The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 26, 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 54 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
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The akita is having a walk at the park
The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The ping pong game is left of the clarinet player
The hockey game is next to the golden retriever
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Park, Guitar at the Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Beach; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “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.
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. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1852
9 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The trumpet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game
The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game
The border collie is at the Beach or the Lake
The hamburger stand and the akita are at least 2 locations apart
The donut stand is next to the tuba music
The tuba music is left of the golden retriever
The akita plays the guitar
The donut stand is equidistant from the baseball game and the guitar music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The border collie is at the Beach or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the akita are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “The tuba music 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. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the akita are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the akita are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The donut stand is equidistant from the baseball game and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1852
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 91% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location
The akita is next to the hockey game
The football game is next to the zinnia garden
The iris garden is left of the saxophone music
Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand
The broccoli patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The garlic patch is next to the hockey game
The flute music could be heard next to the garlic patch
The cattle dog likes eating pizza
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
Someone is playing clarinet at the football game
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The pepper patch is at the lake
The donut stand is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The lab mix is having a walk at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
The hamburger stand is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Sheltie at the Farm, Piano at the Trail, Chrysanthemum at the Farm, Dahlia at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The cabbage patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The lab mix is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “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 22: “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.
Clue 3: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The football game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Beach; Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The akita is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The flute music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 14: “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 3: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Snow.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow; Football can't be at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The football game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The iris garden is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The flute music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing clarinet at the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The football game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Cosmo
Dahlia
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Piano
Flute
Guitar
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Pizza
French Fries
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Football
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Broccoli
Turnip
Carrot
Pepper
Garlic
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1852
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch is not next to the clarinet music
The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location
The turnip patch is left of the guitar music, is left of the tennis game
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the lab mix and the flute music
The pizza stand and the carrot patch have one location between them
The turnip patch is not at the park
The pepper patch is at the farm
The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
The akita and the guitar music are at most 3 locations apart
The soccer game is left of the lab mix
The cabbage patch and the football game are not at the same location
The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance
The zinnia garden and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center
The iris garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hockey game and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie is not next to the iris garden
The dahlia garden and the akita are not at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the football game
The dahlia garden and the donut stand are at the same location
The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The ping pong game is not next to the piano music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Trail, Zinnia at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The turnip patch is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The iris garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 12: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The soccer game is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The zinnia garden and the saxophone music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The hockey game and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 23: “The dahlia garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail; Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch is left of the guitar music, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Guitar can't be at the Park or Farm; Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The hockey game and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The dahlia garden and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The border collie is not next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The dahlia garden and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The ping pong game is not next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the lab mix and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The soccer game is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The hockey game and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The broccoli patch is not next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The chrysanthemum garden is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the football game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The broccoli patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza 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 Beach.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch and the football game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 24: “The tuba music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The akita and the guitar music are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.