The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 7, 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 58 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
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers
The akita plays the tuba
The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand
The baseball game is next to the border collie
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
The ice cream stand is at the park
The tennis game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Trail, Hamburger at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Park, Donut at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand” 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. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The baseball game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1253
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 11 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% 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
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The ping pong game and the guitar music have one location between them
The border collie is left of the tennis game
The hockey game is at the beach or the lake
The golden retriever is playing hockey
The akita is playing ping pong
The baseball game and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart
The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game, is left of the clarinet music
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Beach, Trumpet at the Park.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game and the guitar music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The border collie is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing ping pong” 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. 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.
Clue 6: “The baseball game and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1253
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The zinnia garden is next to the turnip patch
The akita plays the saxophone
The tuba music is next to the dahlia garden
The zinnia garden is next to the football game
The baseball game is left of the guitar player
The zinnia garden and the french fries stand are at the same location
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The lab mix likes eating french fries
The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand
The hamburger stand is next to the tuba music
Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden
The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The broccoli patch is at the beach
The tennis game is at the snow
The garlic patch is at the snow
The border collie is having a walk at the snow
The hot dog stand is at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park, Pizza at the Park, Pepper at the Park, Iris at the Trail.
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 2: “The soccer game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The broccoli patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “The tennis game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The garlic patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The border collie is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “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 3: “The cabbage patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Snow; Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The tuba music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow; Lab Mix can't be at the Trail or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The cabbage patch is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The tuba music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The zinnia garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The sheltie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The hamburger stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “Tuba music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries 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 12: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The baseball game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Sheltie
Flowers
Cosmo
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Piano
Guitar
Saxophone
Tuba
Clarinet
Flute
Junk Food
Pizza
French Fries
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Football
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
Cabbage
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1253
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 58 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The dahlia garden and the donut stand are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The dahlia garden is not next to the cabbage patch
The tuba music is closer to the chrysanthemum garden than to the sheltie
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
The lab mix plays the clarinet
The pepper patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The poppy garden and the ice cream stand have one location between them
The flute music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The iris garden and the cabbage patch have two locations between them
The iris garden is farther from the football game than from the saxophone music
The cattle dog is not next to the turnip patch
Zinnias are growing next to the pizza
The pizza stand is left of the carrot patch
A piano could be heard next to the hockey game
The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand
The soccer game is between the hamburger stand and the flute music
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The akita is playing hockey
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Farm, Ping Pong at the Farm, Garlic at the Snow, Dahlia at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The border collie is at the Snow or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The tuba music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 2: “The akita is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 4: “Saxophone music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden 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.
Clue 7: “The dahlia garden is not next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” 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. Akita 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, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The flute music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The iris garden and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail; Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The poppy garden and the ice cream stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 23: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 24: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 20: “A piano could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Piano 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, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 23: “One dog is playing guitar 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.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The poppy garden and the ice cream stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The iris garden and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” 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. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The chrysanthemum garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand is left of the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot 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.
Clue 8: “The tuba music is closer to the chrysanthemum garden than to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The iris garden is farther from the football game than from the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The soccer game is between the hamburger stand and the flute music” 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 Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.