The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 25, 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 Easy puzzle, at 48 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
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Puck
Clues
The ping pong game is next to the hamburger stand
The cattle dog plays the clarinet
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever
The cattle dog and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Beach, Puck at the Beach, Akita at the Park, Tuba at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to 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.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2269
10 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 19 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% 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
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
None of the dogs are playing baseball at the park
The hot dog stand is at the park or the trail
The akita and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart
The tennis game is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the golden retriever
The cattle dog is next to the donut stand
The golden retriever is not next to the guitar music
The hamburger stand is left of the guitar player
The donut stand and the baseball game are at most 1 locations apart
The border collie plays the trumpet
None of the dogs are playing ping pong at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Park, Hamburger at the Trail.
Clue 1: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “None of the dogs are playing ping pong at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The donut stand and the baseball game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet 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
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2269
23 clues, 3 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 and the pepper patch are not at the same location
The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The turnip patch is next to the poppy garden
The iris garden is left of the garlic patch
The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand
The sheltie likes to eat carrot
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The hockey game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The border collie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The broccoli patch is next to the hot dog stand
The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location
The piano music is next to the pizza stand
The broccoli patch is at the park
Cosmos are growing at the park
The baseball game is at the trail
The hamburger stand is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Park, Zinnia at the Snow, Turnip at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The lab mix is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The baseball game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Beach; Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The akita is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Farm; Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The piano player is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The iris garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The sheltie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to 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 5: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The akita is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 14: “The hockey game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The border collie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The soccer game is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 14: “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.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The iris garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The sheltie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 15: “The border collie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The sheltie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The piano music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Zinnia
Dahlia
Instruments
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Clarinet
Guitar
Flute
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
French Fries
Pizza
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Turnip
Carrot
Cabbage
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2269
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 47 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 87% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hamburger stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The cosmo garden is not next to the saxophone music
The chrysanthemum garden and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance
The lab mix plays the piano
The poppy garden and the golden retriever have two locations between them
The piano player is left of the soccer game
The cosmo garden is next to the broccoli patch
The golden retriever likes eating french fries
The border collie is playing tennis
The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The donut stand and the hockey game are not at the same location
The carrot patch is between the ping pong game and the flute music
The broccoli patch is left of the border collie, is left of the flute music
The golden retriever and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The hamburger stand is left of the pepper patch
The tennis game is next to the sheltie
The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm
The border collie is left of the guitar music, is left of the hot dog stand
The tuba music and the pizza stand have one location between them
The baseball game and the donut stand are not at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Lake, Garlic at the Snow, Iris at the Lake, Puck at the Park.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is at the Trail or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The piano player is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 14: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The donut stand and the hockey game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The hamburger stand is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The tennis game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 23: “The tuba music and the pizza stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch is between the ping pong game and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park; Flute can't be at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The broccoli patch is left of the border collie, is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Flute can't be at the Park or Beach.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch is between the ping pong game and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The border collie is left of the guitar music, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The guitar could not be heard at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden is not next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The baseball game and the donut stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.