The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 11, 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 62 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
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game
The clarinet player is left of the donut stand
The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand
The tennis game is at the beach
The hamburger stand is at the beach
The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Puck at the Park, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “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 6: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing tuba 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 Lake.
Clue 2: “The clarinet player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Donut can't be at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1816
9 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The tuba music is at the park or the trail
The baseball game is closer to the guitar music than to the akita
The trumpet music is left of the border collie, is left of the hockey game
The ping pong game is at the Park or the Trail
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
The golden retriever and the trumpet music are at least 3 locations apart
The hockey game is farther from the ice cream stand than from the clarinet music
The border collie is left of the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Lake, Guitar at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The tuba music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is at the Park or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever and the trumpet music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The border collie is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is closer to the guitar music than to the akita” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating 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 8: “The hockey game is farther from the ice cream stand than from the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1816
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 38 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 75% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza
The flute music is next to the golden retriever
The french fries stand is next to the baseball game
The guitar music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The football game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand is next to the football game
The ping pong game and the carrot patch are not at the same location
The sheltie likes eating french fries
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The baseball game is next to the carrot patch
The carrot patch is next to the hockey game
The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game
Cosmos are growing at the snow
The cabbage patch is at the farm
The akita is having a walk at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the trail
The hot dog stand is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Iris at the Park, Flute at the Park, Tuba at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “Cosmos are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The akita is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the trail” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The hot dog stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The flute music is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The guitar music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Turnip can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The football game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The sheltie likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow; Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park; Zinnia can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 13: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 14: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach; Border Collie can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The baseball game is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The carrot patch is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The dahlia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Border Collie
Akita
Lab Mix
Flowers
Iris
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Cosmo
Zinnia
Instruments
Flute
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
Pizza
Donut
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Soccer Ball
Football
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Broccoli
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
Carrot
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1816
24 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 62 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hot dog stand is left of the flute music, is left of the akita
The flute music is coming from the snow or the lake
The football game is next to the lab mix
The akita is farther from the guitar music than from the garlic patch
The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza
The zinnia garden is next to the akita
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers
The golden retriever is next to the baseball game
The piano music is next to the zinnia garden
The french fries stand is left of the garlic patch, is left of the soccer game
The lab mix and the tuba music are at most 2 locations apart
The ice cream stand is at the park
The tennis game is left of the garlic patch
The cabbage patch is left of the border collie, is left of the football game
The hockey game and the dahlia garden have one location between them
The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie are at the same location
The broccoli patch is next to the football game
Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance
The hockey game and the cosmo garden have two locations between them
The golden retriever and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Snow, Sheltie at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The flute music is coming from the snow or the lake” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The sheltie doesn't like turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 5: “The football game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 10: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The lab mix and the tuba music are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 16: “The tennis game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 21: “Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 23: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park; Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is left of the flute music, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow; Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The akita is farther from the guitar music than from the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 13: “The french fries stand is left of the garlic patch, is left of the soccer game” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow or Farm; Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The border collie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The tennis game is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 23: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The cabbage patch is left of the border collie, is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach 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. Pepper goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The saxophone music and the hot dog stand are at knight's move distance” 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. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” 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. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 23: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.