The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 23, 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
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever is playing hockey
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
The border collie is next to the ping pong game
The ping pong game is next to the donut stand
One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Beach, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail; Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The border collie is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2058
8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The border collie is not at an edge
Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
The trumpet music is not next to the donut stand
The tennis game is farther from the ice cream stand than from the golden retriever
The trumpet music is not at an edge
The hockey game is at the park or the trail
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the trumpet music and the tennis game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake, Hamburger at the Park, Ice Cream at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The border collie is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 6: “The hockey game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is farther from the ice cream stand than from the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach; Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the trumpet music and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is farther from the ice cream stand than from the golden retriever” 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2058
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 37 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 81% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the carrot patch
The clarinet could not be heard at the hockey game
The turnip patch and the hockey game are at the same location
The piano music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The piano music and the iris garden are not at the same location
The sheltie is next to the donut stand
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The tennis game is left of the cabbage patch
The lab mix is playing football
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The tuba music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The pizza stand is at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the beach
The garlic patch is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
Zinnias are growing at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Snow, Broccoli at the Lake, Piano at the Lake, Cosmo at the Park.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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: “The garlic patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “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 3: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Puck can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The piano music and the iris garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The tennis game is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The tennis game is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The clarinet could not be heard at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The tuba music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba 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, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Instruments
Saxophone
Flute
Clarinet
Piano
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
Hot Dog
French Fries
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Football
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Turnip
Garlic
Carrot
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2058
26 clues, 3 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 saxophone music could be heard next to the garlic patch
The flute music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The guitar music is next to the poppy garden
The sheltie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the pizza stand
The lab mix is not at an edge
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the hockey game and the ice cream stand
The iris garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The baseball game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The ice cream stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The carrot patch is between the pizza stand and the border collie
The flute music is left of the border collie
The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The saxophone music and the akita are not at the same location
The clarinet music is not at an edge
The cabbage patch and the football game are at most 1 locations apart
The flute music is not next to the hot dog stand
The baseball game and the turnip patch have one location between them
The donut stand is closer to the cattle dog than to the ping pong game
The akita is at the beach, lake, or farm
The pizza stand is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the clarinet music
The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
The border collie and the broccoli patch have two locations between them
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Piano at the Trail, Donut at the Park, Sheltie at the Park.
Clue 6: “The lab mix is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The ice cream stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The clarinet music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 23: “The akita is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 2: “The flute music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The sheltie and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The flute music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The flute music is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The flute music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The baseball game and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 26: “The border collie and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The flute music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The flute music is not next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail; Zinnia can't be at the Park; Pizza can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the hockey game and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is between the pizza stand and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The saxophone music and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cattle dog and the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The baseball game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The baseball game and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the football game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the hockey game and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The donut stand is closer to the cattle dog than to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.