The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 4, 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 Easy puzzle, at 51 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The hockey game is at the park
The cattle dog plays the tuba
The baseball game is left of the guitar player
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the trail
The hamburger stand is at the trail
The tennis game is at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the park
The hot dog stand is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Trail, Baseball at the Trail, Border Collie at the Park.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 4: “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 5: “The hamburger stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “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.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “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 8: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1250
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 24 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 99% 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
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The hamburger stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers
The akita is playing hockey
The tuba player is left of the donut stand
The hockey game is not next to the clarinet music
The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers
The akita and the hot dog stand have one location between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The tuba player is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake; Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail or Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The akita and the hot dog stand have one location between them” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck 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.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is not next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1250
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 51 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 91% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The soccer game and the pizza stand are not at the same location
The hockey game is left of the akita
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
The saxophone music and the cosmo garden are not at the same location
The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand
The akita and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The baseball game is left of the hot dog stand
The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog
Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The poppy garden is left of the ping pong game
The golden retriever plays the guitar
One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries
The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch
The clarinet player is left of the baseball game
The border collie is having a walk at the park
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
Poppies are growing at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake
The donut stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Carrot at the Beach, Turnip at the Trail, Pepper at the Farm.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “Poppies are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 24: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 6: “The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the cosmo garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The akita and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow; Zinnia can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 11: “The baseball game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “Guitar music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The soccer game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; 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 Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 17: “The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park; Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Park.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The clarinet player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The baseball game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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.
Clue 3: “The soccer game and the pizza stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The akita and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Akita
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Poppy
Zinnia
Instruments
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Flute
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Pizza
French Fries
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Turnip
Cabbage
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1250
19 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 98% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hamburger stand and the saxophone music have two locations between them
The dahlia garden and the football game are at the same location
The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center
The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The zinnia garden is left of the clarinet music
The golden retriever is equidistant from the tuba music and the baseball game
The akita is having a walk at the park
The french fries stand and the football game are at most 2 locations apart
The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the poppy garden
The soccer game is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand
The border collie likes to eat broccoli
The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location
The garlic patch is between the piano music and the pizza stand
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The ping pong game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The cabbage patch and the iris garden have two locations between them
The flute music is at the park, trail, or snow
The tennis game is left of the carrot patch, is left of the guitar music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Zinnia at the Beach, Dahlia at the Park, Border Collie at the Farm, Hamburger at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The flute music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The dahlia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand 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.
Clue 6: “The zinnia garden is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The french fries stand and the football game are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 12: “The border collie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 13: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Farm; Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow; Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “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.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the tuba music and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow or Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The iris garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the tuba music and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix 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 Beach.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The garlic patch is between the piano music and the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is left of the carrot patch, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm 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. Piano goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.