The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 28, 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
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
The guitar could not be heard at the ping pong game
The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs
The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The trumpet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The tennis game is at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Trail, Puck at the Park, Ice Cream at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “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 7: “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 2: “The guitar could not be heard at 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2272
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
The hot dog stand and the akita are at knight's move distance
The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The tuba music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The golden retriever is not playing ping pong
The trumpet music and the akita are at least 2 locations apart
The cattle dog and the hockey game have two locations between them
The cattle dog is left of the guitar music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The tuba music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The trumpet music and the akita are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the hockey game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” 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. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is not playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2272
25 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 border collie is left of the french fries stand
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The pizza stand is left of the zinnia garden
The border collie is next to the dahlia garden
The border collie doesn't like ice cream
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The cattle dog is next to the garlic patch
The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The tuba music and the zinnia garden are not at the same location
The flute music is next to the iris garden
The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream
The cosmo garden is next to the pepper patch
One dog is playing flute and eating pizza
The poppy garden and the garlic patch are at the same location
The sheltie is next to the tennis game
The hamburger stand is at the park
The hockey game is at the farm
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The football game is at the beach
The soccer game is at the snow
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Trail, Guitar at the Beach, Baseball at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “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 20: “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 21: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 22: “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 23: “The football game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 24: “The soccer game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 25: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow or Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The border collie is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm; French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever 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 12: “The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
Clue 14: “The flute music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The cosmo garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball 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 Lake.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 15: “The dog playing tennis 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.
Clue 9: “The border collie doesn't like ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes 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.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The tuba music and the zinnia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The flute music is next to the iris garden” 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. Tuba goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Poppy
Zinnia
Dahlia
Instruments
Saxophone
Guitar
Clarinet
Flute
Piano
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
Donut
French Fries
Sports
Baseball
Football
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
Carrot
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2272
26 clues, 3 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 piano music is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the football game
The dahlia garden is left of the clarinet music
The clarinet music is at the park, trail, or snow
The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow
The pepper patch is next to the soccer game
The sheltie likes eating hamburgers
The french fries stand is left of the iris garden
The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The baseball game is left of the iris garden
The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at most 1 locations apart
The turnip patch is between the cattle dog and the baseball game
The donut stand is not at an edge
The soccer game and the lab mix have one location between them
The cattle dog and the carrot patch are at least 2 locations apart
The broccoli patch is next to the cosmo garden
The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance
The cattle dog is playing hockey
The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game
The piano music was not heard at the park
The soccer game and the poppy garden are at least 4 locations apart
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The guitar music and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center
The carrot patch and the flute music are at the same location
The cosmo garden is left of the garlic patch
The piano music is not next to the zinnia garden
The poppy garden is next to the golden retriever
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Lake, Lab Mix at the Trail, Pizza at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The donut stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 19: “The piano music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The dahlia garden is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow or Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The pepper patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow or Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The soccer game and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail; Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The soccer game and the poppy garden are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The guitar music and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 23: “The carrot patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach; Flute can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The cosmo garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 26: “The poppy garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The border collie 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 2: “The dahlia garden is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog and the carrot patch are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 22: “The guitar music and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The carrot patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 25: “The piano music is not next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 1: “The piano music is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch is between the cattle dog and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.