The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 7, 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 54 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
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The hamburger stand is next to the baseball game
The hockey game is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Park, Trumpet at the Trail, Akita at the Lake.
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.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
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.
Clue 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #733
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
The golden retriever is at the park or the trail
The trumpet music is next to the ice cream stand
The akita is playing hockey
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The hamburger stand is not at the park
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
The tennis game is left of the guitar player
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The trumpet 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.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita must be 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
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #733
25 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 baseball game and the poppy garden are at the same location
The iris garden is next to the ping pong game
The baseball game is left of the donut stand
The flute music and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location
The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The ice cream stand and the football game are not at the same location
The clarinet music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries
The tennis game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The border collie is playing tennis
The tuba music is left of the garlic patch
The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent
Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden
The akita likes to eat carrot
The soccer game is at the snow
The sheltie is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake
The cabbage patch is at the lake
The pepper patch is at the park
Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Zinnia at the Farm, Baseball at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The lab mix is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “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 20: “The soccer game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The sheltie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The cabbage patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 24: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 25: “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 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The baseball game and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “The flute music and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 10: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 13: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach; French Fries can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The iris garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The tennis game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 16: “The tuba music is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The iris garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand and the football game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing tuba and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The tennis game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The akita likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Cosmo
Poppy
Iris
Zinnia
Instruments
Guitar
Saxophone
Tuba
Piano
Flute
Clarinet
Junk Food
Pizza
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
French Fries
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Pepper
Broccoli
Carrot
Cabbage
Turnip
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #733
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The clarinet music and the poppy garden are not at the same location
The lab mix is left of the piano music, is left of the french fries stand
The hockey game and the zinnia garden are at least 3 locations apart
The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The baseball game and the iris garden are at the same location
The football game and the donut stand are not at the same location
The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The pizza stand and the baseball game have two locations between them
The cabbage patch and the baseball game are not at the same location
The guitar music is next to the sheltie
The border collie and the saxophone music have two locations between them
The cosmo garden is between the hot dog stand and the hockey game
The tennis game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The lab mix is equidistant from the piano music and the hot dog stand
The broccoli patch is at the farm
Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
Piano music is coming from the dahlia garden
The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
The flute music is next to the lab mix
The turnip patch and the donut stand are at the same location
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Farm, Golden Retriever at the Lake, Soccer Ball at the Snow, Akita at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “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.
Clue 5: “The hockey game and the zinnia garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 8: “The baseball game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail; Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 19: “Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 20: “Piano music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The flute music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The turnip patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is left of the piano music, is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm; Piano can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “Piano music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The flute music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The cosmo garden is between the hot dog stand and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow or Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Park or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 19: “Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The flute music is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is left of the piano music, is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The tennis game and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 20: “Piano music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The cosmo garden is between the hot dog stand and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The lab mix is equidistant from the piano music and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The football game and the donut stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the baseball game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The baseball game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Cosmo goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the baseball game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.