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Daily Logic Puzzles: Sunday, August 16, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 16, 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 Easy puzzle, at 43 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 #2030

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 left, Same location, Left of, 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
Instruments		Tuba
Junk Food				Ice Cream
Sports				Baseball

Clues

1. The hot dog stand is at the park
2. The golden retriever plays the trumpet
3. The border collie is left of the guitar music
4. The border collie is playing tennis
5. The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
6. The hockey game is at the beach
7. The border collie is having a walk at the park
8. The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
3. Clue 6: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
4. Clue 7: “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.
5. Clue 8: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
6. Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
7. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
8. Clue 3: “The border collie is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
9. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
10. Clue 4: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
11. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
12. Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.

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

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2030

8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Between, Closer to, Next to, In order, left to right, Different locations.

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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
Instruments
Junk Food		Donut	Ice Cream
Sports

Clues

1. The border collie plays the trumpet
2. The tennis game is between the tuba music and the cattle dog
3. The akita is closer to the donut stand than to the clarinet music
4. The trumpet music is next to the cattle dog
5. The trumpet music is left of the baseball game, is left of the hamburger stand
6. The hot dog stand and the hockey game are not at the same location
7. The akita is playing ping pong
8. The cattle dog plays the guitar

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Trail, Donut at the Beach.
2. Clue 2: “The tennis game is between the tuba music and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Lake.
3. Clue 3: “The akita is closer to the donut stand than to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
4. Clue 5: “The trumpet music is left of the baseball game, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail or Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
5. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
6. Clue 1: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Lake.
7. Clue 4: “The trumpet music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
8. Clue 6: “The hot dog stand and the hockey game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
9. The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
10. The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Lake.
11. Clue 7: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
12. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
13. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
14. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
15. Clue 1: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
16. Clue 8: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
17. Clue 2: “The tennis game is between the tuba music and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Tennis Ball 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	Tuba	Trumpet	Guitar	Clarinet
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Donut	Ice Cream	Hamburger
Sports	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Puck

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2030

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.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far right, At the far left, Next to, Left of, 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
Flowers
Instruments				Piano
Junk Food			French Fries
Sports		Football
Vegetables					Garlic

Clues

1. Someone is playing piano at the baseball game
2. The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
3. The cabbage patch is at the park
4. The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
5. The tuba music is next to the pizza stand
6. The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
7. A flute could be heard next to the ping pong game
8. The cosmo garden is left of the broccoli patch
9. The hockey game is left of the golden retriever
10. The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie are at the same location
11. The cattle dog is next to the carrot patch
12. The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
13. The akita is next to the pepper patch
14. The carrot patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
15. The pepper patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
16. The cattle dog plays the clarinet
17. The broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
18. Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game
19. The border collie is having a walk at the lake
20. Irises are growing at the park
21. The hamburger stand is at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

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

Show the final answer

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2030

24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 98% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Next to, Farther from, At most N apart, At the far right, Two locations between, Same location, At the far left, Symmetric around the center, Different locations, Odd location, Diagonally adjacent, Even location, At least N apart.

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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					Ping Pong
Vegetables			Cabbage

Clues

1. The football game is next to the french fries stand
2. The cosmo garden is farther from the cabbage patch than from the sheltie
3. The cosmo garden and the piano music are at most 1 locations apart
4. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm
5. Cosmos are growing at the farm
6. The flute music and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them
7. The soccer game and the cabbage patch have two locations between them
8. The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location
9. The baseball game is at the park
10. The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm
11. The flute music and the carrot patch are at the same location
12. Dahlias are growing at the park
13. The football game and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center
14. The poppy garden and the flute music are not at the same location
15. The flute music is next to the hamburger stand
16. Zinnias are growing next to the ice cream
17. The akita and the piano music are at symmetric positions around the center
18. The hockey game is at the park, trail, or snow
19. The golden retriever plays the guitar
20. The flute music could be heard next to the turnip patch
21. The hockey game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
22. The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
23. The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart
24. The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at most 1 locations apart

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Snow.
2. Clue 4: “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.
3. Clue 5: “Cosmos are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
4. Clue 9: “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.
5. Clue 10: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
6. Clue 12: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
7. Clue 18: “The hockey game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
8. Clue 22: “The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
9. Clue 1: “The football game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake or Farm.
10. Clue 3: “The cosmo garden and the piano music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
11. Clue 6: “The flute music and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail or Lake; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Trail.
12. Clue 7: “The soccer game and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
13. Clue 8: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach; Donut can't be at the Trail.
14. Clue 11: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
15. Clue 13: “The football game and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
16. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
17. Clue 1: “The football game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
18. Clue 15: “The flute music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hamburger can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
19. Clue 6: “The flute music and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
20. Clue 11: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
21. Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the flute music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
22. Clue 16: “Zinnias are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
23. Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
24. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
25. Clue 17: “The akita and the piano music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
26. Clue 19: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Snow.
27. Clue 20: “The flute music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
28. Clue 8: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
29. Clue 21: “The hockey game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
30. Clue 8: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
31. Clue 23: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
32. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
33. Clue 19: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
34. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park.
35. Clue 24: “The hamburger stand and the broccoli patch are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
36. Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
37. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
38. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
39. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
40. Clue 8: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
41. Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Snow.
42. Clue 2: “The cosmo garden is farther from the cabbage patch than from the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.

Show the final answer

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

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