The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 3, 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 60 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
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
The trumpet music is next to the akita
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The tennis game is left of the tuba player
The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
The hockey game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Park, Donut at the Park.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is left of the tuba player” 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. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat 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.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1698
5 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 11 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% 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
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The baseball game is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the trumpet music
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The akita is left of the clarinet music, is left of the ping pong game
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The hockey game is equidistant from the tuba music and the hamburger stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Trail.
Clue 4: “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 golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Trumpet can't be at the Park or Beach.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The akita is left of the clarinet music, is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is equidistant from the tuba music and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1698
22 clues, 4 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 zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location
The piano music and the pepper patch are not at the same location
The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand
The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at the same location
The pepper patch is next to the baseball game
Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie
The tennis game and the iris garden are at the same location
The tennis game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
The baseball game is next to the sheltie
The dog playing football likes to eat hamburgers
The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The border collie plays the tuba
The sheltie is left of the pizza stand
The french fries stand is at the farm
The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach
The broccoli patch is at the lake
The akita is having a walk at the snow
The hamburger stand is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Trail, Carrot at the Park, Dahlia at the Snow, Clarinet at the Farm.
Clue 2: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
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 18: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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 broccoli patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “The akita is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The hamburger stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach; Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail; Puck can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 8: “The pepper patch is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The piano music and the pepper patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park; Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm; Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The baseball game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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 4: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The dog playing football likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
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. Flute goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The sheltie is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Lab Mix
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Cosmo
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Instruments
Tuba
Flute
Guitar
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
French Fries
Sports
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Puck
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Carrot
Pepper
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1698
26 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 60 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 76% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ice cream stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the saxophone music
The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The hot dog stand is at the park
The tuba music and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
The zinnia garden is left of the cabbage patch
Tuba could be heard next to the golden retriever
The tennis game is farther from the border collie than from the chrysanthemum garden
The dog playing football likes to eat donuts
Someone is playing tuba at the football game
The garlic patch is left of the iris garden
The soccer game is next to the dahlia garden
The ice cream stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The akita doesn't like garlic
The akita and the guitar music are at knight's move distance
The cosmo garden is not next to the golden retriever
The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand
The carrot patch is next to the dahlia garden
A piano could be heard next to the soccer game
The border collie likes eating pizza
The hockey game is equidistant from the tuba music and the hamburger stand
The turnip patch is equidistant from the french fries stand and the soccer game
The chrysanthemum garden is at the park, trail, or snow
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The zinnia garden is not next to the pepper patch
The garlic patch and the hot dog stand have two locations between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Farm, French Fries at the Snow, Lab Mix at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “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 13: “The ice cream stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “The chrysanthemum garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 24: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow; Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “Tuba could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow; Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing tuba at the football game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “Tuba could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The soccer game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The akita and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The cosmo garden is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “A piano could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 25: “The zinnia garden is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 26: “The garlic patch and the hot dog stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 14: “The akita doesn't like garlic” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “The soccer game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The zinnia garden is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The soccer game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “A piano could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail; Saxophone can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is farther from the border collie than from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The akita and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The border collie likes eating pizza” 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. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The soccer game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The cosmo garden is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The turnip patch is equidistant from the french fries stand and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.