The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 13, 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 64 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Clues
One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The baseball game is at the trail
The donut stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Park, Tuba at the Lake, Puck at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is at the trail” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” 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. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2027
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The guitar music is left of the golden retriever
The tuba music and the golden retriever have two locations between them
The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game
The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake
The cattle dog is at the beach or the lake
The trumpet music and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart
The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The tuba music is farther from the ping pong game than from the cattle dog
A trumpet could be heard next to the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The tuba music and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The hockey game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Hot Dog 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 9: “A trumpet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The tuba music is farther from the ping pong game than from the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2027
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 38 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 75% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location
The flute music is left of the cosmo garden
Piano could be heard next to the border collie
The guitar music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The cabbage patch and the iris garden are not at the same location
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The akita is playing tennis
The sheltie is next to the soccer game
The french fries stand is next to the ping pong game
The baseball game is at the park
The garlic patch is at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The donut stand is at the beach
The cattle dog is having a walk at the snow
Dahlias are growing at the beach
The ice cream stand is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Beach, Carrot at the Trail, Iris at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “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 15: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The garlic patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “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 18: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “Dahlias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow; Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Lake.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The flute music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Piano could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park; Piano can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The guitar music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Beach; Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park; Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix 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.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “Piano could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Zinnia
Dahlia
Poppy
Iris
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Guitar
Saxophone
Piano
Flute
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
French Fries
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Football
Vegetables
Cabbage
Turnip
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2027
22 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 64 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 88% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location
The hockey game is equidistant from the golden retriever and the flute music
The piano music is left of the border collie, is left of the zinnia garden
The golden retriever and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The hamburger stand is between the cabbage patch and the golden retriever
Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog
The zinnia garden is not next to the cabbage patch
The clarinet music is at the park, trail, or snow
The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location
The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The soccer game is left of the carrot patch, is left of the flute music
The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The pepper patch is at the farm
The sheltie is playing ping pong
The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The piano music is next to the iris garden
The tennis game is at the park
Flute music is coming from the iris garden
The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The piano music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Saxophone at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The cosmo is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “Flute music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 20: “The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 21: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The piano music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is equidistant from the golden retriever and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow; Puck can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The piano music is left of the border collie, is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Park.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is between the cabbage patch and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 12: “The soccer game is left of the carrot patch, is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “Flute music is coming 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.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch 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.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is equidistant from the golden retriever and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The piano music is left of the border collie, is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” 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. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.