The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 6, 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 54 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
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
The baseball game is at the park
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach
The hockey game is at the trail
The hamburger stand is at the beach
The tennis game is at the beach
The akita is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Clarinet at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball 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 Lake.
Clue 8: “The akita is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1252
8 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 20 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 89% 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The hockey game is left of the trumpet music, is left of the cattle dog
The tennis game and the hamburger stand are not at the same location
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The tennis game is next to the golden retriever
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “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.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hockey game is left of the trumpet music, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Beach.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The tennis game and the hamburger stand are not 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” 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. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1252
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
Flute could be heard next to the border collie
Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game
The turnip patch is next to the ping pong game
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The iris garden is next to the carrot patch
One dog is playing guitar and eating french fries
The garlic patch is left of the sheltie
The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The guitar music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The lab mix is having a walk at the snow
Chrysanthemums are growing at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Beach, Cabbage at the Park, Border Collie at the Beach, Garlic at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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 3: “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 6: “The ping pong game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The lab mix is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The border collie 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 5: “The cattle dog likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach; Hot Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “Flute could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing guitar and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 15: “The garlic patch is left of the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow; Zinnia can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, 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 Snow.
Clue 10: “Someone is playing guitar at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The soccer game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The guitar music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Iris
Poppy
Zinnia
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Instruments
Tuba
Piano
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Saxophone
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
French Fries
Pizza
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Football
Puck
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Cabbage
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
Turnip
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1252
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The akita and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent
The hot dog stand and the iris garden have one location between them
The french fries stand is at the farm
The football game is next to the poppy garden
The turnip patch and the piano music are at the same location
The broccoli patch is next to the zinnia garden
The donut stand is left of the turnip patch, is left of the clarinet music
Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden
The carrot patch is not next to the piano music
The football game is at the park
The donut stand is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the baseball game
The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand
The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The donut stand is left of the tuba music, is left of the tennis game
The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at least 3 locations apart
Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game
The akita is left of the hamburger stand
The lab mix likes to eat garlic
The pepper patch is not next to the hockey game
The sheltie likes eating donuts
The golden retriever is farther from the dahlia garden than from the tuba music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Snow, Hamburger at the Snow, Saxophone at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “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 13: “The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The akita and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The football game is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The akita and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The broccoli patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 8: “Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park; Guitar can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach; Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 8: “Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The saxophone music and the turnip patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 18: “Someone is playing guitar at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “Guitar music is coming from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The akita and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The broccoli patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 14: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the iris garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The akita is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The akita and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach; Sheltie can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is left of the turnip patch, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm; Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The donut stand is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 22: “The sheltie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Sheltie 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 Beach.
Clue 20: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is left of the tuba music, is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The golden retriever is farther from the dahlia garden than from the tuba music” 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. Clarinet goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch is not next to the piano music” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 21: “The pepper patch is not next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is left of the tuba music, is left of 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.