The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 2, 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 68 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
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
The baseball game is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach
The tennis game is at the park
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Akita at the Park, Trumpet at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #738
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 20 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 89% 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand
The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game
The ping pong game is between the akita and the clarinet music
The donut stand and the akita are at knight's move distance
The border collie plays the clarinet
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The donut stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the guitar music
The border collie and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The donut stand and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 5: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The donut stand and the akita are at knight's move distance” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The border collie and the guitar music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is between the akita and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is equidistant from the tennis game and the guitar music” 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. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #738
22 clues, 4 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 was not being played at the french fries stand
The piano music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The ping pong game is next to the zinnia garden
The sheltie is next to the donut stand
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The baseball game is next to the hamburger stand
The golden retriever plays the saxophone
The sheltie is next to the dahlia garden
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the hockey game
A flute could be heard next to the hockey game
Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden
The garlic patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The garlic patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail
The akita is having a walk at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
The ice cream stand is at the lake
Irises are growing at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Farm, Carrot at the Park, Turnip at the Lake, Chrysanthemum 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 football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The cabbage patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “Irises are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The piano music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm; Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The sheltie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail; Saxophone can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 11: “The sheltie is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail; Dahlia can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The sheltie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “A flute could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “Guitar 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 6: “The ping pong game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach; Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The garlic patch and the clarinet music 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; Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes 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. Tuba goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The piano was not being played at the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” 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. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The sheltie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The sheltie is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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 Trail.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Iris
Cosmo
Dahlia
Instruments
Tuba
Piano
Guitar
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Pizza
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
Garlic
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #738
25 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 68 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 95% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The sheltie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
The ping pong game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location
The tuba music is not next to the donut stand
The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The garlic patch is between the golden retriever and the pizza stand
The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The soccer game and the piano music have one location between them
The saxophone music and the football game are at most 1 locations apart
The turnip patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
The hamburger stand is not next to the guitar music
The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location
The iris garden is next to the akita
The donut stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cabbage patch
The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand
The broccoli patch and the donut stand have two locations between them
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs
The saxophone music is next to the zinnia garden
The tennis game is left of the clarinet player
The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The saxophone music is left of the sheltie
The guitar music is farther from the turnip patch than from the ice cream stand
The cosmo garden is next to the border collie
The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game
The football game and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Snow, Piano at the Trail, Flute at the Park, Cabbage at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The sheltie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The soccer game and the piano music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 11: “The hamburger stand is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 12: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The saxophone music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The saxophone music is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 1: “The sheltie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the football game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 17: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The sheltie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 25: “The football game and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is between the golden retriever and the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The donut stand is equidistant from the clarinet music and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the football game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The sheltie and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “One dog is playing saxophone and 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 3: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The saxophone music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The cosmo garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 25: “The football game and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The cosmo garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The turnip 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.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The chrysanthemum garden 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.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 25: “The football game and the cattle dog are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The guitar music is farther from the turnip patch 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.