The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 24, 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 58 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The hockey game is at the lake
The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is left of the hamburger stand
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The trumpet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Trail, Baseball at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “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 8: “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.
Clue 1: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The border collie 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.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The trumpet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2268
8 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The ping pong game is next to the golden retriever
The clarinet music is at the beach or the lake
The hamburger stand and the tuba music have two locations between them
The akita is next to the hot dog stand
The cattle dog is not next to the tuba music
The tennis game and the donut stand have two locations between them
The border collie is playing hockey
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand and the tuba music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is not next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The tennis game and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2268
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 48 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 82% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The french fries stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The guitar music is next to the cosmo garden
Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden
The lab mix plays the clarinet
The lab mix likes eating french fries
The dahlia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
The tuba music and the iris garden are not at the same location
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The turnip patch is left of the akita
The carrot patch and the baseball game are at the same location
Someone is playing piano at the baseball game
The golden retriever is left of the broccoli patch
The zinnia garden is next to the hockey game
The poppy garden and the border collie are at the same location
The ping pong game is at the trail
The pizza stand is at the beach
The ice cream stand is at the snow
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Park, Flute at the Lake, Akita at the Snow, Hot Dog at the Park.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The ice cream stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner 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.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Snow; Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach; French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The carrot patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Trail; Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The tuba music and the iris garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Dahlia
Zinnia
Cosmo
Instruments
Tuba
Piano
Clarinet
Flute
Guitar
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Pizza
French Fries
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Football
Puck
Vegetables
Cabbage
Carrot
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2268
19 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 58 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart
The cosmo garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the ice cream stand
The football game is next to the cosmo garden
The akita and the donut stand have two locations between them
The tennis game is at the Snow or the Lake
The zinnia garden is next to the turnip patch
The guitar music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The pepper patch is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the saxophone music
The flute music and the donut stand have one location between them
The pizza stand is at the Lake or the Farm
The ping pong game is equidistant from the cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden
The guitar music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The pepper patch and the soccer game have one location between them
The tuba music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Park, Chrysanthemum at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Lake, Sheltie at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is at the Snow or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The pizza stand is at the Lake or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The flute music and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 17: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch and the soccer game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 4: “The football game is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow or Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 7: “The zinnia garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “The football game is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The akita and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The flute music and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The zinnia garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch and the soccer game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Football goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The football game is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The zinnia garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the pepper patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park; Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The tuba music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach; Broccoli can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The tuba music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The akita and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 16: “The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.