The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 5, 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 56 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The akita likes eating ice cream
The border collie plays the tuba
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The ping pong game is next to the golden retriever
One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
The baseball game is at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Park, Hamburger at the Beach.
Clue 6: “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 1: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; 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 Lake.
Clue 2: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is next to the golden retriever” 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. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1696
7 clues, 3 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
None of the dogs are playing baseball at the lake
The donut stand is between the trumpet music and the cattle dog
A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game
The akita plays the trumpet
The golden retriever and the donut stand are at knight's move distance
The trumpet music is left of the hockey game, is left of the ice cream stand
The tuba player is left of the baseball game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Park, Hot Dog at the Trail.
Clue 1: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the donut stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tuba player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is between the trumpet music and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The trumpet music is left of the hockey game, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Puck can't be at the Lake; Ice Cream 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, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Akita 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, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The tuba player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game” 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
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1696
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The carrot patch is at the park
The piano music is next to the iris garden
The zinnia garden is left of the saxophone music
A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game
The border collie plays the guitar
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the football game
The iris garden and the donut stand are at the same location
One dog is playing flute and eating pizza
The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream
The zinnia garden is next to the broccoli patch
The golden retriever plays the tuba
The cabbage patch is left of the football game
The hamburger stand is next to the pepper patch
The turnip patch is at the snow
Poppies are growing at the snow
Dahlias are growing at the trail
The soccer game is at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the snow
The donut stand is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Lake, Zinnia at the Beach, French Fries at the Beach.
Clue 2: “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 17: “The turnip patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “Poppies are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “Dahlias are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The soccer game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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 donut stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park; Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park; Football can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach; Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake; Baseball can't be at the Snow.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing flute and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Akita
Border Collie
Flowers
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
French Fries
Pizza
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Football
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Garlic
Broccoli
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1696
26 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location
The ping pong game and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center
The poppy garden and the garlic patch are at the same location
The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The football game and the broccoli patch have two locations between them
The akita is having a walk at the farm
The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at most 1 locations apart
The pizza stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the soccer game
A saxophone could be heard next to the football game
The pizza stand is closer to the sheltie than to the tuba music
The poppy garden is next to the baseball game
Zinnias are growing at the farm
The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie have two locations between them
The french fries stand is farther from the ping pong game than from the piano music
The guitar music is next to the lab mix
The soccer game and the iris garden have one location between them
The lab mix is at the beach, lake, or farm
The golden retriever is left of the french fries stand
The sheltie and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The sheltie is equidistant from the iris garden and the saxophone music
The pizza stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The ice cream stand is between the guitar music and the akita
The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are not at the same location
The dahlia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Lake, Poppy at the Park.
Clue 8: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The lab mix is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 23: “The pizza stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 26: “The dahlia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 3: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 7: “The football game and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is not next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “A saxophone could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game and the cabbage patch 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 13: “The poppy garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail; Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 17: “The guitar music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 18: “The soccer game and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 21: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow; Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand is farther from the ping pong game than from the piano music” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow; Piano can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 22: “The sheltie is equidistant from the iris garden and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie have two locations between them” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 17: “The guitar music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The soccer game and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The soccer game 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 20: “The golden retriever 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 21: “The sheltie and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is left of the sheltie, is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The pizza stand is closer to the sheltie than to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand is farther from the ping pong game than from the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The ice cream stand is between the guitar music and the akita” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.