The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 27, 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 43 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Puck
Clues
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The cattle dog is playing baseball
The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand
The ping pong game is left of the clarinet player
A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game
The akita is next to the hot dog stand
The tuba music is left of the golden retriever
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Donut at the Beach, Puck at the Beach.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “A guitar could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The akita is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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 Trail.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The tuba music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2062
10 clues, 2 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The cattle dog is playing baseball
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The golden retriever is not next to the baseball game
The hamburger stand is not at the lake
The trumpet was not being played at the ice cream stand
The hockey game is at the park
The clarinet music is at the park or the trail
The akita and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The ice cream stand is between the hockey game and the trumpet music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Trail.
Clue 2: “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 4: “The hamburger stand is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “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 7: “The clarinet music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing clarinet 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 10: “The ice cream stand is between the hockey game and the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The akita and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2062
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location
The flute music is left of the lab mix
Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden
The dahlia garden and the border collie are at the same location
The iris garden and the golden retriever are not at the same location
The saxophone music could be heard next to the garlic patch
The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The cosmo garden is next to the akita
The sheltie plays the guitar
The lab mix likes to eat carrot
The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs
The cabbage patch is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the trail
The hockey game is at the snow
The french fries stand is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Snow, Piano at the Farm, Golden Retriever at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “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 19: “The cabbage patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The hockey game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The french fries stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “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 4: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The flute music is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 7: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake; Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the golden retriever are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
The Lake still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden and the border collie 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.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The sheltie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The lab mix likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The cabbage patch 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 18: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat 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; Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Cosmo
Iris
Zinnia
Poppy
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Guitar
Saxophone
Flute
Clarinet
Tuba
Piano
Junk Food
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Football
Vegetables
Garlic
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2062
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The lab mix and the hockey game have one location between them
The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand
The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The baseball game and the poppy garden are not at the same location
The hamburger stand is between the cabbage patch and the ping pong game
The akita plays the guitar
The donut stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The guitar music and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance
Dahlias are growing at the park
The donut stand and the poppy garden are not at the same location
The flute music is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the dahlia garden
The saxophone music is left of the golden retriever
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the soccer game
The soccer game is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
The pepper patch is at the farm
The ping pong game and the cosmo garden have one location between them
The ping pong game and the guitar music have two locations between them
The flute music is equidistant from the pizza stand and the cabbage patch
The cattle dog is left of the garlic patch, is left of the football game
The carrot patch and the ice cream stand are at least 3 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Turnip at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “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 15: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 16: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “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 2: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch 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.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach; Akita can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The lab mix and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game and the guitar music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The ping pong game and the cosmo garden have one location 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 carrot patch and the ice cream stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail or Lake; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The lab mix and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is between the cabbage patch and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The flute music is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is left of the golden retriever” 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The lab mix and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch and the ice cream stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is between the cabbage patch and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The flute music is equidistant from the pizza stand and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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. French Fries goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The donut stand and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The baseball game and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is left of the garlic patch, is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.