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Daily Logic Puzzles: Thursday, September 3, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 3, 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 49 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #737

8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.

●●●●○ Difficulty 4/5: harder than 70% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Left of, Same location, Diagonally adjacent, At a location.

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The setup

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		Akita
Instruments
Junk Food	Ice Cream
Sports

Clues

1. The clarinet player is left of the hot dog stand
2. The cattle dog plays the guitar
3. One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
4. The border collie and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
5. The hockey game is at the park
6. The ping pong game is at the lake
7. The hamburger stand is at the beach
8. The tennis game is at the trail

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Park.
2. Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
3. Clue 6: “The ping pong game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
4. Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
5. Clue 8: “The tennis game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
6. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
7. Clue 1: “The clarinet player is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
8. Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Lake.
9. Clue 3: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
10. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
11. Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
12. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
13. Clue 4: “The border collie and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
14. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Border Collie	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Akita
Instruments	Clarinet	Trumpet	Guitar	Tuba
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hamburger	Donut	Hot Dog
Sports	Puck	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #737

7 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Next to, Two locations between, Not next to, Equidistant, Diagonally adjacent, Odd location.

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The setup

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				Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports			Puck

Clues

1. The donut stand is next to the baseball game
2. The trumpet music and the ping pong game have two locations between them
3. The golden retriever is not next to the tennis game
4. The akita is next to the hamburger stand
5. The hamburger stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the border collie
6. The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
7. The guitar music is at the park or the trail

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Puck at the Trail.
2. Clue 7: “The guitar music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
3. Clue 1: “The donut stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
4. Clue 2: “The trumpet music and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
5. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
6. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
7. Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
8. Clue 4: “The akita is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
9. Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
10. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
11. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
12. Clue 1: “The donut stand is 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.
13. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
14. Clue 3: “The golden retriever is not next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
15. Clue 4: “The akita is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
16. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Border Collie	Cattle Dog	Akita	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Trumpet	Tuba	Guitar	Clarinet
Junk Food	Donut	Hamburger	Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Puck	Ping Pong

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #737

22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, At the far left, Same location, Next to, Left of, Diagonally adjacent, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers				Dahlia
Instruments
Junk Food			French Fries	Pizza
Sports
Vegetables				Cabbage

Clues

1. The broccoli patch is at the farm
2. Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
3. The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage
4. Poppies are growing at the farm
5. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
6. The football game and the poppy garden are at the same location
7. The sheltie likes to eat broccoli
8. The border collie is next to the ping pong game
9. The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location
10. The border collie is next to the ice cream stand
11. The clarinet player is left of the donut stand
12. The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch
13. The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent
14. Cosmos are growing next to the hot dogs
15. The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
16. The lab mix plays the piano
17. The cattle dog likes to eat garlic
18. Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the lake
19. The baseball game is at the lake
20. Zinnias are growing at the trail
21. The garlic patch is at the trail
22. The hockey game is at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Lake, Dahlia at the Lake, Pizza at the Lake, French Fries at the Trail.
2. Clue 1: “The broccoli patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
3. Clue 2: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
4. Clue 4: “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.
5. Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
6. Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the lake” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
7. Clue 19: “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.
8. Clue 20: “Zinnias are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
9. Clue 21: “The garlic patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
10. Clue 22: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
11. Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
12. Clue 6: “The football game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
13. Clue 7: “The sheltie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
14. Clue 8: “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 Snow.
15. Clue 9: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail or Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park.
16. Clue 10: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow or Farm.
17. Clue 11: “The clarinet player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
18. Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
19. Clue 13: “The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
20. Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
21. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
22. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm.
23. Clue 9: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
24. Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
25. Clue 14: “Cosmos are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Snow.
26. The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Snow.
27. The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
28. Clue 14: “Cosmos are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
29. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
30. Clue 15: “The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
31. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
32. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
33. Clue 8: “The border collie is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
34. Clue 10: “The border collie 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.
35. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
36. Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
37. Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park.
38. Clue 16: “The lab mix plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
39. Clue 17: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
40. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Border Collie	Akita	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever	Lab Mix	Sheltie
Flowers	Chrysanthemum	Iris	Zinnia	Dahlia	Cosmo	Poppy
Instruments	Tuba	Flute	Clarinet	Saxophone	Piano	Guitar
Junk Food	Hamburger	Ice Cream	French Fries	Pizza	Donut	Hot Dog
Sports	Puck	Ping Pong	Soccer Ball	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Football
Vegetables	Pepper	Turnip	Garlic	Cabbage	Carrot	Broccoli

