The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 12, 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 63 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The akita plays the trumpet
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The cattle dog is next to the tennis game
Tuba could be heard next to the golden retriever
Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The hamburger stand is at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Border Collie at the Lake, Akita at the Trail, Baseball at the Park.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “Tuba could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2026
7 clues, 2 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The cattle dog plays the guitar
The donut stand and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart
The clarinet music is next to the akita
The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake
The cattle dog is left of the baseball game, is left of the hot dog stand
The baseball game is equidistant from the cattle dog and the ice cream stand
The trumpet music is equidistant from the cattle dog and the hockey game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Trail; Tuba can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is left of the baseball game, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Baseball can't be at the Park; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is equidistant from the cattle dog and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The trumpet music is equidistant from the cattle dog and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2026
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 52% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The akita and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The cattle dog likes to eat garlic
The tuba music is left of the pepper patch
The piano music could be heard next to the garlic patch
The tennis game is left of the clarinet player
The soccer game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing flute and eating donuts
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The border collie likes eating ice cream
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
The turnip patch is at the snow
The pizza stand is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Lake, Dahlia at the Farm, Iris at the Snow, Ping Pong at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “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 19: “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 20: “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 21: “The pizza stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The garlic patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Snow; Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The akita is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The piano music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The tennis game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The soccer game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The akita is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The akita and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The tuba music is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail; Guitar can't be at the Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Park.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand 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.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” 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. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” 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
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Poppy
Zinnia
Iris
Dahlia
Instruments
Tuba
Piano
Clarinet
Guitar
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Hamburger
Pizza
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Football
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Vegetables
Garlic
Pepper
Carrot
Broccoli
Turnip
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2026
24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 63 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 85% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The border collie and the hot dog stand have one location between them
The flute music is left of the baseball game, is left of the cosmo garden
The saxophone music is coming from the beach or the farm
The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the soccer game
The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog
The football game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden
The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The baseball game is at the park, trail, or snow
The poppy garden is next to the broccoli patch
The hot dog stand and the piano music are at knight's move distance
The iris garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
The clarinet music is left of the broccoli patch, is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The sheltie likes eating hot dogs
The french fries stand is equidistant from the guitar music and the cosmo garden
The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The hamburger stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
The golden retriever is between the turnip patch and the hot dog stand
The pizza stand and the baseball game are at least 3 locations apart
The iris garden is next to the pepper patch
The carrot patch and the golden retriever are at most 1 locations apart
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm
The hockey game is next to the broccoli patch
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Farm, Turnip at the Park.
Clue 3: “The saxophone music is coming from the beach or the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The baseball game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow or Farm; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand and the baseball game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The iris garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The border collie and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The hockey game is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The flute music is left of the baseball game, is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow; Baseball can't be at the Park; Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand and the baseball game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is left of the broccoli patch, is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow; Broccoli can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand and the piano music are at knight's move distance” 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 border collie and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand is equidistant from the guitar music and the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The football game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is between the turnip patch and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch and the golden retriever are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Farm.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The garlic patch 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.
Clue 21: “The iris garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The football game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden” 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. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The hockey game is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand and the baseball game are at least 3 locations apart” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is left of the cattle dog” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is left of the broccoli patch, is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.