The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 25, 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 56 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
The ice cream stand is at the park
The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The border collie plays the tuba
The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The donut stand is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Hamburger at the Beach, Puck at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park; Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever 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 4: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2060
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The donut stand is left of the clarinet music, is left of the akita
The golden retriever and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The baseball game is at the Trail or the Lake
None of the dogs are playing baseball at the lake
The border collie is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the tuba music
The ping pong game is at the Lake or the Park
The hamburger stand is not next to the tennis game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Lake, Border Collie at the Beach, Guitar at the Park.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is at the Trail or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is at the Lake or the Park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is left of the clarinet music, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever and the clarinet music are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The border collie is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is not next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2060
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The tennis game is next to the french fries stand
The donut stand is left of the garlic patch
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The turnip patch is left of the hamburger stand
The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location
One dog is playing saxophone and eating donuts
The zinnia garden and the akita are at the same location
Someone is playing clarinet at the football game
Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game
The piano music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The broccoli patch is next to the tennis game
Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
The soccer game is at the farm
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The akita is having a walk at the farm
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Sheltie at the Trail, French Fries at the Farm, Poppy at the Lake.
Clue 2: “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 3: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “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 19: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing guitar and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Farm.
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 7: “The donut stand is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden and the akita 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.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The piano music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Park.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch 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 17: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The piano music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner 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. Football goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Flowers
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Instruments
Clarinet
Flute
Piano
Tuba
Saxophone
Guitar
Junk Food
Pizza
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
French Fries
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Pepper
Turnip
Carrot
Broccoli
Cabbage
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2060
24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
Dahlias are growing next to the french fries
The tennis game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The golden retriever is not playing ping pong
The chrysanthemum garden is between the sheltie and the hamburger stand
One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream
The flute music and the border collie are at knight's move distance
The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at knight's move distance
The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand
The akita is next to the pizza stand
The cabbage patch is next to the lab mix
The border collie plays the clarinet
The iris garden is equidistant from the turnip patch and the hot dog stand
The baseball game is left of the cosmo garden
The pepper patch is at the farm
The french fries stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the turnip patch
The football game and the saxophone music have one location between them
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs
The hamburger stand is not at an edge
The golden retriever is left of the soccer game, is left of the flute music
The broccoli patch is left of the piano music
The clarinet was not being played at the pizza stand
The poppy garden is not next to the ping pong game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Park, Turnip at the Park.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is at the Lake or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 16: “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 20: “The hamburger stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 4: “The tennis game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The baseball game is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The tennis game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The football game and the saxophone music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 22: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden is between the sheltie and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “The iris garden is equidistant from the turnip patch and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “Dahlias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “Dahlias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The tennis game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is not playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The akita is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The baseball game is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 24: “The poppy garden is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden is between the sheltie and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 10: “The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is left of the soccer game, is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow or Farm; Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The flute music and the border collie are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The akita is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The border collie plays the clarinet” 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. Piano goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba 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 10: “The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The clarinet was not being played at the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The akita is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden is between the sheltie and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.