The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 5, 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 52 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The tuba music is next to the hamburger stand
The border collie is playing baseball
The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game
The donut stand is left of the golden retriever
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The akita is having a walk at the park
The ping pong game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Park, Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 5: “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 6: “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 7: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is next to the hamburger stand” 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. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The clarinet could not be heard at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1251
10 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 21 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The clarinet music and the akita are not at the same location
The tuba music and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The baseball game is left of the akita
The hockey game is closer to the trumpet music than to the cattle dog
The ping pong game is left of the hamburger stand
The donut stand is not at the park
The guitar music is next to the akita
The akita is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the tennis game
The border collie plays the trumpet
The baseball game is next to the akita
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Trail, Trumpet at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach; Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 9: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is closer to the trumpet music than to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The akita is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Trail.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The guitar music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Guitar 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, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The tuba music and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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.
Clue 10: “The baseball game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is closer to the trumpet music than to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1251
24 clues, 3 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 dahlia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The french fries stand is at the park
The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The broccoli patch is next to the soccer game
The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The turnip patch is left of the hot dog stand
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden
The sheltie is next to the baseball game
The zinnia garden is next to the soccer game
Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game
The piano player is left of the hamburger stand
The tuba music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
Tuba could be heard next to the lab mix
A tuba could be heard next to the hockey game
The ping pong game is next to the hamburger stand
The border collie likes to eat pepper
The guitar music is next to the cattle dog
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
The pepper patch is at the trail
The cabbage patch is at the beach
The donut stand is at the beach
Poppies are growing at the lake
Chrysanthemums are growing at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Snow, Garlic at the Lake, Hamburger at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The akita is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “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 19: “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 20: “The pepper patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “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 23: “Poppies are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 24: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The dahlia garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers; Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 6: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach; Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch is next to the soccer game” 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. Turnip goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park; Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 12: “The piano player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The tuba music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “Tuba could be heard next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach; Tuba can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “Someone is playing saxophone at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 15: “A tuba could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “A tuba could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba 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.
Clue 13: “The tuba music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The border collie likes to eat pepper” 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. Lab Mix goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Flowers
Zinnia
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Dahlia
Cosmo
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Clarinet
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Donut
Pizza
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Football
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Cabbage
Pepper
Garlic
Turnip
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1251
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The saxophone music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location
The flute music is next to the akita
The ice cream stand and the lab mix have one location between them
The football game is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the piano music
The dahlia garden is not next to the broccoli patch
The hamburger stand and the turnip patch have two locations between them
Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden
The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs
The garlic patch is left of the ice cream stand
The cattle dog and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The cabbage patch is not next to the lab mix
The poppy garden is left of the football game, is left of the cattle dog
The guitar music is coming from the lake or the trail
The border collie and the pepper patch have one location between them
The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game
The hockey game is at the park
The baseball game and the cattle dog are at least 3 locations apart
The tuba music and the donut stand are at knight's move distance
The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm
One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries
The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Sheltie at the Park, Cosmo at the Farm, Carrot at the Farm, Hot Dog at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The guitar music is coming from the lake or the trail” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 17: “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 20: “The guitar music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail; Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The ice cream stand and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The cattle dog and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
Clue 3: “The ice cream stand and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the pepper patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow; French Fries can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The baseball game and the cattle dog are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The tuba music and the donut stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 21: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm; French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the pepper patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 22: “The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The ice cream stand and the lab mix have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch is not next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Trail or Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden is not next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the turnip patch have two locations between them” 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. French Fries goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the pepper patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The saxophone music and the cabbage patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever is next to 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 19: “The tuba music and the donut stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The tuba music and the donut stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The football game is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers; Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The poppy garden is left of the football game, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.