The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 24, 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 Easy puzzle, at 51 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
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The border collie likes eating donuts
The cattle dog and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
The hockey game is next to the golden retriever
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The hot dog stand is at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Akita at the Beach, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “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.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1850
10 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The hamburger stand is not next to the golden retriever
The akita is not at the park
The ice cream stand and the hockey game are at least 2 locations apart
The cattle dog doesn't like donut
The clarinet music is left of the border collie
The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake
The border collie is at the park or the trail
The ping pong game is equidistant from the guitar music and the donut stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The akita is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “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 9: “The border collie is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand” 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. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes 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 3: “The ice cream stand and the hockey game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 7: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the guitar music and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1850
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 97% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The pizza stand is at the park
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the baseball game
The garlic patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The saxophone music could be heard next to the turnip patch
The zinnia garden is next to the akita
Poppies are growing next to the ice cream
The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden
The saxophone was not being played at the donut stand
The iris garden is next to the broccoli patch
The soccer game is at the snow
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach
The hamburger stand is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Farm, Lab Mix at the Park, Cosmo at the Farm, Piano at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The soccer game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 19: “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 20: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “The hamburger stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow or Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow; Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow; Baseball can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow; Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 11: “The hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “Poppies are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 15: “The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Lake; Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The saxophone was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The iris garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Suppose Cattle Dog were at the Beach. Following the clues from there leads to a contradiction, so Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the ice cream stand 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. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Iris goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing flute at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Flowers
Iris
Dahlia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Cosmo
Instruments
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Pizza
French Fries
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Football
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Carrot
Broccoli
Turnip
Garlic
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1850
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 47 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 87% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center
The donut stand and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location
The hamburger stand is closer to the cabbage patch than to the akita
The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The tuba music is next to the akita
The football game is at the park
The guitar music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The saxophone music was not heard at the farm
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
The hockey game is left of the poppy garden
The lab mix is not at an edge
The cosmo garden is not next to the donut stand
The cabbage patch is not at the park
The piano music is next to the iris garden
The iris garden and the french fries stand are not at the same location
The akita plays the flute
Someone is playing piano at the baseball game
The carrot patch is equidistant from the tennis game and the dahlia garden
The cosmo garden is not next to the hamburger stand
The ping pong game is left of the cosmo garden
The turnip patch is at the Trail or the Lake
The golden retriever plays the tuba
The carrot patch is left of the cattle dog
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Snow, Zinnia at the Snow, Hot Dog at the Farm, Soccer Ball at the Beach.
Clue 6: “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 8: “The saxophone music was not heard at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “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 11: “The lab mix is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The cabbage patch is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The turnip patch is at the Trail or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow; Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The hockey game is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Poppy can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 14: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm; Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Akita can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “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.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm; Piano can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 14: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden is not next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The piano music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The iris garden and the french fries stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The cosmo garden is not next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 23: “The carrot patch is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is closer to the cabbage patch than to the akita” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the tennis game and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
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. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the chrysanthemum garden are not 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.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 23: “The carrot patch is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is closer to the cabbage patch than to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.