The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 1, 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
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The tuba music and the golden retriever are not at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “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. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The tuba music and the golden retriever are not at the same location” 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 Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1247
8 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 16 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% 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 trumpet music is equidistant from the border collie and the ice cream stand
The clarinet music is next to the border collie
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
None of the dogs are playing baseball at the park
The tuba music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the akita
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
The tuba music is farther from the hockey game than from the hamburger stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park.
Clue 3: “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 4: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 2: “The clarinet music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music is equidistant from the border collie and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is left of the ping pong game, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The tuba music is farther from the hockey game than from the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1247
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch
The guitar music is next to the iris garden
The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The flute music is next to the poppy garden
The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location
The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts
The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog
The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
The turnip patch is at the park
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
The ping pong game is at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Beach, Border Collie at the Snow, Pepper at the Beach, Carrot at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “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 4: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 18: “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 19: “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 20: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The ping pong game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “The flute music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake; Donut can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing guitar 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.
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. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The flute music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Sheltie
Flowers
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Zinnia
Poppy
Iris
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Piano
Flute
Guitar
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hot Dog
French Fries
Pizza
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Turnip
Pepper
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1247
22 clues, 3 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 cattle dog and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance
The broccoli patch is at the farm
Saxophone could be heard next to the border collie
The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The pepper patch is left of the donut stand, is left of the hockey game
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
The french fries stand is catty-corner to the football game
The flute music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The cattle dog is left of the poppy garden
The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The border collie is at the beach, lake, or farm
The garlic patch and the soccer game are at the same location
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location
The cattle dog is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch
The donut stand is next to the ping pong game
The tennis game is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the akita
The french fries stand is not at an edge
The saxophone music is next to the pizza stand
The ping pong game is next to the zinnia garden
The sheltie plays the flute
The iris garden is between the sheltie and the hockey game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Trail, Guitar at the Farm, Donut at the Trail.
Clue 2: “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.
Clue 6: “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 11: “The border collie is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The french fries stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 3: “Saxophone could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “The saxophone music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The pepper patch is left of the donut stand, is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Puck can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 8: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The garlic 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 21: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The tennis game is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow or Farm; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 19: “The saxophone music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Saxophone could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog and the clarinet music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The sheltie plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute 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, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The ping pong game is next to the zinnia garden” 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. Football goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. 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 Beach.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake.
Clue 22: “The iris garden is between the sheltie and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.