The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 5, 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 56 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
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The cattle dog and the tuba music are diagonally adjacent
The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
The clarinet music is left of the border collie
The tuba music is next to the ice cream stand
The hot dog stand is at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Hamburger at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the tuba music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the tuba music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #735
8 clues, 3 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The ice cream stand is left of the baseball game
The donut stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The hamburger stand is at the Lake or the Park
The tuba music is next to the golden retriever
The tennis game is at the park
Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
The guitar music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie is left of the hot dog stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park, Ping Pong at the Trail, Trumpet at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is at the Lake or the Park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 5: “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 1: “The ice cream stand is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The border collie is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The border collie is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #735
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The soccer game and the iris garden are at the same location
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
The sheltie likes to eat pepper
The football game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
The akita and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The poppy garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The zinnia garden is next to the cabbage patch
The border collie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
Poppies are growing next to the ice cream
The cattle dog plays the tuba
The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach
The pizza stand is at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
The hockey game is at the trail
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The lab mix is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Turnip at the Farm, Dahlia at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The pizza stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “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 20: “The hockey game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The lab mix is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The piano player is left of the ice cream stand” 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: “The tennis game is left of the flute player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The soccer game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach; Iris can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The soccer game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The sheltie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The football game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The soccer game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The akita and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “The border collie and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 13: “Poppies are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The poppy garden 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.
Clue 6: “The sheltie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The akita and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The sheltie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The sheltie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic 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.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Cosmo
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Saxophone
Tuba
Piano
Clarinet
Junk Food
French Fries
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Soccer Ball
Football
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Garlic
Pepper
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #735
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The ping pong game is farther from the iris garden than from the tuba music
The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the ping pong game
The iris garden is at the park, trail, or snow
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the french fries
The border collie and the soccer game have two locations between them
The donut stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the flute music
The sheltie and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance
Piano music is coming from the poppy garden
The carrot patch is not at an edge
The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog
The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand
The zinnia garden and the saxophone music are at least 2 locations apart
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at most 1 locations apart
The ice cream stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The sheltie likes eating donuts
The dahlia garden and the soccer game have one location between them
The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location
None of the dogs are playing hockey at the park
The poppy garden is left of the soccer game, is left of the turnip patch
The lab mix and the piano music are at knight's move distance
The golden retriever and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Trail, Baseball at the Snow, Pepper at the Snow, Football at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The iris garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The carrot patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 15: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “None of the dogs are playing hockey at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The border collie and the soccer game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “Piano music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The dahlia garden and the soccer game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The broccoli patch and the cosmo garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The lab mix and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “Piano music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the saxophone music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “Piano music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The poppy garden is left of the soccer game, is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Turnip can't be at the Park or Trail.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The sheltie and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “Piano music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the saxophone music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Turnip goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 23: “The lab mix and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix 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 3: “The ping pong game is farther from the iris garden than from the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.