The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 18, 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 52 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Clues
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
Guitar could be heard next to the border collie
The akita is next to the donut stand
The trumpet music is left of the akita
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The tennis game is at the trail
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Lake, Clarinet at the Beach, Baseball at the Park.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Guitar could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The akita is next to 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.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1823
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs
Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
The akita is having a walk at the lake
Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie
Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game
The tennis game is at the park
The trumpet music is left of the cattle dog
The ping pong game and the guitar music are at knight's move distance
The border collie and the hamburger stand are at least 3 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Trail, Donut at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The trumpet music is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Cattle Dog 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 Park.
Clue 4: “Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” 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 Lake.
Clue 5: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The border collie and the hamburger stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1823
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
The guitar music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The border collie is playing tennis
One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at the same location
The iris garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The lab mix likes eating french fries
The clarinet music is left of the poppy garden
The garlic patch is left of the piano music
The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The hockey game is next to the golden retriever
The hot dog stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The hockey game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
Poppies are growing at the snow
Cosmos are growing at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow
The ice cream stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Beach, Donut at the Farm, Zinnia at the Park, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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 2: “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 17: “Poppies are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 18: “Cosmos are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “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 20: “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 3: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow; Piano can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 7: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 10: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The hockey game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The hot dog stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The border collie is playing tennis” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The lab mix likes eating 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; Lab Mix 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 16: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” 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. Piano goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing piano and 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. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Zinnia
Dahlia
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Piano
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Football
Vegetables
Carrot
Cabbage
Garlic
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1823
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance
The football game is left of the turnip patch, is left of the akita
The cattle dog and the tennis game have two locations between them
The broccoli patch is left of the guitar music
The tennis game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the pepper patch
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The akita and the iris garden are at the same location
Guitar could be heard next to the sheltie
The pizza stand is at the farm
The football game is at the park
The sheltie doesn't like hamburger
The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the ping pong game
The border collie plays the guitar
The football game and the lab mix are at least 4 locations apart
One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers
The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The cabbage patch is next to the soccer game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Poppy at the Beach, Clarinet at the Farm, Tuba at the Lake, Donut at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The lab mix is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow or Farm; Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 8: “The akita and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “Guitar could be heard next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The football game and the lab mix are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The lab mix is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog and the tennis game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “Guitar could be heard next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 19: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 3: “The football game is left of the turnip patch, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake or Farm; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The akita and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Pepper can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes 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. Sheltie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The akita and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The sheltie doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing saxophone and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach; Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The football game is left of the turnip patch, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the ping pong game” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.