The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 31, 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 54 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
The tuba player is left of the ice cream stand
The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game
The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The hockey game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Border Collie at the Beach, Trumpet at the Park.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 3: “The dog playing baseball 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; Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, 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 Beach.
Clue 4: “The tuba player is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ping Pong 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 Park.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2087
9 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 17 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% 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
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The akita likes eating hot dogs
The cattle dog and the trumpet music are not at the same location
Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game
The border collie is between the guitar music and the ping pong game
The tuba music is farther from the cattle dog than from the ice cream stand
The border collie is equidistant from the ping pong game and the guitar music
The ping pong game and the donut stand are at knight's move distance
The akita and the baseball game have two locations between them
The border collie is not next to the trumpet music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Trail; Baseball can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 1: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “The border collie is between the guitar music and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The akita and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The border collie is not next to the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the trumpet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is farther from the cattle dog than from the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2087
23 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 piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
Tuba could be heard next to the cattle dog
The saxophone was not being played at the pizza stand
The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The cabbage patch is left of the border collie
The garlic patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The flute music is next to the poppy garden
The pepper patch is next to the soccer game
The lab mix is left of the hockey game
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The akita is next to the garlic patch
The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The soccer game is left of the hot dog stand
The baseball game is at the beach
The broccoli patch is at the park
The lab mix is having a walk at the snow
Poppies are growing at the farm
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Park, Tuba at the Beach, Iris at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “The lab mix is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The dog playing football likes to eat 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 5: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach; Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “Tuba could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The flute music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The lab mix is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The akita is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The border collie and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The donut stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The pepper patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The akita is next to the garlic patch” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The pepper patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The soccer game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The saxophone was not being played at the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Flowers
Zinnia
Cosmo
Iris
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Instruments
Piano
Tuba
Guitar
Saxophone
Flute
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Pizza
Donut
Hot Dog
French Fries
Sports
Football
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Broccoli
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
Turnip
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2087
24 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden is closer to the piano music than to the carrot patch
The dahlia garden is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the turnip patch
The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location
The ice cream stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The cabbage patch is equidistant from the pizza stand and the flute music
The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The cattle dog is not next to the broccoli patch
The tuba music is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the border collie
The pizza stand is left of the garlic patch
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The hockey game is next to the iris garden
The piano music is between the cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden
The soccer game and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center
The donut stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the sheltie
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The baseball game is next to the poppy garden
The baseball game and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart
The zinnia garden and the akita are at the same location
The tennis game and the hamburger stand are at most 2 locations apart
The clarinet music and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Iris at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “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 9: “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 13: “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 14: “The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “The pizza stand is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The hockey game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The soccer game and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The baseball game and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The zinnia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm; Akita can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 24: “The clarinet music and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 4: “The dahlia garden is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow or Farm; Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Farm; Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is next to the poppy garden” 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. Puck goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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.
Clue 17: “The soccer game and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The lab mix 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 12: “The pizza stand is left of 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 24: “The clarinet music and the hockey game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The chrysanthemum garden is closer to the piano music than to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park; Carrot can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch is equidistant from the pizza stand and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm; Flute can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 11: “The tuba music is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Lake; Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The piano music is between the cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The donut stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow or Farm; Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Farm.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The tennis game and the hamburger stand are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The dahlia garden is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The donut stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the sheltie” 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. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The cabbage patch is equidistant from the pizza stand and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The tuba music is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the border collie” 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. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog is not next to the broccoli patch” 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. Carrot goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The zinnia garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The piano music is between the cabbage patch and the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.