The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 17, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 56 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake
The border collie is playing baseball
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
The akita is next to the hockey game
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The akita doesn't like hamburger
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park, Donut at the Trail, Border Collie at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The akita is next to the hockey game” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1822
6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake
The border collie likes eating donuts
The clarinet could not be heard at the baseball game
The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game
The cattle dog is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the hockey game
One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Beach, Baseball at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 2: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 3: “The clarinet could not be heard at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is next to 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.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The border collie likes eating donuts” 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. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1822
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.
Flute could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
The cabbage patch is left of the pizza stand
The iris garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
Flute could be heard next to the lab mix
The dog playing baseball likes to eat french fries
The hockey game and the carrot patch are at the same location
The turnip patch is next to the cattle dog
The poppy garden is next to the border collie
The cattle dog plays the piano
A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever plays the saxophone
The tennis game is next to the donut stand
The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The hamburger stand is at the farm
The cabbage patch is at the trail
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow
The football game is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach, Soccer Ball at the Beach, Garlic at the Park.
Clue 1: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “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 3: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The football game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 4: “Flute could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The cabbage patch is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The iris garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach; Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Flute could be heard next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Trail; Carrot can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow; Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Akita goes at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The poppy garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The tennis game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park; Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The iris garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The hockey game 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.
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. Broccoli goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game” 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. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The tennis game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Akita
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Poppy
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Iris
Zinnia
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Piano
Tuba
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Pizza
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Football
Vegetables
Garlic
Turnip
Cabbage
Carrot
Pepper
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1822
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 76% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The soccer game is next to the pepper patch
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
Zinnias are growing next to the donuts
The baseball game is not next to the golden retriever
The pepper patch is next to the hot dog stand
The football game and the cabbage patch have one location between them
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The sheltie is next to the pizza stand
The sheltie is left of the turnip patch
The piano music is not next to the pepper patch
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the sheltie and the cabbage patch
The garlic patch and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance
The carrot patch is next to the french fries stand
The poppy garden and the lab mix have two locations between them
Irises are growing at the park
The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza
The cattle dog and the cosmo garden are at most 2 locations apart
The golden retriever is between the cabbage patch and the hockey game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Farm, Zinnia at the Trail, Clarinet at the Lake, Saxophone at the Beach.
Clue 3: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “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 20: “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.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Puck can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 8: “Zinnias are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm; Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The poppy garden and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park; Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the sheltie and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The football game and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The golden retriever is between the cabbage patch and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 21: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 6: “The soccer game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 22: “The cattle dog and the cosmo garden are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the sheltie and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow; Cabbage can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 11: “The football game and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Suppose Akita were at the Snow. Following the clues from there leads to a contradiction, so Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The soccer game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza 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 14: “The sheltie is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The piano music is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the ice cream stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the sheltie and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The football game and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.