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Daily Logic Puzzles: Tuesday, September 15, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 15, 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 Easy puzzle, at 50 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #1820

6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.

●●○○○ Difficulty 2/5: easier than 49% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, Next to, At a location.

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The setup

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	Trumpet
Junk Food		Hamburger		Hot Dog
Sports				Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The ping pong game is at the park
2. The cattle dog plays the tuba
3. The baseball game is next to the golden retriever
4. One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
5. The border collie is having a walk at the lake
6. The akita is having a walk at the park

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Trumpet at the Park, Hot Dog at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
3. Clue 5: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
4. Clue 6: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
5. Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
6. Clue 4: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
7. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
8. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
9. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
10. Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
11. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
12. Clue 3: “The baseball game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Akita	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever	Border Collie
Instruments	Trumpet	Tuba	Guitar	Clarinet
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hamburger	Donut	Hot Dog
Sports	Ping Pong	Baseball	Puck	Tennis Ball

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1820

7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Different locations, Between, One location between, Left of, Same location, Equidistant, At most N apart.

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The setup

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	Tuba
Junk Food
Sports		Puck		Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The tuba music and the golden retriever are not at the same location
2. The donut stand is between the akita and the baseball game
3. The trumpet music and the hot dog stand have one location between them
4. The hockey game is left of the clarinet player
5. Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
6. The ice cream stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the cattle dog
7. The border collie and the clarinet music are at most 1 locations apart

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Tuba at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “The tuba music and the golden retriever are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
3. Clue 3: “The trumpet music and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
4. Clue 4: “The hockey game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
5. Clue 5: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
6. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
7. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
8. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
9. Clue 3: “The trumpet music and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
10. Clue 7: “The border collie and the clarinet music are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Beach.
11. Clue 2: “The donut stand is between the akita and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
12. Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the hockey game and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
13. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Akita	Golden Retriever	Border Collie	Cattle Dog
Instruments	Tuba	Guitar	Trumpet	Clarinet
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Donut	Ice Cream	Hamburger
Sports	Ping Pong	Puck	Baseball	Tennis Ball

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1820

23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.

●●●●● Difficulty 5/5: harder than 88% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, Next to, Left of, Diagonally adjacent, Different locations, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments					Piano
Junk Food			Pizza
Sports
Vegetables			Broccoli

Clues

1. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
2. The akita plays the piano
3. The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
4. Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
5. Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
6. The french fries stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
7. The donut stand is next to the cabbage patch
8. The soccer game is left of the poppy garden
9. The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
10. The cattle dog is left of the tennis game
11. The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at the same location
12. The border collie is playing hockey
13. The soccer game is next to the pizza stand
14. The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand
15. The turnip patch is next to the poppy garden
16. The pepper patch and the clarinet music are not at the same location
17. The baseball game and the garlic patch are at the same location
18. The iris garden and the lab mix are at the same location
19. One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
20. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach
21. The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
22. The ping pong game is at the lake
23. The ice cream stand is at the farm

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Pizza at the Trail, Broccoli at the Trail, Piano at the Snow.
2. Clue 1: “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.
3. Clue 4: “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.
4. Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
5. Clue 21: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
6. 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.
7. Clue 23: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
8. Clue 2: “The akita plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
9. Clue 3: “The broccoli patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
10. Clue 5: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow; Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
11. Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
12. Clue 8: “The soccer game is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
13. Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
14. Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
15. Clue 10: “The cattle dog is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
16. Clue 11: “The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park or Trail.
17. Clue 12: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Lake.
18. Clue 13: “The soccer game is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
19. The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Park.
20. Clue 8: “The soccer game is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
21. Clue 11: “The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
22. Clue 14: “The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
23. Clue 15: “The turnip patch is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Beach.
24. Clue 16: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
25. Clue 17: “The baseball game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
26. The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Beach.
27. Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
28. The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
29. Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
30. The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Park.
31. Clue 14: “The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
32. Clue 18: “The iris garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Snow; Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
33. The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
34. Clue 14: “The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
35. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
36. Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
37. Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
38. Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake.
39. Clue 9: “The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
40. Clue 5: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
41. Clue 12: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
42. Clue 15: “The turnip patch is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
43. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
44. Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
45. Clue 11: “The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
46. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
47. Clue 18: “The iris garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
48. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
49. Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
50. Clue 19: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever	Border Collie	Lab Mix	Akita	Sheltie
Flowers	Chrysanthemum	Zinnia	Dahlia	Iris	Poppy	Cosmo
Instruments	Tuba	Clarinet	Saxophone	Flute	Piano	Guitar
Junk Food	Hot Dog	French Fries	Pizza	Donut	Hamburger	Ice Cream
Sports	Football	Soccer Ball	Puck	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball	Baseball
Vegetables	Pepper	Carrot	Broccoli	Turnip	Cabbage	Garlic