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #737

24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 78% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At most N apart, Different locations, In order, left to right, At least N apart, One location between, Next to, At the far right, Equidistant, Between.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs					Cattle Dog
Flowers
Instruments				Tuba
Junk Food					Hot Dog	French Fries
Sports
Vegetables

Clues

1. The akita is playing soccer
2. The football game and the donut stand are at most 2 locations apart
3. The cattle dog plays the saxophone
4. The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
5. The hockey game is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the lab mix
6. The flute music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart
7. The donut stand is left of the cattle dog, is left of the iris garden
8. Guitar music is coming from the iris garden
9. The clarinet music and the chrysanthemum garden have one location between them
10. The hamburger stand is next to the broccoli patch
11. The baseball game is at the farm
12. The ping pong game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
13. The hockey game is equidistant from the donut stand and the saxophone music
14. The golden retriever is between the dahlia garden and the pepper patch
15. The flute music and the broccoli patch are not at the same location
16. The football game and the akita are at least 4 locations apart
17. The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location
18. The garlic patch and the donut stand have one location between them
19. The soccer game is next to the carrot patch
20. The tuba music and the pepper patch are at the same location
21. The ice cream stand is next to the piano music
22. The sheltie is playing ping pong
23. The cosmo garden is next to the cabbage patch
24. The golden retriever is next to the cabbage patch

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Farm, Tuba at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Snow, Hot Dog at the Snow.
2. Clue 11: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
3. Clue 1: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
4. Clue 3: “The cattle dog plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
5. Clue 8: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake or Snow.
6. Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the chrysanthemum garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Farm.
7. Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
8. Clue 12: “The ping pong game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
9. Clue 16: “The football game and the akita are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
10. Clue 1: “The akita is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
11. Clue 2: “The football game and the donut stand are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
12. Clue 17: “The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
13. Clue 18: “The garlic patch and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail or Lake.
14. Clue 19: “The soccer game is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
15. Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
16. Clue 20: “The tuba music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
17. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
18. Clue 4: “The dahlia garden and the cabbage patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
19. Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
20. Clue 17: “The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
21. Clue 18: “The garlic patch and the donut stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
22. The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Farm.
23. Clue 21: “The ice cream stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
24. Clue 22: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
25. Clue 23: “The cosmo garden is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
26. Clue 24: “The golden retriever is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Farm.
27. Clue 5: “The hockey game is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Trail.
28. Clue 7: “The donut stand is left of the cattle dog, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
29. Clue 8: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
30. Clue 6: “The flute music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
31. The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
32. The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
33. Clue 22: “The sheltie is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
34. Clue 12: “The ping pong game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
35. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
36. Clue 9: “The clarinet music and the chrysanthemum garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
37. Clue 21: “The ice cream stand is next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
38. The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Park.
39. Clue 13: “The hockey game is equidistant from the donut stand and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
40. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
41. Clue 5: “The hockey game is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
42. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
43. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
44. Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
45. Clue 6: “The flute music and the border collie are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
46. Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail.
47. Clue 15: “The flute music and the broccoli patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
48. Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park.
49. Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita	Golden Retriever	Sheltie	Border Collie	Cattle Dog	Lab Mix
Flowers	Dahlia	Cosmo	Poppy	Chrysanthemum	Zinnia	Iris
Instruments	Flute	Clarinet	Piano	Tuba	Saxophone	Guitar
Junk Food	Pizza	Ice Cream	Donut	Hamburger	Hot Dog	French Fries
Sports	Soccer Ball	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong	Puck	Football	Baseball
Vegetables	Garlic	Carrot	Cabbage	Pepper	Broccoli	Turnip

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