The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 24, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 55 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The border collie plays the clarinet
The ice cream stand is left of the clarinet player
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The baseball game is next to the donut stand
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Beach, Akita at the Park, Tuba at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Trail.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The baseball game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2059
6 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hamburger stand
The tennis game is at the lake
The trumpet music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart
The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music
The tuba player is left of the ping pong game
The ice cream stand and the hockey game are at least 2 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Trail, Baseball at the Beach, Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The tennis game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail; Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tuba player is left of 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes 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. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand and the hockey game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2059
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The ice cream stand is left of the clarinet player
The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch
The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The border collie is next to the turnip patch
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
The turnip patch is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Beach, Piano at the Park, Puck at the Trail, Sheltie at the Snow.
Clue 2: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The turnip patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the trail” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “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 1: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 5: “The lab mix likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail; Broccoli can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Trail; Donut can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Beach; Iris can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 11: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park; Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The ice cream stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 14: “The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The lab mix likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The lab mix likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat 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.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The ice cream stand is left of the clarinet player” 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. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The border collie is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Cosmo
Iris
Zinnia
Instruments
Piano
Saxophone
Flute
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Pizza
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
French Fries
Donut
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Turnip
Garlic
Pepper
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2059
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 55 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the piano music have two locations between them
The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The border collie likes to eat broccoli
The piano music is next to the lab mix
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The iris garden is equidistant from the golden retriever and the pizza stand
One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers
The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The golden retriever is not playing football
The akita is left of the garlic patch
The turnip patch is left of the football game
The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the donut stand
The sheltie and the soccer game have one location between them
The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at least 4 locations apart
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
The poppy garden is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the donut stand
The lab mix doesn't like carrot
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The donut stand is not at an edge
The golden retriever and the baseball game have two locations between them
The hockey game is next to the zinnia garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Snow, Chrysanthemum at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Beach.
Clue 6: “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 16: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The donut stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 5: “The piano music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail; Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever is not playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The akita is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The garlic patch and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The piano music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow; Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm; Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The sheltie and the soccer game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake; Cosmo can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The lab mix doesn't like carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The sheltie and the soccer game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch is left of the football game” 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The hockey game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 7: “The iris garden is equidistant from the golden retriever and the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The hockey game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Puck 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 17: “The poppy garden is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.