The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 21, 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 63 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The golden retriever is left of the tennis game
A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game
The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game
The hockey game is at the lake
The donut stand is at the trail
The hamburger stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Trail, Tuba at the Park, Akita at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “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: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2056
10 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 19 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The trumpet music is at the park or the trail
The trumpet was not being played at the ice cream stand
The tennis game is at the beach or the lake
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The tuba music is between the hockey game and the hamburger stand
The golden retriever is not next to the guitar music
The golden retriever is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the clarinet music
The trumpet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie is not at an edge
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Lake, Hamburger at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “The border collie is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be 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. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 8: “The trumpet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 10: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is between the hockey game and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The trumpet was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The trumpet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2056
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 32 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 98% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand
The dahlia garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The hockey game and the poppy garden are at the same location
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
Flute could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The pepper patch is left of the hockey game
The lab mix likes to eat turnip
The piano music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game
The cattle dog is playing soccer
The french fries stand is at the lake
The cabbage patch is at the park
Dahlias are growing at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail
The hot dog stand is at the snow
Cosmos are growing at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Trail, Akita at the Lake, Chrysanthemum at the Snow.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “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.
Clue 18: “Dahlias are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The hot dog stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “Cosmos are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden 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 6: “The hockey game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand” 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. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm; Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The lab mix likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The piano music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “A tuba could be heard 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; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Flowers
Iris
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Instruments
Tuba
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
French Fries
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Football
Puck
Vegetables
Cabbage
Broccoli
Garlic
Pepper
Turnip
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2056
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 63 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 85% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at least 4 locations apart
The pizza stand is left of the clarinet player
The tuba music is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the sheltie
The tennis game is next to the french fries stand
The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The piano music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The zinnia garden is next to the hockey game
The piano music is left of the garlic patch, is left of the poppy garden
The hamburger stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them
The saxophone music is coming from the lake or the snow
The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow
Someone is playing flute at the soccer game
The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The clarinet music is next to the sheltie
The flute was not being played at the ice cream stand
The border collie is between the carrot patch and the guitar music
The ice cream stand and the saxophone music have two locations between them
The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden have two locations between them
The football game is farther from the dahlia garden than from the piano music
The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the hockey game
The turnip patch is not next to the saxophone music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Carrot at the Lake, Pepper at the Farm, Donut at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The football game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is coming from the lake or the snow” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The piano music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The ice cream stand and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 17: “The flute was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Snow; Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 24: “The turnip patch is not next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow or Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The piano music is left of the garlic patch, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park or Beach; Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The piano music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden have two locations between them” 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. Pizza 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 Snow.
Clue 8: “The piano music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” 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. Flute goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The piano music is left of the garlic patch, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The border collie is between the carrot patch and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The football game is farther from the dahlia garden than from the piano music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 23: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach; Puck can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden is next to the hockey game” 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 Farm.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.