Clue 21: “The hockey game is equidistant from the iris garden and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
24. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
25. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
26. Clue 3: “The french fries stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow.
27. Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
28. The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
29. Clue 8: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
30. Clue 17: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
31. Clue 18: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
32. Clue 5: “The football game is left of the tuba music, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
33. Clue 22: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the baseball game and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
34. Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
35. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
36. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
37. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
38. Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
39. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
40. Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
41. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
42. Clue 17: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
43. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
44. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
45. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow.
46. Clue 6: “The flute music is farther from the carrot patch than from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita	Sheltie	Border Collie	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Lab Mix
Flowers	Iris	Chrysanthemum	Zinnia	Poppy	Cosmo	Dahlia
Instruments	Flute	Saxophone	Guitar	Clarinet	Tuba	Piano
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hamburger	Hot Dog	Pizza	Donut	French Fries
Sports	Ping Pong	Puck	Baseball	Football	Soccer Ball	Tennis Ball
Vegetables	Turnip	Broccoli	Cabbage	Carrot	Garlic	Pepper

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