The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 13, 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 49 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Clues
The golden retriever is playing hockey
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
A trumpet could be heard next to the tennis game
The ping pong game is left of the border collie
The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The ice cream stand is at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Trail, Puck at the Lake, Guitar at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “A trumpet could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1818
8 clues, 3 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The trumpet music is not next to the hamburger stand
The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand
The akita is not at an edge
The tennis game is not at an edge
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
The donut stand is left of the clarinet player
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The tuba music and the golden retriever are at least 2 locations apart
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Park, Hamburger at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music is not next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The tuba music and the golden retriever are at least 2 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. Trumpet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1818
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 hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
Saxophone music is coming from the zinnia garden
The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs
The clarinet music is next to the dahlia garden
The golden retriever is left of the pizza stand
Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location
The sheltie is next to the cosmo garden
One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The soccer game is at the lake
The golden retriever is having a walk at the snow
Irises are growing at the lake
The french fries stand is at the beach
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
The ping pong game is at the snow
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Dahlia at the Farm, Cattle Dog at the Beach, Turnip at the Snow.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The soccer game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “Irises are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The lab mix likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 6: “Saxophone music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park; Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach; Hot Dog can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “Saxophone music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Saxophone music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Farm.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic 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.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow 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.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Cosmo
Dahlia
Instruments
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Clarinet
Flute
Junk Food
Hot Dog
French Fries
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
Sports
Football
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
Cabbage
Turnip
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1818
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 78% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever is next to the broccoli patch
The poppy garden is at the Lake or the Snow
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location
The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The piano music and the poppy garden have one location between them
The soccer game is farther from the piano music than from the donut stand
The soccer game and the cosmo garden are at least 2 locations apart
The tuba music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
The tennis game and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The piano music is left of the garlic patch
The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location
The tuba music could be heard next to the garlic patch
Tuba could be heard next to the sheltie
The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance
The pepper patch is next to the french fries stand
The border collie plays the saxophone
The clarinet music is farther from the football game than from the hot dog stand
The french fries stand is at the farm
The iris garden is at the Farm or the Park
One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza
The hockey game is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Football at the Beach, Akita at the Beach, Chrysanthemum at the Park.
Clue 1: “The zinnia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden is at the Lake or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The iris garden is at the Farm or the Park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 23: “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 2: “The golden retriever is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the poppy garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 10: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The piano music is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 13: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The tuba music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch 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.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The piano music and the poppy garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The tennis game and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The soccer game and the cosmo garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The tuba music could be heard next to the garlic patch” 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 Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The tuba music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “Tuba could be heard next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “The zinnia garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 22: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 8: “The soccer game is farther from the piano music than from the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The clarinet music is farther from the football game than from the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.