Daily Logic Puzzles: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from September 30, 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 57 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
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
The golden retriever is playing hockey
The trumpet music is next to the hot dog stand
The border collie is next to the donut stand
The tennis game is at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Trail, Guitar at the Lake, Tuba at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “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.
Clue 1: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music is next to the hot dog stand” 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 Park.
Clue 4: “The border collie is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie 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.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1877
7 clues, 2 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.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The ice cream stand is left of the guitar music, is left of the cattle dog
The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever, is left of the hot dog stand
The trumpet music and the akita are not at the same location
The hockey game is between the border collie and the guitar music
The ping pong game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The baseball game and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart
The ice cream stand is next to the clarinet music
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 6: “The baseball game and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Trail; Tuba can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is left of the guitar music, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Guitar can't be at the Park or Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game and the ice cream stand 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The baseball game and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The trumpet music and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is left of the guitar music, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The trumpet music is left of the golden retriever, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is between the border collie and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1877
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 30 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The donut stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The ice cream stand is next to the soccer game
The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The border collie likes eating pizza
The carrot patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
The lab mix is playing football
The lab mix and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The akita likes to eat pepper
The garlic patch is next to the hot dog stand
The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The flute music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The border collie is playing baseball
The turnip patch and the piano music are at the same location
The hockey game is at the farm
Zinnias are growing at the snow
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The sheltie is having a walk at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Snow, French Fries at the Farm, Golden Retriever at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “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.
Clue 19: “Zinnias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “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 21: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The sheltie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The donut stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 8: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch and the pizza stand 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 10: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The lab mix and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The flute music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The turnip patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Flowers
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Instruments
Guitar
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
French Fries
Sports
Tennis Ball
Football
Baseball
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Cabbage
Turnip
Carrot
Garlic
Broccoli
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1877
29 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 57 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 61% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The poppy garden is not next to the broccoli patch
The sheltie and the flute music are at knight's move distance
The soccer game is next to the border collie
The donut stand is at the park
The french fries stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The football game is at the park, trail, or snow
The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The lab mix doesn't like pizza
The border collie likes to eat garlic
The golden retriever is left of the iris garden, is left of the garlic patch
The zinnia garden is at the Farm or the Lake
None of the dogs are playing hockey at the farm
The baseball game is farther from the lab mix than from the cabbage patch
The piano music is not next to the tennis game
The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music, is left of the hamburger stand
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The sheltie is not at an edge
The cabbage patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm
The akita is playing ping pong
The lab mix is not at an edge
Poppies are growing at the park
The golden retriever is between the tuba music and the iris garden
The clarinet music and the lab mix are not at the same location
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the baseball game and the akita
The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The turnip patch is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The french fries stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 7: “The football game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden is at the Farm or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “None of the dogs are playing hockey at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The sheltie is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “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 24: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 29: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The poppy garden is not next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The piano music is not next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The sheltie and the flute music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 28: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is left of the iris garden, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow or Farm; Iris can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 3: “The soccer game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The golden retriever is between the tuba music and the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Iris can't be at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The soccer game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The sheltie and the flute music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The lab mix doesn't like pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 28: “The flute music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The turnip patch is left of the clarinet music, is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 27: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the baseball game and the akita” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch and the dahlia garden are 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.