The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 28, 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 51 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The akita plays the tuba
Guitar could be heard next to the border collie
The akita likes eating hamburgers
The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand
The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Lake, Puck at the Trail, Clarinet at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at 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.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “Guitar could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 6: “The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” 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 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 Park.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” 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. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “Guitar could be heard next to the border collie” 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. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2063
8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The clarinet music and the border collie are not at the same location
The baseball game is not at an edge
The trumpet music is not at an edge
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The trumpet music is left of the akita, is left of the ice cream stand
None of the dogs are playing tennis at the lake
The cattle dog is not next to the baseball game
The akita plays the guitar
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake, Border Collie at the Park, Hot Dog at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 3: “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: “None of the dogs are playing tennis at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Lake.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is left of the akita, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2063
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 72% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers
The border collie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The cabbage patch is next to the hamburger stand
The saxophone was not being played at the pizza stand
Poppies are growing next to the french fries
The ping pong game is left of the poppy garden
The border collie is next to the ping pong game
The clarinet music is next to the sheltie
The akita likes to eat pepper
The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The cosmo garden is left of the clarinet music
The lab mix is playing ping pong
The guitar could not be heard at the football game
A guitar could be heard next to the soccer game
The poppy garden and the donut stand are at the same location
The baseball game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The saxophone music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
The soccer game is at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the park
Irises are growing at the trail
The garlic patch is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Park, Flute at the Trail, Dahlia at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The soccer game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 22: “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 23: “Irises are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 24: “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 turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Lake; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cabbage patch is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “Poppies are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The border collie is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow; Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “Poppies are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “A guitar could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The guitar could not be heard at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The border collie is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is next to the sheltie” 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. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The saxophone was not being played at 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. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The baseball game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” 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. Football goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Flowers
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Dahlia
Poppy
Zinnia
Instruments
Tuba
Saxophone
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Piano
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Pizza
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Football
Vegetables
Garlic
Carrot
Broccoli
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2063
26 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 68% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Flute could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The turnip patch is not next to the soccer game
The cattle dog is next to the garlic patch
The hamburger stand and the pepper patch are at least 5 locations apart
The poppy garden is next to the carrot patch
The garlic patch is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the baseball game
The piano music is between the zinnia garden and the ping pong game
Zinnias are growing at the park
The pizza stand is next to the tuba music
The broccoli patch and the guitar music are at the same location
The broccoli patch is left of the baseball game
The carrot patch is at the Lake or the Farm
The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow
The akita is next to the football game
The hamburger stand is at the park
The broccoli patch is at the Beach or the Park
The ping pong game and the donut stand are at knight's move distance
The garlic patch and the tennis game are at knight's move distance
The cabbage patch is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the french fries stand
The border collie likes to eat cabbage
The ping pong game and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
The ice cream stand is left of the flute player
The iris garden and the akita have two locations between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Park, Pizza at the Lake.
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 11: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The carrot patch is at the Lake or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The broccoli patch is at the Beach or the Park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand and the pepper patch are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 12: “The pizza stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game and the donut stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The akita is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 23: “The border collie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 24: “The ping pong game and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch is not next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game and the donut stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 25: “The ice cream stand is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 26: “The iris garden and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers; Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The border collie likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 26: “The iris garden and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 23: “The border collie likes to eat cabbage” 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. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The piano music is between the zinnia garden and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 22: “The cabbage patch is left of the cosmo garden, is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” 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. Piano goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba 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 25: “The ice cream stand is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.