The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 8, 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 62 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
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The golden retriever plays the trumpet
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The hockey game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Park, Hamburger at the Trail, Akita at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Park.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the beach” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The hockey game is at 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 golden retriever plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Golden Retriever 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 2: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1254
7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie
The guitar music is at the beach or the lake
The tuba music is equidistant from the golden retriever and the ping pong game
The golden retriever is playing baseball
The cattle dog is equidistant from the tennis game and the hamburger stand
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
The akita is next to the baseball game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Ice Cream at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The guitar music is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” 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. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The akita is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The tuba music is equidistant from the golden retriever and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is equidistant from the tennis game and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1254
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers
The donut stand is next to the baseball game
The pepper patch is left of the akita
The golden retriever is next to the french fries stand
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog
The akita is playing football
The saxophone was not being played at the ice cream stand
The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The tennis game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The sheltie is not playing soccer
The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand
The tuba music is left of the lab mix
The carrot patch is at the snow
The soccer game is at the trail
Irises are growing at the park
The turnip patch is at the farm
The pizza stand is at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Beach, Poppy at the Snow, Dahlia 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 19: “The carrot patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 20: “The soccer game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 21: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The turnip patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The pizza stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Tuba music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail; Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail; Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden 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; Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The baseball game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The donut stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is not playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The pepper patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables; French Fries 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 Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The akita is playing football” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The saxophone was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The tuba music is left of the lab mix” 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. Sheltie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Dahlia
Zinnia
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Saxophone
Piano
Flute
Junk Food
French Fries
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Pizza
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Football
Puck
Vegetables
Pepper
Broccoli
Garlic
Cabbage
Carrot
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1254
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 62 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cosmo garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent
The turnip patch is next to the zinnia garden
The dahlia garden is between the football game and the tuba music
The garlic patch is between the ice cream stand and the flute music
The french fries stand and the carrot patch are at most 2 locations apart
The hockey game is at the Snow or the Beach
The donut stand is at the park
The cattle dog is not at the farm
The cosmo garden and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
The iris garden and the turnip patch are at the same location
The border collie is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the donut stand
The cosmo garden is next to the broccoli patch
The baseball game is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The football game is at the park
The chrysanthemum garden and the french fries stand are at the same location
A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
Flute could be heard next to the akita
The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at knight's move distance
The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie have one location between them
The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The tuba music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The iris garden is left of the tennis game, is left of the pepper patch
The pepper patch and the soccer game have two locations between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pizza at the Farm, Guitar at the Lake, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is at the Snow or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “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 1: “The cosmo garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 17: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The baseball game is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 2: “The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum 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 or Snow.
Clue 18: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 19: “Flute could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 21: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 18: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 22: “The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The tuba music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “Flute could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch and the soccer game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The dahlia garden is between the football game and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch is between the ice cream stand and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 12: “The border collie is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The border collie likes 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. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The french fries stand and the carrot patch are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The sheltie and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “Flute could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The piano music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” 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. Flute goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Clue 19: “Flute could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch and the soccer game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch is between the ice cream stand and the flute music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The iris garden is left of the tennis game, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Farm.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Park.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at knight's move distance” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 25: “The pepper patch and the soccer game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.