The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 19, 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 59 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
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Clues
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand
The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs
The akita likes eating hamburgers
The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player
The hockey game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Trail.
Clue 7: “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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2033
8 clues, 3 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
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The hockey game is at the lake
The baseball game is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the guitar music
The donut stand and the baseball game are at knight's move distance
The baseball game is next to the cattle dog
The border collie is not playing hockey
None of the dogs are playing tennis at the park
The tuba music is not next to the hockey game
The akita likes eating ice cream
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Park, Trumpet at the Park, Baseball at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “None of the dogs are playing tennis at the park” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The baseball game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The border collie is not playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The tuba music is not next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; 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, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2033
20 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 98% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
Zinnias are growing at the farm
The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The pepper patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries
The donut stand is next to the clarinet music
The flute music and the turnip patch are at the same location
One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream
The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
The akita plays the saxophone
The poppy garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game
The poppy garden is next to the lab mix
Dahlias are growing at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake
The football game is at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Beach, Broccoli at the Park, Iris at the Beach.
Clue 2: “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 17: “Dahlias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” 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 clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park; Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park; Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 6: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The flute music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park; Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The cosmo garden and the tennis game are 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.
Clue 6: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The flute music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail; Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The poppy garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 16: “The poppy garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The flute music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch 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.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Akita
Flowers
Poppy
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Dahlia
Zinnia
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Tuba
Piano
Clarinet
Saxophone
Junk Food
Pizza
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
French Fries
Sports
Football
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Broccoli
Turnip
Carrot
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2033
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 59 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 71% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever and the donut stand have two locations between them
The garlic patch is next to the golden retriever
The ice cream stand is left of the poppy garden
The saxophone music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The tennis game and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart
The iris garden and the soccer game are not at the same location
The hamburger stand is not next to the piano music
The sheltie likes to eat cabbage
The ice cream stand is at the Lake or the Farm
The flute music is next to the golden retriever
The zinnia garden is next to the baseball game
The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance
The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the akita
The iris garden is next to the border collie
The flute music is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the pepper patch
The ping pong game is at the park
The pepper patch and the guitar music are at the same location
The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand
The broccoli patch is at the Snow or the Trail
The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The sheltie is next to the pizza stand
The sheltie is next to the hockey game
The soccer game and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance
The piano music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Snow, Border Collie at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand is at the Lake or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 17: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch is at the Snow or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The ice cream stand is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tennis game and the guitar music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The flute music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm; Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park; Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The iris garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The iris garden and the soccer game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The sheltie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The sheltie is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 8: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 22: “The sheltie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “The saxophone music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 24: “The soccer game and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 25: “The piano music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The flute music is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach; Flute can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm; Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The flute music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The sheltie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The flute music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The saxophone 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 7: “The hamburger stand is not next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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 Farm.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The sheltie is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The piano music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The flute music is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the pepper patch” 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.