The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 15, 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 49 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
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The akita is left of the hot dog stand
A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach
The donut stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Puck at the Trail, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 5: “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.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “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: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach; Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The akita is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2029
6 clues, 2 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.
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
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The ice cream stand is left of the tuba music, is left of the hockey game
The hamburger stand and the akita have one location between them
The ping pong game is at the park or the trail
The guitar music and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The border collie likes eating ice cream
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Park, Hot Dog at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the akita have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park; Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is left of the tuba music, is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the akita have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand and the akita have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2029
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The border collie likes eating pizza
The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli
The cattle dog is playing baseball
Someone is playing flute at the tennis game
The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The piano player is left of the pizza stand
The clarinet music and the carrot patch are not at the same location
The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The ice cream stand and the tennis game are not at the same location
The clarinet music could be heard next to the garlic patch
The zinnia garden and the akita are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location
The pizza stand is at the beach
The hot dog stand is at the lake
The ping pong game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Trail, Garlic at the Trail, Soccer Ball at the Lake, Football at the Farm.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 2: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “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 4: “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 19: “The pizza stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The iris garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Trail; Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach; Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The piano player is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach; Akita can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The iris garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The cabbage patch and the guitar music are at the same location” 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. Clarinet 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 10: “Someone is playing flute at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The clarinet music and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand and the tennis game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Sheltie
Akita
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Cosmo
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Instruments
Piano
Clarinet
Saxophone
Guitar
Flute
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Pizza
French Fries
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Football
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
Cabbage
Carrot
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2029
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 78% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them
The pizza stand is not next to the chrysanthemum garden
The lab mix is next to the cabbage patch
The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance
The hot dog stand is left of the garlic patch, is left of the hockey game
The ice cream stand and the cabbage patch have one location between them
The football game is equidistant from the piano music and the golden retriever
The ice cream stand is next to the broccoli patch
The sheltie is next to the carrot patch
The cosmo garden is left of the carrot patch
The guitar music is next to the akita
Zinnias are growing at the farm
The donut stand and the football game are not at the same location
The hamburger stand is left of the border collie, is left of the dahlia garden
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at most 3 locations apart
The football game is next to the border collie
The ping pong game and the french fries stand are at least 4 locations apart
The iris garden and the turnip patch have one location between them
The soccer game is at the Snow or the Park
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The pizza stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the carrot patch
The hot dog stand and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Park, Flute at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Park.
Clue 14: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is at the Snow or the Park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The ice cream stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 11: “The sheltie is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach; Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game and the french fries stand are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The iris garden and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
Clue 22: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 24: “The hot dog stand and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is left of the garlic patch, is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The football game is equidistant from the piano music and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; 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 Lake.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The donut stand and the football game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The football game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The iris garden and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is left of the border collie, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The pizza stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments; Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is not next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The ice cream stand 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. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is left of the border collie, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.