The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 18, 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 55 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
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The akita is left of the hot dog stand
The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever
Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The hot dog stand is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Trumpet at the Park, Ping Pong at the Trail.
Clue 7: “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.
Clue 8: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 3: “The akita is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “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.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2032
7 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The border collie doesn't like hot dog
The clarinet music is next to the hamburger stand
The tuba music is not next to the ping pong game
The tennis game is left of the cattle dog, is left of the hamburger stand
The golden retriever is playing baseball
The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Lake, Puck at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is left of the cattle dog, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Cattle Dog 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. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The border collie doesn't like hot dog” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The tuba music is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2032
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 85% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
The baseball game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The pepper patch and the soccer game are not at the same location
The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
The ice cream stand is left of the carrot patch
The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand
The baseball game is left of the zinnia garden
The hockey game is left of the sheltie
Poppies are growing next to the pizza
The clarinet music is left of the golden retriever
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The hamburger stand is left of the saxophone player
The dahlia garden and the border collie are at the same location
The turnip patch is at the lake
Irises are growing at the snow
The carrot patch is at the farm
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The pepper patch is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Park, Lab Mix at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Clarinet at the Snow.
Clue 2: “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 19: “The turnip patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The carrot patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “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.
Clue 23: “The pepper patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch and the soccer game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The baseball game is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The hockey game is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “Poppies are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The hockey game is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Puck 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.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 15: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The hamburger stand is left of the saxophone player” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake; Saxophone can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden and the border collie 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; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The baseball game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “Poppies are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Cosmo
Dahlia
Iris
Zinnia
Instruments
Tuba
Piano
Guitar
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
Hot Dog
French Fries
Donut
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Garlic
Cabbage
Broccoli
Turnip
Pepper
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2032
21 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 55 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cosmo garden is equidistant from the football game and the lab mix
The donut stand and the tennis game have one location between them
The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the piano music
The carrot patch is between the tennis game and the dahlia garden
The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The pizza stand and the tuba music are at least 4 locations apart
The garlic patch is left of the akita, is left of the dahlia garden
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
Tuba could be heard next to the lab mix
The lab mix is left of the saxophone music
The baseball game is next to the broccoli patch
The border collie is next to the ping pong game
The cabbage patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The sheltie is playing ping pong
The hockey game and the iris garden have two locations between them
The ice cream stand is left of the ping pong game, is left of the lab mix
The pepper patch and the akita are at least 4 locations apart
The golden retriever is farther from the poppy garden than from the clarinet music
The ping pong game is next to the cabbage patch
The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Flute at the Park, Tuba at the Snow, Hot Dog at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand and the tuba music are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “Tuba could be heard next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 11: “The lab mix is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog doesn't like turnip” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch and the akita are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail or Lake; Akita can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 13: “The border collie is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 2: “The cosmo garden is equidistant from the football game and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the piano music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail; Zinnia can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm; Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is between the tennis game and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park; Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The garlic patch is left of the akita, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow; Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The border collie is next to the ping pong game” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch and the akita are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail; Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the piano music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow; Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is between the tennis game and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand is left of the ping pong game, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the tennis game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The baseball game is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The cabbage patch and the hamburger stand 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.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The baseball game is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is between the tennis game and the dahlia garden” 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. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The baseball game is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The cosmo garden is equidistant from the football game and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is farther from the poppy garden than from the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.