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1820

25 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far right, At most N apart, Odd location, At the far left, Next to, Different locations, Two locations between, One location between, Symmetric around the center, In a middle location, Not next to, Left of, Farther from.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers		Poppy
Instruments			Guitar		Piano
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables						Garlic

Clues

1. The golden retriever plays the guitar
2. The soccer game is at the farm
3. The akita and the turnip patch are at most 2 locations apart
4. The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow
5. Irises are growing at the park
6. The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand
7. The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location
8. The poppy garden and the pizza stand are not at the same location
9. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm
10. The football game is next to the border collie
11. The saxophone music and the iris garden have two locations between them
12. The pepper patch and the iris garden have one location between them
13. One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
14. The border collie doesn't like turnip
15. The carrot patch is at the park
16. The carrot patch and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center
17. The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at the same location
18. The cattle dog is not at an edge
19. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
20. The carrot patch is not next to the cattle dog
21. The saxophone music and the cabbage patch have one location between them
22. The tennis game is left of the hot dog stand
23. The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
24. The tuba music is farther from the hot dog stand than from the hockey game
25. The baseball game is next to the cabbage patch

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Trail, Piano at the Snow, Poppy at the Beach, Garlic at the Farm.
2. Clue 2: “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.
3. Clue 4: “The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
4. Clue 5: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
5. Clue 9: “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.
6. Clue 15: “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.
7. Clue 18: “The cattle dog is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
8. Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
9. Clue 1: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
10. Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail; Sheltie can't be at the Park or Beach.
11. Clue 6: “The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Beach.
12. Clue 8: “The poppy garden and the pizza stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
13. Clue 10: “The football game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
14. Clue 11: “The saxophone music and the iris garden 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.
15. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
16. Clue 12: “The pepper patch and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
17. Clue 13: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
18. Clue 16: “The carrot patch and the french fries stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
19. Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Beach.
20. Clue 20: “The carrot patch is not next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
21. Clue 21: “The saxophone music and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
22. Clue 3: “The akita and the turnip patch are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
23. Clue 22: “The tennis game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
24. The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
25. The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Park.
26. Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
27. Clue 23: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
28. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
29. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
30. Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
31. Clue 10: “The football game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
32. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
33. Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
34. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
35. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
36. Clue 3: “The akita and the turnip patch are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
37. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow.
38. Clue 6: “The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
39. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
40. Clue 7: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
41. Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
42. Clue 25: “The baseball game is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
43. Clue 24: “The tuba music is farther from the hot dog stand than from the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Lab Mix	Akita	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Border Collie	Sheltie
Flowers	Iris	Poppy	Cosmo	Chrysanthemum	Zinnia	Dahlia
Instruments	Flute	Tuba	Guitar	Saxophone	Piano	Clarinet
Junk Food	Pizza	Hamburger	Donut	Hot Dog	Ice Cream	French Fries
Sports	Baseball	Puck	Tennis Ball	Football	Ping Pong	Soccer Ball
Vegetables	Carrot	Cabbage	Pepper	Turnip	Broccoli	Garlic

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