The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 10, 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 51 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
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game
The tuba player is left of the hockey game
The akita likes eating ice cream
The ice cream stand is next to the trumpet music
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Baseball at the Park, Hot Dog at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The tuba player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita 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; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is next to the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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 Beach.
Clue 2: “The tuba player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2024
10 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 20 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 89% 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The baseball game and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart
The cattle dog is next to the donut stand
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
The golden retriever is not playing tennis
The border collie doesn't like donut
The hot dog stand is left of the hockey game
The donut stand is not at an edge
The golden retriever is not at an edge
The trumpet music is at the beach or the lake
The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 9: “The trumpet music is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The baseball game and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Trail; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The baseball game and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar 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.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Puck can't be at the Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball 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 5: “The border collie doesn't like donut” 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 Trail.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck 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
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2024
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The lab mix likes eating donuts
The sheltie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie are at the same location
The piano music is next to the zinnia garden
The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The sheltie is next to the pizza stand
Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The dahlia garden is left of the cabbage patch
The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
Guitar could be heard next to the sheltie
The akita is having a walk at the farm
The hamburger stand is at the beach
Poppies are growing at the lake
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
The ice cream stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Garlic at the Snow, Tuba at the Farm, Soccer Ball at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The carrot patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 18: “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 19: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “Poppies are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The lab mix likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The sheltie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The sheltie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The sheltie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The sheltie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food; Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “Guitar could be heard next to the sheltie” 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. Saxophone goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Instruments
Clarinet
Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
French Fries
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Football
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
Broccoli
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2024
27 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 51 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 68% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The dahlia garden and the border collie are not at the same location
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The hot dog stand is at the park
The tuba music is next to the dahlia garden
The saxophone music and the cattle dog are at most 2 locations apart
The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The flute music is next to the golden retriever
Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
The zinnia garden and the akita are at knight's move distance
The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game
One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers
The football game is not next to the turnip patch
The dahlia garden is next to the pepper patch
The turnip patch is at the park
The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The iris garden and the tuba music are at most 2 locations apart
The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow
The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The guitar music is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the poppy garden
The carrot patch is equidistant from the flute music and the zinnia garden
Cosmos are growing at the farm
The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The dahlia garden is farther from the football game than from the pizza stand
The donut stand and the garlic patch have two locations between them
The pizza stand is at the farm
The broccoli patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Park.
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 14: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 19: “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 22: “Cosmos are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 26: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 27: “The broccoli patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 1: “The dahlia garden and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The flute music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing clarinet at 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.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow; Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The football game is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake; Baseball can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 23: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park; Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The donut stand and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The guitar music is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Poppy can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 21: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the flute music and the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The dahlia garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The iris garden and the tuba music are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The iris garden and the tuba music are at most 2 locations apart” 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. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The saxophone music and the cattle dog are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The dahlia garden is farther from the football game than from the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.