The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 28, 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The ping pong game is at the park
The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
The hamburger stand is left of the tennis game
The trumpet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Clarinet at the Park, Donut at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 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.
Clue 8: “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.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis 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 Beach.
Clue 7: “The trumpet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” 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
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1854
9 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever and the trumpet music are not at the same location
The trumpet music is next to the hot dog stand
The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The trumpet music is not next to the ping pong game
The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand
The ping pong game and the clarinet music have two locations between them
The baseball game is equidistant from the tuba music and the hamburger stand
The ice cream stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Lake.
Clue 4: “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 9: “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 3: “The border collie and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is not next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 Beach.
Clue 6: “The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The baseball game is equidistant from the tuba music and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever and the trumpet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1854
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hockey game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game
The clarinet music is left of the akita
The iris garden and the soccer game are at the same location
One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers
The baseball game is left of the cosmo garden
The baseball game is next to the zinnia garden
The dog playing football likes to eat donuts
The sheltie is next to the ping pong game
The baseball game and the broccoli patch are not at the same location
The lab mix is playing football
The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever likes eating french fries
The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries
Dahlias are growing at the park
The broccoli patch is at the trail
The pepper patch is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Carrot at the Beach, Saxophone at the Park, Garlic at the Park, Cabbage at the Farm.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The broccoli patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “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.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 24: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The sheltie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The hockey game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 11: “The baseball game is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm; Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The cosmo garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The baseball game and the broccoli patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The baseball game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Snow; Football can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The iris garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The baseball game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The tuba music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail; Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The border collie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “One dog is playing flute and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 20: “One dog is playing tuba and eating 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.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” 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 Lake.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Flowers
Dahlia
Zinnia
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Poppy
Instruments
Saxophone
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Pizza
Donut
Hamburger
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Football
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Garlic
Carrot
Broccoli
Pepper
Turnip
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1854
25 clues, 2 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 hamburger stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the sheltie
The tennis game is not next to the guitar music
A guitar could be heard next to the soccer game
The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart
The lab mix is not at an edge
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever have one location between them
The sheltie is not next to the flute music
The piano music is next to the zinnia garden
The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game, is left of the saxophone music
The football game and the iris garden are at most 1 locations apart
Zinnias are growing next to the french fries
The hamburger stand and the cattle dog are at most 1 locations apart
The hot dog stand is at the park
The carrot patch is left of the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is closer to the hamburger stand than to the tuba music
The turnip patch and the clarinet music are not at the same location
The cattle dog is next to the broccoli patch
The sheltie is next to the football game
The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The cabbage patch is between the tennis game and the clarinet music
The clarinet music is next to the pizza stand
The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music, is left of the pepper patch
The flute music and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Farm, Border Collie at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The lab mix is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “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 1: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 11: “The football game and the iris garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 13: “The hamburger stand and the cattle dog are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 12: “Zinnias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The carrot patch is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 18: “The cattle dog is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The sheltie is not next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 20: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever have one location between them” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The clarinet music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 25: “The flute music and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail; Dahlia can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The piano music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 12: “Zinnias 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.
Clue 23: “The clarinet music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Beach; Saxophone can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog is closer to the hamburger stand than to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 22: “The cabbage patch is between the tennis game and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 24: “The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The turnip patch and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The clarinet music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The carrot patch is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 4: “A guitar could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The tennis game is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The flute music and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The cabbage patch is between the tennis game and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer 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.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “A guitar could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Park.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The flute music and the dahlia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” 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 Snow.
Clue 10: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game, 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.