The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 3, 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 50 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music
Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game
The akita plays the guitar
The tuba player is left of the tennis game
The ice cream stand is at the park
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Lake, Puck at the Park, Border Collie at the Beach.
Clue 6: “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 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing trumpet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The tuba player is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1249
7 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The trumpet music and the border collie are not at the same location
The baseball game is next to the ice cream stand
The clarinet music is equidistant from the donut stand and the cattle dog
The akita is at the beach or the lake
The border collie is left of the tuba music, is left of the ice cream stand
The hamburger stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
The ping pong game is at the park or the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Trail, Guitar at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music is equidistant from the donut stand and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The border collie is left of the tuba music, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake; Tuba 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. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is next to the ice cream stand” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1249
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hot dog stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
The guitar music and the pepper patch are at the same location
The tuba music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The akita and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent
The akita likes to eat turnip
The football game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza
The piano music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The french fries stand is at the park
The sheltie is having a walk at the park
The pizza stand is at the beach
Irises are growing at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Beach, Puck at the Farm, Tennis Ball at the Lake, Broccoli at the Lake.
Clue 2: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The sheltie is next to the ping pong game” 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 soccer game is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Cabbage can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake; Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The tuba music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake; Turnip can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The football game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The piano music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Lake; Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The akita and the poppy garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The donut stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food; Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The soccer game is next to the carrot patch” 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. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The tuba music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The piano music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Dahlia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Football
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Pepper
Garlic
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1249
21 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 50 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 74% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cosmo garden and the lab mix are at the same location
The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch
The hot dog stand is at the farm
The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the flute music
The carrot patch is left of the soccer game, is left of the saxophone music
The sheltie is at the Farm or the Trail
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the ping pong game and the tuba music
The saxophone music is not next to the zinnia garden
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The turnip patch is left of the french fries stand
The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch
Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden
The guitar music and the cabbage patch have one location between them
The baseball game is left of the guitar music, is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location
Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden
The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The donut stand is not next to the baseball game
The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow
The akita and the iris garden are at knight's move distance
The broccoli patch is left of the pizza stand, is left of the saxophone music
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Snow, Lab Mix at the Park.
Clue 3: “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 6: “The sheltie is at the Farm or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow or Farm; French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch and the ice cream stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 16: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow; Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the soccer game, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm; Saxophone can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the ping pong game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The baseball game is left of the guitar music, is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm; Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is left of the pizza stand, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” 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. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The donut stand is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the turnip patch and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music is not next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The akita and the iris garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the soccer game, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the ping pong game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports; Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The broccoli patch is left of the pizza stand, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The carrot patch is left of the soccer game, is left of the saxophone music” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.