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Daily Logic Puzzles: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 29, 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 46 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #1855

6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 11 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, Same location, Next to, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
• 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		Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports		Ping Pong		Puck

Clues

1. The hamburger stand is at the lake
2. The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
3. A clarinet could be heard next to the tennis game
4. One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
5. The cattle dog is next to the hamburger stand
6. The akita is having a walk at the beach

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Lake, Puck at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
3. Clue 6: “The akita is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
4. Clue 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
5. Clue 3: “A clarinet could be heard next to 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; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
6. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
7. Clue 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
8. Clue 4: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
9. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
10. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
11. Clue 5: “The cattle dog is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever
Instruments	Tuba	Trumpet	Guitar	Clarinet
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Ice Cream	Donut	Hamburger
Sports	Baseball	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball	Puck

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1855

8 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.

●●●●○ Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: One of two locations, Even location, Not at the far left, Left of, Different locations, Odd location, Same location, Symmetric around the center.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

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

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs
Instruments			Guitar	Tuba
Junk Food
Sports		Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The hockey game is at the Trail or the Lake
2. The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake
3. None of the dogs are playing baseball at the park
4. The golden retriever is left of the hot dog stand
5. The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand
6. The clarinet music is at the park or the trail
7. The cattle dog is playing ping pong
8. The hockey game and the akita are at symmetric positions around the center

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Guitar at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Beach.
2. Clue 1: “The hockey game is at the Trail or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
3. Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Trail.
4. Clue 3: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
5. The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
6. Clue 6: “The clarinet music is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
7. Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach.
8. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
9. Clue 5: “The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
10. The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
11. Clue 7: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
12. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
13. Clue 8: “The hockey game and the akita 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; Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
14. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
15. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
16. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
17. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
18. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1855

23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 34 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 94% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

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

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

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

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food				Pizza
Sports			Baseball			Football
Vegetables		Garlic

Clues

1. Zinnias are growing at the park
2. Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
3. One dog is playing piano and eating pizza
4. Irises are growing at the farm
5. The akita is left of the broccoli patch
6. The tuba music is left of the cabbage patch
7. The akita likes to eat cabbage
8. The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
9. The cattle dog is next to the tennis game
10. A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game
11. The cattle dog likes to eat pepper
12. The pizza stand is left of the poppy garden
13. The sheltie doesn't like hot dog
14. The golden retriever likes to eat turnip
15. One dog is playing flute and eating donuts
16. The border collie is next to the cosmo garden
17. One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries
18. The lab mix is having a walk at the trail
19. The hockey game is at the park
20. Dahlias are growing at the lake
21. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
22. The golden retriever is having a walk at the snow
23. The ping pong game is at the snow

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Trail, Garlic at the Beach, Football at the Farm, Pizza at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
3. Clue 2: “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.
4. Clue 4: “Irises are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
5. Clue 18: “The lab mix is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
6. Clue 19: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
7. Clue 20: “Dahlias are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
8. Clue 21: “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.
9. Clue 22: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
10. Clue 23: “The ping pong game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
11. Clue 3: “One dog is playing piano and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
12. Clue 5: “The akita is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Park.
13. Clue 6: “The tuba music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
14. Clue 7: “The akita likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
15. Clue 5: “The akita is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail.
16. Clue 6: “The tuba music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
17. Clue 8: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
18. Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
19. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
20. Clue 10: “A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
21. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
22. Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
23. Clue 11: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
24. Clue 12: “The pizza stand is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
25. Clue 14: “The golden retriever likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
26. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
27. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
28. Clue 15: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
29. Clue 16: “The border collie is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
30. Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
31. Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
32. Clue 13: “The sheltie doesn't like hot dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
33. Clue 17: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
34. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.

Show the final answer

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

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1855

25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 90% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Two locations between, At the far right, Next to, One location between, Left of, Farther from, Even location, At the far left, Equidistant, Not next to.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

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

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs				Border Collie
Flowers	Zinnia
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Vegetables

Clues

1. The border collie plays the saxophone
2. The border collie and the flute music have two locations between them
3. Cosmos are growing at the farm
4. The zinnia garden is next to the golden retriever
5. The french fries stand and the dahlia garden have one location between them
6. The ice cream stand is at the farm
7. The akita and the iris garden are at the same location
8. The cabbage patch is left of the dahlia garden
9. The guitar music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
10. The soccer game is farther from the sheltie than from the zinnia garden
11. The dahlia garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
12. The soccer game is next to the garlic patch
13. The baseball game is at the park
14. The pizza stand is next to the broccoli patch
15. The akita is left of the donut stand
16. The ping pong game is at the beach, lake, or farm
17. The pepper patch and the tennis game have two locations between them
18. The broccoli patch is at the farm
19. The ping pong game is equidistant from the tuba music and the zinnia garden
20. The piano music is not next to the cabbage patch
21. The hockey game is at the farm
22. The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
23. The french fries stand is farther from the chrysanthemum garden than from the akita
24. Someone is playing tuba at the soccer game
25. The flute music could be heard next to the turnip patch

Show the step-by-step solution

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

Show the final answer

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

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