The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 9, 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The border collie plays the trumpet
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The akita plays the tuba
The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand
The golden retriever is playing hockey
One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Border Collie at the Trail, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park; Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #731
8 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.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The tuba music is not next to the hockey game
The trumpet music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the hockey game
The tennis game is next to the ice cream stand
The tennis game is left of the cattle dog, is left of the donut stand
The hamburger stand is not at an edge
The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever
Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
The hamburger stand and the tuba music are at most 1 locations apart
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 6: “The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is not next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The hamburger stand and the tuba music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is left of the cattle dog, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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. 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #731
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 52% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The carrot patch is left of the pizza stand
The broccoli patch is left of the ice cream stand
The sheltie plays the guitar
Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hot dogs
The pepper patch and the poppy garden are not at the same location
Flute could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The iris garden is next to the football game
The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location
The pepper patch is left of the akita
The hamburger stand is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm
The cabbage patch is at the park
The french fries stand is at the beach
The soccer game is at the farm
Zinnias are growing at the snow
The ping pong game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Lake, Lab Mix at the Trail, Tuba at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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 2: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “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 18: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The french fries stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 21: “Zinnias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “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.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 6: “The carrot patch is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The sheltie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail; Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “Flute music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow 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. Piano goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The sheltie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park; Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm 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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Dahlia
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Instruments
Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Flute
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
French Fries
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Pizza
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Ping Pong
Puck
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Pepper
Turnip
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #731
23 clues, 3 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 cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch have two locations between them
The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The tennis game and the golden retriever have two locations between them
The turnip patch is next to the hamburger stand
The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location
The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow
The cosmo garden and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
The cosmo garden is next to the cabbage patch
The turnip patch is not next to the donut stand
The carrot patch is equidistant from the hockey game and the golden retriever
The soccer game is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the pizza stand
The broccoli patch is equidistant from the baseball game and the french fries stand
The zinnia garden is left of the soccer game
The akita is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The guitar music and the carrot patch are at most 1 locations apart
The piano music is left of the poppy garden, is left of the pizza stand
The golden retriever and the piano music are not at the same location
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Beach, Donut at the Lake, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The sheltie is at the Lake or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are 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.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 6: “The tennis game and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The zinnia garden is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 20: “The akita is next to the chrysanthemum garden” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The tennis game and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the hockey game and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow; Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The guitar music and the carrot patch are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The soccer game is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow or Farm; Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 19: “The zinnia garden is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The broccoli patch is equidistant from the baseball game and the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The tennis game and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 23: “The golden retriever and the piano music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the hockey game and the golden retriever” 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. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The guitar music and the carrot patch are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The piano music is left of the poppy garden, is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.