The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 12, 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 60 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
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game
The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand
Someone is playing clarinet at the hockey game
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail
The baseball game is at the park
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Beach, Cattle Dog at the Trail, Donut at the Trail.
Clue 4: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “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 6: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing clarinet 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; Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1993
6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 12 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 91% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Clues
Tuba could be heard next to the border collie
The border collie is next to the hot dog stand
The ping pong game is left of the hamburger stand
The ping pong game is at the Beach or the Trail
The hot dog stand is left of the tennis game, is left of the trumpet music
The akita is equidistant from the clarinet music and the donut stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Trail, Tuba at the Beach, Baseball at the Lake, Cattle Dog at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is at the Beach or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “Tuba could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The border collie is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hot dog stand is left of the tennis game, is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita is equidistant from the clarinet music and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1993
24 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 football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The zinnia garden and the pizza stand are not at the same location
The lab mix is left of the iris garden
The flute music is next to the pizza stand
The hockey game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The tuba music is left of the pepper patch
The golden retriever likes to eat turnip
The cabbage patch is next to the french fries stand
The football game is next to the sheltie
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
The donut stand is at the trail
The hot dog stand is at the snow
Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Snow, Border Collie at the Park, Dahlia at the Snow.
Clue 1: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “Irises are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The carrot patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “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 18: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the lake” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The hot dog stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 24: “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 5: “The baseball game is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 6: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park; Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 7: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand is left of the saxophone player” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The football game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football 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.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat french fries” 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 zinnia garden and the pizza stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The lab mix is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The flute music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The hockey game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “The tuba music is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The golden retriever likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The football game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Akita
Flowers
Zinnia
Cosmo
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Iris
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Saxophone
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Hot Dog
French Fries
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Football
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Garlic
Turnip
Pepper
Cabbage
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1993
26 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 60 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 76% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music is between the dahlia garden and the hockey game
The lab mix likes to eat garlic
The guitar music and the cattle dog have two locations between them
The akita is not playing football
The carrot patch is between the donut stand and the guitar music
Zinnias are growing at the park
The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The cattle dog and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie is left of the poppy garden
The pepper patch is next to the tennis game
The border collie likes eating pizza
The hockey game is at the farm
The donut stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The piano music was not heard at the park
The football game is next to the hot dog stand
The french fries stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The piano music and the cabbage patch have one location between them
The cattle dog and the french fries stand have two locations between them
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
The soccer game is equidistant from the golden retriever and the iris garden
The flute music is coming from the park or the snow
The tuba music is next to the pizza stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cabbage at the Trail, Cosmo at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The donut stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 18: “The piano music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 25: “The flute music is coming from the park or the snow” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 6: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park or Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The piano music and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The border collie is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 22: “The cattle dog and the french fries stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 26: “The tuba music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is not next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The cattle dog and the french fries stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The guitar music and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The football game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the ice cream stand” 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 lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The border collie is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The football game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The akita is not playing football” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is between the dahlia garden and the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip 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, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The carrot patch is between the donut stand and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The soccer game is equidistant from the golden retriever and the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.