Daily Logic Puzzles: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 16, 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 66 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers
Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
The hockey game is at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Baseball at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1821
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 21 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The border collie doesn't like hot dog
The donut stand and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The akita is playing tennis
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The donut stand is next to the tennis game
The cattle dog and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts
The baseball game and the cattle dog have two locations between them
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Trail; Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach; Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The baseball game and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie doesn't like hot dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1821
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 93% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hockey game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The lab mix is playing hockey
Tuba music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
A flute could be heard next to the football game
The cabbage patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The soccer game is left of the hot dog stand
The guitar music is next to the poppy garden
The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The football game is next to the french fries stand
The football game is next to the carrot patch
The french fries stand is left of the border collie
The turnip patch and the hockey game are at the same location
The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The carrot patch is next to the sheltie
The ping pong game is left of the garlic patch
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The donut stand is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Snow, Clarinet at the Farm, Cattle Dog at the Trail, Iris at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail; Lab Mix can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Tuba music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park; Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The guitar music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “Tuba music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “A flute could be heard 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.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The soccer game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The football game is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The football game is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The french fries stand is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 12: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Piano music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is left of the garlic patch” 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. Baseball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the hamburger 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 9: “The soccer game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The french fries stand is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Sheltie
Border Collie
Flowers
Cosmo
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Iris
Dahlia
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Football
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Garlic
Carrot
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1821
26 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 66 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 92% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever is equidistant from the baseball game and the garlic patch
The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location
The cabbage patch and the lab mix have two locations between them
The pizza stand is between the sheltie and the pepper patch
The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The broccoli patch is next to the dahlia garden
The ice cream stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hockey game
The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The sheltie is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The guitar music and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center
The hot dog stand is not next to the golden retriever
The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
The tennis game is at the farm
The pizza stand and the cabbage patch have one location between them
Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at least 3 locations apart
The clarinet music is next to the akita
Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden
The zinnia garden is next to the garlic patch
The chrysanthemum garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The piano music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the hot dog stand
The saxophone music is farther from the cattle dog than from the dahlia garden
The football game and the saxophone music have two locations between them
The football game and the flute music are at knight's move distance
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Trail, French Fries at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The chrysanthemum garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The sheltie is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow or Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The cabbage patch and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 17: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 19: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 22: “The piano music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 3: “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, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the baseball game and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand is between the sheltie and the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The hot dog stand is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The zinnia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The piano music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The zinnia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 25: “The football game and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 26: “The football game and the flute music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the baseball game and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Snow; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The football game and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 26: “The football game and the flute music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The cabbage patch is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The zinnia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the baseball game and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 25: “The football game and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm.
Clue 19: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The guitar music and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The clarinet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach; Akita can't be at the Snow.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the golden retriever and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be 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 24: “The saxophone music is farther from the cattle dog than from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The clarinet music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.