The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 26, 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 57 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Puck
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The akita plays the tuba
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Lake, Puck at the Lake, Donut at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The akita is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “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. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2270
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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game
The hot dog stand is left of the tennis game
The hamburger stand is farther from the baseball game than from the clarinet music
The hamburger stand is at the park or the trail
The trumpet music is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the cattle dog
Guitar could be heard next to the border collie
The tuba music was not heard at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Park, Clarinet at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The tuba music was not heard at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is next 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 2: “The hot dog stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is farther from the baseball game than from the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is left of 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. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Guitar could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2270
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ice cream stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location
One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream
Someone is playing clarinet at the football game
The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The football game is next to the carrot patch
The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The tennis game is left of the border collie
The ping pong game is next to the pepper patch
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game
The sheltie is next to the hot dog stand
The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The flute music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the pepper patch
The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach
The pizza stand is at the lake
Irises are growing at the snow
The lab mix is having a walk at the park
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
The pepper patch is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Farm, Puck at the Park, Sheltie at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “Irises are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “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 23: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 24: “The pepper patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail; Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The football game is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow; Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The ping pong game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 15: “The sheltie 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.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes 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 8: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The flute music and the turnip patch 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; Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The football game is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The tennis game is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Flowers
Cosmo
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Instruments
Tuba
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Saxophone
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
French Fries
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Football
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
Carrot
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2270
26 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 57 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 61% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The border collie and the iris garden are at the same location
The cattle dog likes to eat pepper
The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow
The cabbage patch is at the farm
The zinnia garden is at the Farm or the Park
The akita is having a walk at the farm
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden
The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
The cattle dog is not at an edge
The tennis game is not at an edge
The tuba music is not next to the dahlia garden
The tuba player is left of the hamburger stand
The guitar music is between the carrot patch and the ping pong game
The sheltie is equidistant from the tennis game and the cosmo garden
The football game is farther from the iris garden than from the pizza stand
The golden retriever is not at the park
The zinnia garden and the french fries stand are at least 3 locations apart
The football game is next to the poppy garden
The broccoli patch is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the baseball game
The donut stand is at the park
The cattle dog plays the piano
The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The guitar music is left of the cosmo garden
The zinnia garden and the flute music are at knight's move distance
The garlic patch is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hamburger stand
The tennis game is next to the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Snow, Turnip at the Snow, Garlic at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “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.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is at the Farm or the Park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The tennis game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “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 iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake; Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The tuba player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 23: “The guitar music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 24: “The zinnia garden and the flute music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is between the carrot patch and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park; Ping Pong 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 11: “The tuba music is not next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The guitar music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is equidistant from the tennis game and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The border collie and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden and the french fries stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 23: “The guitar music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The guitar music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The zinnia garden and the flute music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 26: “The tennis game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is between the carrot patch and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Trail.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is equidistant from the tennis game and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 26: “The tennis game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The broccoli patch is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 26: “The tennis game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is equidistant from the tennis game and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The football game is farther from the iris garden than from the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 25: “The garlic patch is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.