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Daily Logic Puzzles: Friday, August 14, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 14, 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 47 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #2028

8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 49% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, Same location, Different locations, Diagonally adjacent, At a location.

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The setup

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
Instruments			Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports			Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The hockey game is at the lake
2. One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
3. The border collie doesn't like donut
4. The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
5. The hot dog stand is at the beach
6. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach
7. The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail
8. The ice cream stand is at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
2. Clue 1: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
3. Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
4. Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
5. Clue 7: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
6. Clue 8: “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.
7. Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
8. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
9. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
10. Clue 3: “The border collie doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
11. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
12. Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Akita	Border Collie	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Trumpet	Tuba	Clarinet	Guitar
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hot Dog	Hamburger	Donut
Sports	Ping Pong	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Puck

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2028

6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: One of two locations, At most N apart, Symmetric around the center, Different locations, Equidistant.

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The setup

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
Instruments		Tuba		Guitar
Junk Food
Sports				Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The donut stand is at the Beach or the Park
2. The tennis game and the clarinet music are at most 1 locations apart
3. The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center
4. The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand
5. The hot dog stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
6. The ice cream stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the guitar music

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Lake, Akita at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach, Guitar at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “The donut stand is at the Beach or the Park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake.
3. Clue 2: “The tennis game and the clarinet music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
4. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
5. Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
6. Clue 4: “The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
7. Clue 5: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
8. Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Puck 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.
9. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
10. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
11. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
12. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
13. Clue 3: “The ping pong game and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
14. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Golden Retriever	Border Collie	Cattle Dog	Akita
Instruments	Trumpet	Tuba	Clarinet	Guitar
Junk Food	Hamburger	Donut	Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports	Baseball	Puck	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2028

22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, At the far right, Same location, Next to, Different locations, Diagonally adjacent, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs					Lab Mix
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food					Hot Dog
Sports			Baseball
Vegetables

Clues

1. The border collie is having a walk at the park
2. The pepper patch is at the park
3. The hockey game is at the farm
4. Poppies are growing at the farm
5. The border collie likes eating donuts
6. The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli
7. The golden retriever plays the saxophone
8. The piano music is next to the iris garden
9. The akita likes eating hamburgers
10. The poppy garden and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
11. The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location
12. The soccer game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
13. The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
14. The garlic patch is next to the tennis game
15. The football game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
16. The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers
17. The french fries stand is at the trail
18. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
19. The football game is at the lake
20. The turnip patch is at the beach
21. Cosmos are growing at the beach
22. Zinnias are growing at the trail

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Snow, Lab Mix at the Snow.
2. Clue 1: “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.
3. Clue 2: “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.
4. Clue 3: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
5. Clue 4: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
6. Clue 17: “The french fries stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
7. Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
8. Clue 19: “The football game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
9. Clue 20: “The turnip patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
10. Clue 21: “Cosmos are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
11. Clue 22: “Zinnias are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
12. Clue 5: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
13. Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow; Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
14. Clue 7: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Park or Snow.
15. Clue 8: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
16. Clue 9: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
17. Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the ice cream stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
18. Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Beach; Garlic can't be at the Farm.
19. Clue 12: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park; Carrot can't be at the Snow.
20. Clue 13: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake.
21. Clue 14: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
22. The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
23. The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
24. Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
25. Clue 15: “The football game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
26. Clue 8: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail or Snow.
27. Clue 16: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
28. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
29. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm.
30. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
31. Clue 9: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
32. Clue 7: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
33. Clue 12: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
34. Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
35. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm.
36. Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
37. Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
38. Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
39. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
40. Clue 7: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
41. Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
42. Clue 8: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
43. Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
44. Clue 13: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Border Collie	Akita	Golden Retriever	Sheltie	Lab Mix	Cattle Dog
Flowers	Iris	Cosmo	Zinnia	Dahlia	Chrysanthemum	Poppy
Instruments	Tuba	Piano	Saxophone	Clarinet	Guitar	Flute
Junk Food	Donut	Hamburger	French Fries	Ice Cream	Hot Dog	Pizza
Sports	Ping Pong	Soccer Ball	Baseball	Football	Tennis Ball	Puck
Vegetables	Pepper	Turnip	Carrot	Garlic	Cabbage	Broccoli

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2028

24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 47 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 87% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At least N apart, At the far right, Next to, Not at the far left, One of two locations, Same location, Between, One location between, In order, left to right, Odd location, Symmetric around the center, Knight's move, At the far left, Left of.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food			Ice Cream
Sports		Football
Vegetables

Clues

1. The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at least 4 locations apart
2. Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm
3. The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand
4. The donut stand is not at the park
5. The hockey game is at the Park or the Trail
6. The carrot patch and the hockey game are at least 5 locations apart
7. The border collie plays the guitar
8. The soccer game is at the farm
9. The dahlia garden is between the broccoli patch and the hot dog stand
10. The hockey game and the guitar music have one location between them
11. The sheltie likes eating hot dogs
12. The football game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the flute music
13. The tuba music is next to the golden retriever
14. The clarinet music is at the park, trail, or snow
15. The akita likes eating hamburgers
16. The saxophone music and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center
17. The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
18. The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at knight's move distance
19. The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
20. The garlic patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
21. The lab mix is left of the cosmo garden
22. The pepper patch is left of the guitar music
23. The garlic patch and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
24. The cabbage patch is at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Trail.
2. Clue 2: “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.
3. Clue 4: “The donut stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
4. Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the Park or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
5. Clue 8: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
6. Clue 14: “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.
7. Clue 19: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
8. Clue 24: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
9. Clue 1: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake; Ping Pong can't be at the Trail or Lake.
10. Clue 3: “The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Snow.
11. Clue 6: “The carrot patch and the hockey game are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
12. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
13. Clue 1: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
14. Clue 3: “The ping pong game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
15. Clue 7: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
16. Clue 10: “The hockey game and the guitar music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
17. Clue 7: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
18. Clue 11: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach or Snow.
19. Clue 13: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
20. Clue 15: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
21. Clue 16: “The saxophone music and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
22. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
23. Clue 13: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
24. Clue 15: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
25. Clue 17: “The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
26. Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Lake.
27. Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Farm.
28. The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Park.
29. Clue 21: “The lab mix is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
30. Clue 22: “The pepper patch is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
31. Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
32. Clue 23: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
33. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
34. Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow.
35. Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
36. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
37. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
38. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
39. Clue 11: “The sheltie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
40. Clue 15: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
41. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
42. Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
43. Clue 21: “The lab mix is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
44. Clue 9: “The dahlia garden is between the broccoli patch and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
45. Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
46. Clue 12: “The football game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
47. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Akita	Border Collie	Lab Mix	Golden Retriever	Sheltie
Flowers	Poppy	Zinnia	Iris	Dahlia	Cosmo	Chrysanthemum
Instruments	Clarinet	Piano	Guitar	Tuba	Saxophone	Flute
Junk Food	Pizza	Hamburger	Ice Cream	French Fries	Donut	Hot Dog
Sports	Puck	Football	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Ping Pong	Soccer Ball
Vegetables	Cabbage	Pepper	Broccoli	Garlic	Turnip	Carrot

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