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Daily Logic Puzzles: Sunday, September 20, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 20, 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 48 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #1846

6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 9 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 95% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Next to.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
• Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
• Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs		Golden Retriever	Border Collie
Instruments	Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports			Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The akita plays the tuba
2. The akita is playing hockey
3. Trumpet could be heard next to the golden retriever
4. The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
5. One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
6. The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Trail, Border Collie at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Clarinet at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
3. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
4. Clue 2: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
5. Clue 3: “Trumpet could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
6. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
7. Clue 4: “The cattle dog likes eating 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.
8. Clue 5: “One dog is playing tuba 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.
9. Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball 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; Baseball 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	Clarinet	Guitar	Trumpet	Tuba
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hot Dog	Donut	Hamburger
Sports	Ping Pong	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Puck

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1846

6 clues, 3 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Not next to, Symmetric around the center, At the far right, Same location, In order, left to right.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
• Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
• Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs				Golden Retriever
Instruments		Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports				Puck

Clues

1. The border collie is having a walk at the park
2. The guitar music is not next to the ping pong game
3. The hot dog stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
4. The donut stand is at the lake
5. Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game
6. The baseball game is left of the cattle dog, is left of the hamburger stand

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Lake, Puck at the Lake.
2. 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.
3. Clue 4: “The donut stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
4. Clue 3: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
5. Clue 5: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach; Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
6. Clue 6: “The baseball game is left of the cattle dog, 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; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
7. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
8. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
9. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
10. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
11. Clue 2: “The guitar music is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
12. Clue 5: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1846

22 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.

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

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

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

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita	Cattle Dog	Border Collie
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables

Clues

1. The ice cream stand is at the park
2. The ping pong game is at the park
3. Zinnias are growing at the park
4. The garlic patch is at the farm
5. The broccoli patch is next to the baseball game
6. The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries
7. The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand
8. The tuba music is next to the sheltie
9. Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
10. The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are not at the same location
11. The dog playing football likes to eat pizza
12. The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent
13. The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch
14. The donut stand and the turnip patch are at the same location
15. Dahlias are growing next to the pizza
16. The carrot patch is at the lake
17. Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
18. Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
19. The soccer game is at the trail
20. Poppies are growing at the lake
21. The hockey game is at the beach
22. Irises are growing at the trail

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Akita at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
3. Clue 2: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
4. Clue 3: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
5. Clue 4: “The garlic patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
6. Clue 16: “The carrot patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
7. Clue 17: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
8. Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
9. Clue 19: “The soccer game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
10. Clue 20: “Poppies are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
11. Clue 21: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
12. Clue 22: “Irises are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
13. Clue 5: “The broccoli patch is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Beach; Baseball can't be at the Snow.
14. Clue 6: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach or Trail.
15. Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
16. Clue 8: “The tuba music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
17. Clue 9: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Trail; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
18. Clue 6: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
19. Clue 11: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach or Trail.
20. Clue 12: “The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach.
21. The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
22. Clue 13: “The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
23. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
24. Clue 5: “The broccoli patch is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
25. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
26. Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
27. Clue 6: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
28. Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
29. Clue 9: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
30. Clue 8: “The tuba music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
31. The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
32. Clue 11: “The dog playing football likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
33. Clue 10: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
34. Clue 12: “The flute music and the french fries stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
35. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
36. Clue 8: “The tuba music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
37. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Snow.
38. Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
39. Clue 14: “The donut stand and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
40. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
41. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park.
42. Clue 15: “Dahlias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
43. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1846

22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 48 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: One location between, Same location, Equidistant, Next to, Left of, Even location, At the far left, Odd location, Symmetric around the center, At least N apart, At the far right, In a middle location, One of two locations.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

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

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs			Cattle Dog			Lab Mix
Flowers
Instruments				Saxophone
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables

Clues

1. The flute music and the zinnia garden have one location between them
2. The dog playing football likes to eat donuts
3. The akita is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the dahlia garden
4. The golden retriever is next to the chrysanthemum garden
5. The cabbage patch is left of the golden retriever
6. The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm
7. The hot dog stand is at the park
8. Piano music is coming from the dahlia garden
9. The carrot patch is at the park, trail, or snow
10. The cattle dog is equidistant from the soccer game and the donut stand
11. A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game
12. The cattle dog and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center
13. The cattle dog and the turnip patch are at least 3 locations apart
14. The donut stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
15. The hamburger stand is at the farm
16. The clarinet music is not at an edge
17. The pizza stand is at the Beach or the Park
18. The broccoli patch is at the park
19. The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
20. The hockey game and the sheltie are at symmetric positions around the center
21. The tuba music and the pizza stand are at symmetric positions around the center
22. Irises are growing next to the french fries

Show the step-by-step solution

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

Show the final answer

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

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