The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 21, 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 58 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
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts
The akita is not playing ping pong
The akita is having a walk at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Park, Hamburger at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 5: “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.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “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 7: “The ice cream stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is catty-corner 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.
Clue 4: “The akita is not playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, 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
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1847
8 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 19 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% 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
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The border collie is next to the ping pong game
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand
The border collie is equidistant from the ping pong game and the guitar music
The akita is playing tennis
The trumpet music is left of the baseball game, is left of the cattle dog
The tuba music is not next to the baseball game
The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Beach.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tuba music is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The border collie is equidistant from the ping pong game and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach; Border Collie can't be at the Park or Lake; Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The trumpet music is left of the baseball game, 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; Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita 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 4: “The border collie is equidistant from the ping pong game and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1847
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 36 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game
The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The cosmo garden is next to the garlic patch
The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The akita is next to the cabbage patch
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The pepper patch and the piano music are at the same location
The football game and the pepper patch are at the same location
The iris garden is left of the hockey game
The sheltie plays the clarinet
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
Poppies are growing at the lake
The donut stand is at the beach
The carrot patch is at the snow
Zinnias are growing at the beach
The pizza stand is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Dahlia at the Park, Cabbage at the Farm, Hamburger at the Farm, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 1: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “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.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “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.
Clue 19: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “Zinnias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The pizza stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The saxophone music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The cosmo garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The pepper patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake; Piano can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 14: “The football game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The iris garden is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The football game and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing saxophone at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The pepper patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 16: “The sheltie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Sheltie 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 Beach.
Clue 17: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Lab Mix
Flowers
Dahlia
Zinnia
Cosmo
Poppy
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Clarinet
Flute
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Pizza
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Football
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Broccoli
Garlic
Carrot
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1847
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 58 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hot dog stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the pepper patch
The akita likes to eat turnip
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The french fries stand is at the Trail or the Farm
The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The clarinet music was not heard at the park
The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
The cattle dog plays the piano
The akita is left of the flute music
The hockey game is left of the zinnia garden
The soccer game and the guitar music have two locations between them
The cabbage patch and the hockey game have one location between them
The poppy garden is next to the baseball game
The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The football game and the piano music have two locations between them
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm
The french fries stand is not at the farm
Irises are growing next to the hot dogs
The lab mix plays the clarinet
The ice cream stand is left of the tuba player
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Turnip at the Trail, Cabbage at the Park, Garlic at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand is at the Trail or the Farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “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 20: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The french fries stand is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The akita is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 14: “The hockey game is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The soccer game and the guitar music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 14: “The hockey game is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 19: “The football game and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “Irises are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 23: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The soccer game and the guitar music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The football game and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 24: “The ice cream stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the dahlia garden and the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers; Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The broccoli patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The poppy garden is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 22: “Irises are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The poppy garden 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.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat 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. Ice Cream goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The soccer game and the guitar music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The football game and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden 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.