The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 4, 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 60 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
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Clues
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
The border collie is playing baseball
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The guitar player is left of the ice cream stand
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Beach, Puck at the Trail, Hamburger at the Trail, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The guitar player is left of the ice cream stand” 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.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #736
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The clarinet music was not heard at the lake
The border collie and the trumpet music are at knight's move distance
The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever, is left of the donut stand
The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand
The akita is next to the hot dog stand
The guitar music is not at an edge
The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game
The donut stand and the ping pong game have one location between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Park.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music was not heard at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is not at an edge” 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. Clarinet goes 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 border collie and the trumpet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music 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 5: “The akita is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The donut stand and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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 Park.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The donut stand and the ping pong game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong 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. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #736
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The flute player is left of the french fries stand
The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location
The sheltie is left of the iris garden
The pepper patch is left of the tuba music
The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
Dahlias are growing next to the pizza
The golden retriever plays the saxophone
The border collie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The lab mix is next to the french fries stand
The golden retriever likes to eat carrot
The poppy garden and the akita are at the same location
The pepper patch is at the snow
The akita is having a walk at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
The cabbage patch is at the trail
The lab mix is having a walk at the trail
The tennis game is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Zinnia at the Trail, Dahlia at the Snow, Soccer Ball at the Park.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “Irises are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “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.
Clue 19: “The pepper patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The akita is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The cabbage patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The lab mix is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 24: “The tennis game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The lab mix 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.
Clue 7: “The flute player is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “Dahlias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow or Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The flute player is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” 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. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” 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 Park.
Clue 15: “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.
Clue 8: “The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The broccoli patch and the football game 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Akita
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Iris
Instruments
Flute
Guitar
Clarinet
Saxophone
Piano
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
French Fries
Hot Dog
Pizza
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Football
Vegetables
Garlic
Turnip
Cabbage
Carrot
Pepper
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #736
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 60 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 76% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The iris garden and the garlic patch are at least 4 locations apart
The flute music is between the iris garden and the sheltie
The tennis game is equidistant from the tuba music and the pepper patch
The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli
The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden
The soccer game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The hockey game and the turnip patch are at the same location
The zinnia garden and the akita are at least 3 locations apart
The clarinet music is closer to the donut stand than to the iris garden
The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The french fries stand is next to the tuba music
The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie
The zinnia garden is not next to the ice cream stand
Poppies are growing next to the donuts
The lab mix and the pepper patch have two locations between them
Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden
The akita and the soccer game have two locations between them
The ping pong game is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The baseball game is next to the cattle dog
The saxophone music was not heard at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Farm, Poppy at the Trail, Zinnia at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The iris garden and the garlic patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake; Garlic can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the akita are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden is not next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 16: “Poppies are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The soccer game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 12: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 19: “The akita and the soccer game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The soccer game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The hockey game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The lab mix and the pepper patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The baseball game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The flute music is between the iris garden and the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
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. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is equidistant from the tuba music and the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The iris garden and the garlic patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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 Park.
Clue 9: “The hockey game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The lab mix and the pepper patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 21: “The baseball game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is closer to the donut stand than to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The iris garden and the garlic patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie 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 Beach.
Clue 21: “The baseball game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach or Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The hockey game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.