The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 8, 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 50 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The tuba music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The hockey game is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the lake
The hot dog stand is at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake, Akita at the Trail, Hamburger at the Park.
Clue 6: “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 7: “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 8: “The hot dog stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The tuba music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Trumpet 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.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever and the trumpet 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.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1693
5 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The donut stand is not next to the baseball game
One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
The hockey game is equidistant from the tuba music and the donut stand
The trumpet music is left of the akita, is left of the tennis game
The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Hamburger at the Park, Ice Cream at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is equidistant from the tuba music and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music is left of the akita, is left of the tennis game” 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; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1693
23 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 tennis game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm
One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream
The pizza stand is next to the piano music
The golden retriever is next to the soccer game
The tuba could not be heard at the hockey game
The saxophone music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The golden retriever and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The dahlia garden is next to the sheltie
The border collie and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The akita is left of the cabbage patch
The donut stand is next to the garlic patch
The sheltie doesn't like turnip
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The lab mix likes eating hot dogs
The tennis game is left of the garlic patch
The carrot patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The baseball game is left of the flute player
The pepper patch is at the park
The akita is having a walk at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Farm, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Tuba at the Trail, Saxophone at the Snow.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “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 23: “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 tennis game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tuba could not be heard at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The border collie and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The akita 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.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The sheltie doesn't like turnip” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” 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. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The lab mix likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 17: “The tennis game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow; French Fries can't be at the Park or Lake.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The lab mix likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Zinnia
Cosmo
Poppy
Iris
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
French Fries
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Football
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Pepper
Broccoli
Carrot
Turnip
Garlic
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1693
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 74% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The piano music and the ping pong game are at most 1 locations apart
The cattle dog is between the french fries stand and the dahlia garden
Guitar could be heard next to the lab mix
The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The pepper patch and the flute music are not at the same location
The cabbage patch and the french fries stand have two locations between them
The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The broccoli patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The zinnia garden is left of the garlic patch
The flute music and the cattle dog are not at the same location
The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden
The iris garden and the sheltie are at knight's move distance
The golden retriever and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center
Poppies are growing at the park
The hot dog stand and the lab mix have one location between them
The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game
The pizza stand is at the park
The baseball game and the hamburger stand are at least 3 locations apart
The sheltie and the football game are at least 3 locations apart
The carrot patch and the donut stand are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The soccer game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The iris garden is not next to the ping pong game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Lake, Akita at the Lake, Football at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “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 24: “The soccer game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the french fries stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The iris garden and the sheltie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 5: “Guitar could be heard next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The baseball game and the hamburger stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The sheltie and the football game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “Guitar could be heard next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The baseball game and the hamburger stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The piano music and the ping pong game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 18: “The chrysanthemum garden is left of the tennis game” 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 Snow.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 25: “The iris garden is not next to the ping pong game” 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 Trail.
Clue 3: “The piano music and the ping pong game are at most 1 locations apart” 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. Guitar goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” 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 cattle dog is between the french fries stand and the dahlia garden” 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. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the cattle dog are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The pepper patch and the flute music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.