The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 9, 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
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Clues
Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
The guitar was not being played at the hamburger stand
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake
The ping pong game is at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Trail, Puck at the Trail, Akita at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Park.
Clue 4: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” 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. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat 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; Tennis Ball 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 Park.
Clue 3: “The guitar was not being played at the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1255
7 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The akita is equidistant from the guitar music and the tennis game
The hamburger stand and the akita are at most 2 locations apart
The baseball game is at the park or the trail
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The guitar music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The ping pong game is next to the golden retriever
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Lake, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “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 4: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand and the akita are at most 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is equidistant from the guitar music 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 must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “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. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Golden Retriever 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1255
22 clues, 3 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.
The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The french fries stand is catty-corner to the football game
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the football game
Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The ping pong game is next to the garlic patch
The border collie plays the piano
The cosmo garden is next to the broccoli patch
The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The carrot patch is next to the ping pong game
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail
The ice cream stand is at the farm
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
The hockey game is at the beach
The hot dog stand is at the trail
The soccer game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Snow, French Fries at the Snow, Flute at the Beach.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “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 17: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “The hockey game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The hot dog stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The lab mix is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 6: “The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Trail; Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The border collie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Piano 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, 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. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The guitar music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 9: “Clarinet music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner 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.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The carrot patch is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Broccoli must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Iris
Zinnia
Cosmo
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Instruments
Tuba
Flute
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Pizza
French Fries
Ice Cream
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Football
Vegetables
Cabbage
Pepper
Carrot
Broccoli
Garlic
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1255
27 clues, 2 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 donut stand is equidistant from the saxophone music and the cattle dog
The akita is left of the chrysanthemum garden
The football game is closer to the piano music than to the pizza stand
Saxophone could be heard next to the golden retriever
The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The clarinet music is left of the cabbage patch
The border collie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them
One dog is playing flute and eating hot dogs
The ice cream stand is closer to the piano music than to the sheltie
The football game is left of the broccoli patch
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch
The cattle dog likes to eat garlic
The chrysanthemum garden is at the beach, lake, or farm
The carrot patch is between the hockey game and the pizza stand
The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow
The tennis game and the garlic patch have two locations between them
The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are not at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The football game is at the park
The soccer game and the donut stand have two locations between them
The golden retriever is playing ping pong
The akita is not next to the guitar music
Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The soccer game and the iris garden are at the same location
The soccer game and the turnip patch have one location between them
The cattle dog is farther from the dahlia garden than from the hockey game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Park, Zinnia at the Park.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The chrysanthemum garden is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The 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 3: “The akita is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “One dog is playing flute and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “The football game is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The tennis game and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow; Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The soccer game and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Lake; Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 24: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm; Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The akita is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 25: “The soccer game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 26: “The soccer game and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is equidistant from the saxophone music and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The akita is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “Saxophone could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The cattle dog likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The tennis game and the garlic patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The soccer game and the donut stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Golden Retriever 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. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 23: “The akita is not next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 24: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 25: “The soccer game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 26: “The soccer game and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is left of the cabbage patch” 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. Guitar goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The border collie and the cabbage patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The football game is closer to the piano music than to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The ice cream stand is closer to the piano music than to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The carrot patch is between the hockey game and the pizza stand” 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. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 27: “The cattle dog is farther from the dahlia garden than from the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia 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.