The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 22, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Easy puzzle, at 45 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
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Clues
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The golden retriever plays the trumpet
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The hockey game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Lake, Donut at the Lake, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 7: “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 2: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” 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, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2057
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 21 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The tennis game and the border collie have one location between them
The akita plays the guitar
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
The hot dog stand is closer to the clarinet music than to the border collie
The akita and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The clarinet player is left of the ping pong game
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The golden retriever is not next to the tuba music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Lake, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The akita and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park; Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The clarinet player is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The tennis game and the border collie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The akita and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be 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.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is closer to the clarinet music than to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The tennis game and the border collie have one location between them” 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 Lake.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is not next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2057
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cosmo garden and the sheltie are at the same location
The turnip patch is at the park
Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm
The french fries stand is at the park
The donut stand is next to the hockey game
The garlic patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music
The hot dog stand is next to the cabbage patch
A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game
Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden
Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog
The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location
Piano music is coming from the poppy garden
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The tennis game and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The ping pong game is at the snow
The pizza stand is at the lake
The carrot patch is at the lake
The donut stand is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Lake, Sheltie at the Beach, Lab Mix at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The pizza stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The donut stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach or Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow; Football can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 8: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 15: “Piano music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 11: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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 Farm.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 11: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” 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 10: “The hot dog stand is next to the cabbage patch” 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. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” 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. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The tennis game and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Flowers
Dahlia
Cosmo
Iris
Poppy
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Saxophone
Guitar
Clarinet
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Junk Food
French Fries
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Football
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2057
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 93% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ping pong game and the pepper patch are at least 4 locations apart
The cosmo garden is next to the border collie
The hockey game and the cabbage patch have two locations between them
The akita is not next to the pizza stand
The hamburger stand is at the Snow or the Beach
The sheltie is equidistant from the french fries stand and the saxophone music
The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden
The iris garden is not at an edge
The hockey game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The lab mix is not at the park
The cabbage patch is next to the cattle dog
The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
The guitar music and the turnip patch are at most 3 locations apart
One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone 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
One dog is playing flute and eating donuts
The cosmo garden is left of the baseball game
The broccoli patch is left of the akita, is left of the dahlia garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Trail, Soccer Ball at the Beach, Chrysanthemum at the Beach, Sheltie at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The turnip patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is at the Snow or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The iris garden is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 11: “The lab mix is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail or Lake; Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail or Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The hockey game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach or Snow; Poppy can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 14: “The guitar music and the turnip patch are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 15: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 17: “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 or Snow.
Clue 18: “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; Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 19: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The cosmo garden is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Trail.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper 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 2: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong 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 Snow.
Clue 10: “The hockey game and the ice cream stand 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.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The sheltie is equidistant from the french fries stand and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, French Fries 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is left of the akita, is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, 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.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita is not next to the pizza stand” 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. Donut 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 Farm.
Clue 19: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.