The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 22, 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 53 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The hockey game is at the lake
The border collie is playing tennis
The border collie and the tuba music are not at the same location
The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The tennis game is at the trail
The ping pong game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Trumpet at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Trail, Hamburger at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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 5: “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 6: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is at the beach” 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. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing tennis” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The border collie and the tuba music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2266
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Clues
The border collie and the clarinet music have two locations between them
The border collie plays the tuba
The baseball game is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hamburger stand
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
The hockey game and the trumpet music are at knight's move distance
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
The donut stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Lake, Puck at the Park.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The border collie and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail; Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 2: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hockey game and the trumpet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2266
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 37 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 81% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The golden retriever is playing baseball
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
The guitar player is left of the hot dog stand
The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The sheltie is playing hockey
The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent
The broccoli patch is next to the cosmo garden
The tuba music is next to the poppy garden
The dahlia garden is left of the pizza stand
The football game is next to the donut stand
The turnip patch and the soccer game are at the same location
The cattle dog is not playing tennis
The lab mix is next to the cosmo garden
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The hockey game is at the beach
The pepper patch is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Park, Cosmo at the Farm, French Fries at the Beach, Piano at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The pepper patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The guitar player is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 8: “The sheltie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The tuba music 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.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake or Snow; Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The football game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch and the soccer game 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; Soccer Ball 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
The Lake still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The football game is next to the donut stand” 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. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the cosmo garden” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Dahlia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Zinnia
Cosmo
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Piano
Guitar
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
Ice Cream
French Fries
Pizza
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Football
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Carrot
Pepper
Turnip
Broccoli
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2266
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 53 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 57% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ping pong game is farther from the donut stand than from the tuba music
The guitar music and the sheltie are at most 2 locations apart
The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music
The akita is not at the farm
The soccer game and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance
The turnip patch and the soccer game are not at the same location
The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent
The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location
The pizza stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the tuba music
The dahlia garden is at the Beach or the Snow
The tennis game and the poppy garden are at the same location
The guitar music is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the pepper patch
The football game is not at an edge
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the carrot patch
The golden retriever is equidistant from the turnip patch and the tuba music
The hamburger stand and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center
The lab mix is next to the cosmo garden
The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
A piano could be heard next to the baseball game
The flute music and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The golden retriever is left of the garlic patch, is left of the saxophone music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Beach, Hamburger at the Farm, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Cosmos are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The akita is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The dahlia garden is at the Beach or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 14: “The football game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 4: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The soccer game and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The hamburger stand and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The lab mix is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The soccer game and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “A piano could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow or Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park; Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the turnip patch and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Tuba can't be at the Lake or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The guitar music and the sheltie are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “A piano could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 19: “The soccer game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The soccer game and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch and the soccer game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the turnip patch and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is farther from the donut stand than from the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “A piano could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is farther from the donut stand than from the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever is left of the garlic patch, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “A piano could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.