The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from July 29, 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 64 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The cattle dog plays the clarinet
The golden retriever is next to the hockey game
The border collie is not playing tennis
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The ping pong game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Border Collie at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Lake, Guitar at the Lake.
Clue 6: “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 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach; Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The border collie is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2273
6 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The akita is left of the trumpet music, is left of the donut stand
The ping pong game is not at an edge
The akita and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The clarinet music and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Park, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “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 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; 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 Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is left of the trumpet music, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The akita and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2273
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the guitar music are at the same location
The football game is left of the iris garden
The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden
Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden
The border collie plays the saxophone
The hamburger stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
The akita is playing soccer
The french fries stand is next to the tennis game
The golden retriever and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The poppy garden is left of the broccoli patch
The sheltie plays the guitar
Irises are growing at the farm
The baseball game is at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the trail
The carrot patch is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Lake, Puck at the Beach, Turnip at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “Irises are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The baseball game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The ice cream stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the snow” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The football game is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow; Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow; Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” 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. Zinnia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The sheltie plays the guitar” 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, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Border Collie
Flowers
Cosmo
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Poppy
Iris
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Piano
Flute
Guitar
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Carrot
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
Garlic
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2273
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 64 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 88% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The football game and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance
The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at least 3 locations apart
The baseball game and the turnip patch are at most 1 locations apart
The akita is between the zinnia garden and the baseball game
The french fries stand is next to the saxophone music
The zinnia garden is left of the flute music
The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location
Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game
The guitar music is next to the sheltie
The border collie is closer to the broccoli patch than to the tennis game
The chrysanthemum is not at the farm
The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
The soccer game is equidistant from the piano music and the pepper patch
The cabbage patch is at the farm
The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance
The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza
The flute music is not next to the iris garden
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The cosmo garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The saxophone music and the lab mix have two locations between them
The golden retriever is playing soccer
The ping pong game is left of the ice cream stand
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream
The piano music is next to the cattle dog
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Park.
Clue 11: “The chrysanthemum is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “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 19: “The cosmo garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The football game and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand is next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm; Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach; Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Trail; Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail or Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 24: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The akita is between the zinnia garden and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The soccer game is equidistant from the piano music and the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the turnip patch are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand is next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the turnip patch are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is playing soccer” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The guitar music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand is next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the turnip patch are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the hamburger stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The broccoli patch and the poppy garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The flute music is not next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Clue 23: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 24: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The guitar music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Snow.
Clue 25: “The piano music is next to the cattle dog” 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 Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The border collie is closer to the broccoli patch than to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.