The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 17, 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game
A clarinet could be heard next to the tennis game
The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
The border collie likes eating donuts
The golden retriever is playing baseball
The akita is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach, Guitar at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The akita is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “A clarinet could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2031
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The donut stand is at the beach or the lake
The akita is at the Trail or the Beach
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
The donut stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the trumpet music
The hot dog stand is left of the clarinet player
The hockey game is at the lake
The guitar music is equidistant from the baseball game and the hot dog stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Border Collie at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 2: “The akita is at the Trail or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “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.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is equidistant from the baseball game and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2031
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden and the flute music are not at the same location
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
One dog is playing piano and eating pizza
The cosmo garden and the guitar music are not at the same location
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The soccer game is left of the tuba player
The french fries stand is next to the tennis game
The border collie is left of the hamburger stand
The baseball game and the carrot patch are at the same location
Irises are growing at the snow
The pepper patch is at the farm
The baseball game is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the trail
The broccoli patch is at the park
The hockey game is at the park
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Farm, Akita at the Snow, Saxophone at the Park, Turnip at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “Irises are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “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 19: “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.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the trail” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 23: “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.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow; Lab Mix can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 5: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach; Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach; Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “One dog is playing piano and eating pizza” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park; Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The soccer game is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The border collie is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden and the flute music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden and the guitar music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Zinnia
Dahlia
Poppy
Cosmo
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Saxophone
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
French Fries
Donut
Pizza
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Football
Vegetables
Broccoli
Garlic
Carrot
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2031
27 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 golden retriever are at the same location
The iris garden is next to the ping pong game
The guitar music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The poppy garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The hockey game is left of the flute music, is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The border collie is next to the french fries stand
The sheltie and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart
The french fries stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
The cabbage patch is at the farm
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the flute music and the cabbage patch
The border collie is at the beach, lake, or farm
The clarinet music is not next to the poppy garden
The broccoli patch is left of the piano music, is left of the baseball game
The saxophone music is closer to the iris garden than to the tennis game
The soccer game is not at an edge
The broccoli patch and the tennis game are not at the same location
Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden
The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them
The garlic patch is not at an edge
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Snow, Zinnia at the Park.
Clue 2: “The turnip patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The cabbage patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 18: “The border collie is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 22: “The soccer game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 27: “The garlic patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “The sheltie is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 10: “The border collie is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The french fries stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The sheltie is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The clarinet music is not next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach; Donut can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Farm.
Clue 26: “The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The hockey game is left of the flute music, is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow or Farm; Flute can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the flute music and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The border collie is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The french fries stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The sheltie is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The sheltie and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The french fries stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The border collie is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 26: “The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail; Baseball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The hockey game is left of the flute music, is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake; Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The sheltie and the soccer game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The clarinet music is not next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 26: “The lab mix and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music, is left of the baseball game” 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. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The saxophone music is closer to the iris garden than to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.