The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 19, 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 55 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
Clarinet could be heard next to the cattle dog
The hot dog stand and the hockey game are not at the same location
The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Lake, Hamburger at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Trail, Donut at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “Clarinet could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “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.
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. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand and the hockey game are not 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.
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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 #1824
8 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
A trumpet could be heard next to the ping pong game
The ice cream stand is not at the lake
The tennis game is left of the golden retriever
The clarinet music is at the park or the trail
The akita is next to the hamburger stand
The baseball game is left of the tuba music, is left of the hamburger stand
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
The border collie is playing baseball
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Park, Hamburger at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “A trumpet could be heard next to 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 3: “The tennis game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 8: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is left of the tuba music, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
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. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1824
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 52% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location
The turnip patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
The hot dog stand is next to the broccoli patch
The football game is next to the cattle dog
The chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The akita is playing football
The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game
One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries
The tuba music is next to the zinnia garden
The saxophone music is next to the hamburger stand
The guitar music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The baseball game and the donut stand are not at the same location
The lab mix is next to the donut stand
The iris garden is next to the pepper patch
The golden retriever is playing soccer
The lab mix plays the flute
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The french fries stand is at the farm
The turnip patch is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
Poppies are growing at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Farm, Cosmo at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “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 20: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The turnip patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “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 3: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Lake; Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 4: “The turnip patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 2: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The football game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” 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 hot dog stand is next to the broccoli patch” 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. Carrot goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 15: “The lab mix is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The iris garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The tuba music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The golden retriever is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 18: “The lab mix plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The tuba music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The lab mix 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.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The baseball game and the donut stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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 Trail.
Clue 17: “The golden retriever is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Dahlia
Iris
Cosmo
Poppy
Instruments
Saxophone
Flute
Tuba
Guitar
Piano
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
French Fries
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Soccer Ball
Football
Baseball
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Carrot
Broccoli
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1824
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 55 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 49% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the ice cream stand
The pepper patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The sheltie is playing soccer
The pizza stand is left of the cosmo garden
The pepper patch is next to the donut stand
The iris garden is left of the lab mix
The poppy garden is left of the ping pong game
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
The turnip patch and the baseball game are at most 1 locations apart
The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location
A saxophone could be heard next to the tennis game
The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch have two locations between them
The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location
The cosmo garden is between the hamburger stand and the piano music
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
The baseball game is equidistant from the guitar music and the ice cream stand
The sheltie likes to eat carrot
The akita likes to eat pepper
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
The poppy garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The hockey game is next to the dahlia garden
The french fries stand is left of the lab mix
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Sheltie at the Snow, Puck at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “A saxophone could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 5: “The pepper patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The sheltie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The pepper patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach; Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The pepper patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail or Snow; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The hockey game is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The french fries stand is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail; Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is between the hamburger stand and the piano music” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The baseball game is equidistant from the guitar music and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 11: “A saxophone could be heard 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; Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park, which rules out the Park 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. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park.
Clue 22: “The french fries stand is left of 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.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.