The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 1, 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 62 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The border collie plays the trumpet
The clarinet music and the cattle dog are not at the same location
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
The golden retriever is not playing baseball
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The ping pong game is next to the akita
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Ice Cream at the Trail, Border Collie at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is not playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes 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 3: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut 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 Beach.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the cattle dog are not at the same location” 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
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #739
10 clues, 2 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The clarinet music and the tennis game are at least 3 locations apart
The clarinet music is at the beach or the lake
The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
The guitar music is at the park or the trail
A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The hot dog stand is not at the park
The ice cream stand is next to the clarinet music
The donut stand is not next to the trumpet music
The akita is equidistant from the baseball game and the clarinet music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the tennis game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is next to the clarinet music” 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. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The donut stand is not next to the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The akita is equidistant from the baseball game and the clarinet music” 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. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #739
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 french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
The baseball game is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch
The guitar music could be heard next to the garlic patch
The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The football game is left of the saxophone player
Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
The cabbage patch is left of the donut stand
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location
The tuba music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza
The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The baseball game is next to the zinnia garden
The cabbage patch is at the lake
Cosmos are growing at the park
The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
The ping pong game is at the snow
Dahlias are growing at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Park, Iris at the Beach, Hamburger at the Beach.
Clue 1: “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 2: “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 3: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
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: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “The ping pong game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 24: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake; Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The guitar music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The football game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The football game is left of the saxophone player” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Beach; Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 15: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The tuba 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.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 12: “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 15: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The guitar music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The french fries stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing saxophone at 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 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is left of the chrysanthemum garden” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The baseball game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Flowers
Cosmo
Iris
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Dahlia
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Piano
Guitar
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Pizza
Donut
French Fries
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Carrot
Pepper
Broccoli
Cabbage
Garlic
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #739
27 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 62 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The donut stand and the flute music are at least 4 locations apart
The akita and the clarinet music are not at the same location
The baseball game is at the park
The sheltie is between the guitar music and the iris garden
The pizza stand is at the Snow or the Trail
The pepper patch is at the farm
The donut stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at most 4 locations apart
The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch
The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
A guitar could be heard next to the football game
Irises are growing next to the hamburgers
The carrot patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The lab mix likes eating hamburgers
The tuba music is left of the zinnia garden
The garlic patch is farther from the piano music than from the lab mix
The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The football game is at the park, trail, or snow
The cabbage patch is between the guitar music and the ping pong game
The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The ping pong game and the piano music are at most 2 locations apart
The football game is not next to the golden retriever
The broccoli patch is left of the piano music, is left of the iris garden
The french fries stand is left of the piano music, is left of the chrysanthemum garden
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Snow, Soccer Ball at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand is at the Snow or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 6: “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 13: “The carrot patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 19: “The football game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the flute music are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake; Flute can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 2: “The akita and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The donut stand and the flute music are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The donut stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at most 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “A guitar could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 12: “Irises are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The lab mix likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach; Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The tuba music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow; Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The football game is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 26: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “A guitar could be heard next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game and the piano music are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The football game is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 27: “The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The sheltie is between the guitar music and the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; Iris can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 12: “Irises are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The lab mix likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is between the guitar music and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 24: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake or Snow; Piano can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 27: “The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is farther from the piano music than from the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The lab mix likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “Irises are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The tuba music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game and the piano music are at most 2 locations apart” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 24: “The broccoli patch is left of the piano music, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 27: “The broccoli patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 25: “The french fries stand is left of the piano music, is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
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. Pizza goes at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The lab mix likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.