The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 2, 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 59 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The border collie plays the trumpet
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The hockey game is at the park
The hamburger stand is next to the guitar music
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
The tennis game is at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Beach, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 2: “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 hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1699
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The akita is at the park or the trail
The border collie is not at the lake
One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The hockey game is at the park or the trail
The akita is equidistant from the ping pong game and the trumpet music
The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The guitar was not being played at the hamburger stand
The baseball game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park, Hamburger at the Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The border collie is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating 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. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The guitar was not being played at the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The baseball game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The akita is equidistant from the ping pong game and the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1699
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 59 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The flute music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
The pizza stand and the soccer game are not at the same location
The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The soccer game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing piano and eating donuts
The poppy garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The dahlia garden and the akita are at the same location
The border collie likes to eat broccoli
A flute could be heard next to the baseball game
The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The hockey game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The sheltie likes eating donuts
The tuba music is next to the poppy garden
The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts
The akita likes eating ice cream
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Trail, Turnip at the Lake, Tuba at the Trail, Pepper at the Park.
Clue 1: “The football game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “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 4: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park; Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The flute music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The soccer game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing piano and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The poppy garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 16: “A flute could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 18: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 20: “The tuba music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The poppy garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 23: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; Akita can't be at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The flute music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “A flute could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The hockey game 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 14: “The dahlia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing piano and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The iris garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The pizza stand and the soccer game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing piano and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Dahlia
Cosmo
Zinnia
Instruments
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Flute
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Baseball
Football
Vegetables
Pepper
Cabbage
Broccoli
Turnip
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1699
24 clues, 2 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 zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The pizza stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
A piano could be heard next to the football game
The hot dog stand is next to the tuba music
The clarinet music is not next to the chrysanthemum garden
The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the guitar music
The french fries stand and the flute music have two locations between them
The football game is at the Beach or the Snow
The sheltie is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the carrot patch
The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The golden retriever is not playing football
The zinnia garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The golden retriever is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the zinnia garden
The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the border collie
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The border collie is playing baseball
The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
The ping pong game is at the park
The soccer game is next to the french fries stand
The broccoli patch and the ice cream stand are at least 2 locations apart
The pizza stand is left of the lab mix
The cattle dog is farther from the pepper patch than from the tennis game
The sheltie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Pizza at the Park.
Clue 8: “The football game is at the Beach or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “A piano could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park; Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The pizza stand is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow or Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 24: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the zinnia garden” 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is not playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “A piano could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The soccer game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch and the ice cream stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is not next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The soccer game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog likes eating 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 24: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “The cattle dog is farther from the pepper patch than from 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.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The soccer game is next to 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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the flute music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.