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Daily Logic Puzzles: Tuesday, October 13, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 13, 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 Easy puzzle, at 44 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #1994

6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 10 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Next to, Same location, Diagonally adjacent, Left of.

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The setup

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	Clarinet
Junk Food		Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports

Clues

1. The akita is next to the hockey game
2. The akita is playing tennis
3. The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
4. The golden retriever and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent
5. The guitar player is left of the hockey game
6. The baseball game is next to the cattle dog

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Park, Hot Dog at the Trail, Clarinet at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Beach.
2. Clue 3: “The guitar music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
3. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
4. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
5. Clue 4: “The golden retriever and the clarinet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake.
6. Clue 5: “The guitar player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
7. Clue 1: “The akita is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
8. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
9. Clue 2: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
10. Clue 6: “The baseball game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Akita	Border Collie
Instruments	Trumpet	Clarinet	Guitar	Tuba
Junk Food	Hamburger	Ice Cream	Hot Dog	Donut
Sports	Baseball	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball	Puck

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1994

7 clues, 3 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: Left of, Same location, At least N apart, Knight's move, Closer to, At the far right.

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The setup

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			Guitar
Junk Food	Hot Dog
Sports

Clues

1. The guitar player is left of the hamburger stand
2. One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts
3. The tennis game and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart
4. The donut stand and the baseball game are at knight's move distance
5. Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game
6. The hamburger stand is closer to the hockey game than to the border collie
7. The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Park, Guitar at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Park.
2. Clue 7: “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.
3. Clue 1: “The guitar player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
4. Clue 2: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
5. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
6. Clue 3: “The tennis game and the hamburger stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Lake.
7. Clue 4: “The donut stand and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
8. Clue 5: “Someone is playing clarinet at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
9. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
10. Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
11. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
12. Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is closer to the hockey game than to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Golden Retriever	Border Collie	Akita	Cattle Dog
Instruments	Clarinet	Trumpet	Guitar	Tuba
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Donut	Ice Cream	Hamburger
Sports	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball	Puck	Baseball

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1994

24 clues, 3 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far right, Same location, Left of, Next to, Diagonally adjacent, Different locations, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports				Soccer Ball
Vegetables	Turnip

Clues

1. Poppies are growing at the farm
2. Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game
3. The garlic patch and the guitar music are at the same location
4. The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game
5. One dog is playing flute and eating donuts
6. The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog
7. The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza
8. The border collie plays the piano
9. Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
10. One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream
11. The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
12. The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch
13. Flute could be heard next to the lab mix
14. The flute music and the carrot patch are at the same location
15. The sheltie doesn't like hamburger
16. One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
17. The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach
18. The broccoli patch is at the snow
19. The football game is at the beach
20. The french fries stand is at the park
21. Irises are growing at the lake
22. Cosmos are growing at the trail
23. Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail
24. The carrot patch is at the lake

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Soccer Ball at the Lake, Turnip at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
3. Clue 17: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
4. Clue 18: “The broccoli patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
5. Clue 19: “The football game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
6. Clue 20: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
7. Clue 21: “Irises are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
8. Clue 22: “Cosmos are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
9. Clue 23: “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.
10. Clue 24: “The carrot patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
11. Clue 2: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Lake; Puck can't be at the Trail.
12. Clue 3: “The garlic patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
13. Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
14. Clue 5: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail; Flute can't be at the Park.
15. Clue 6: “The dahlia garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
16. Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach or Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park.
17. Clue 8: “The border collie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park or Beach; Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
18. Clue 9: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Snow.
19. Clue 10: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Trail; Piano can't be at the Farm.
20. Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
21. Clue 8: “The border collie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
22. Clue 11: “The piano music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
23. Clue 12: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
24. Clue 2: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
25. Clue 14: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
26. Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
27. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
28. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
29. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
30. Clue 2: “Someone is playing saxophone at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
31. Clue 5: “One dog is playing flute and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
32. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
33. The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
34. Clue 4: “The ice cream stand 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.
35. Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
36. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Farm.
37. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
38. Clue 8: “The border collie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
39. Clue 9: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
40. Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
41. Clue 12: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
42. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
43. Clue 13: “Flute could be heard next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
44. Clue 15: “The sheltie doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita	Cattle Dog	Lab Mix	Sheltie	Border Collie	Golden Retriever
Flowers	Dahlia	Chrysanthemum	Cosmo	Iris	Zinnia	Poppy
Instruments	Saxophone	Tuba	Guitar	Flute	Piano	Clarinet
Junk Food	French Fries	Hot Dog	Pizza	Donut	Ice Cream	Hamburger
Sports	Puck	Football	Baseball	Soccer Ball	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball
Vegetables	Turnip	Pepper	Garlic	Carrot	Broccoli	Cabbage

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1994

21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 98% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far left, Left of, Next to, Odd location, At the far right, Closer to, Two locations between, Equidistant.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers					Poppy
Instruments		Clarinet
Junk Food						Ice Cream
Sports					Tennis Ball
Vegetables

Clues

1. The carrot patch and the football game are at the same location
2. Zinnias are growing at the park
3. The cosmo garden is left of the piano music
4. The lab mix plays the tuba
5. A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game
6. The saxophone music could be heard next to the carrot patch
7. The soccer game is left of the french fries stand
8. The baseball game is left of the chrysanthemum garden
9. The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli
10. The broccoli patch is at the park, trail, or snow
11. The hamburger stand is next to the tennis game
12. Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
13. The cabbage patch is at the park
14. The garlic patch is left of the golden retriever
15. One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts
16. The poppy garden is closer to the donut stand than to the border collie
17. The soccer game is at the park
18. The lab mix and the iris garden are at the same location
19. The cosmo garden and the akita have two locations between them
20. One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza
21. The saxophone music is equidistant from the pepper patch and the ice cream stand

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Farm, Tennis Ball at the Snow, Clarinet at the Beach, Poppy at the Snow.
2. Clue 2: “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.
3. Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
4. Clue 12: “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.
5. Clue 13: “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.
6. Clue 17: “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.
7. Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
8. Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Piano can't be at the Park.
9. Clue 4: “The lab mix plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Farm.
10. Clue 7: “The soccer game is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
11. Clue 8: “The baseball game is left of the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach.
12. Clue 9: “The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
13. Clue 11: “The hamburger stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
14. Clue 14: “The garlic patch is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Beach.
15. Clue 15: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake; Donut can't be at the Beach.
16. Clue 4: “The lab mix plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake.
17. Clue 18: “The lab mix and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
18. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
19. Clue 4: “The lab mix plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
20. Clue 9: “The cattle dog likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
21. Clue 15: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
22. Clue 19: “The cosmo garden and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
23. Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
24. Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Beach.
25. Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
26. Clue 5: “A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake or Farm.
27. Clue 6: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake or Farm.
28. Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake or Farm.
29. The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
30. The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Lake.
31. Clue 20: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
32. Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
33. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
34. Clue 16: “The poppy garden is closer to the donut stand than to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
35. Clue 21: “The saxophone music is equidistant from the pepper patch and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
36. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
37. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
38. Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
39. Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Farm.
40. Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
41. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
42. Clue 14: “The garlic patch is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita	Border Collie	Lab Mix	Sheltie	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever
Flowers	Zinnia	Dahlia	Iris	Cosmo	Poppy	Chrysanthemum
Instruments	Guitar	Clarinet	Tuba	Saxophone	Piano	Flute
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Pizza	Donut	Hamburger	French Fries	Ice Cream
Sports	Soccer Ball	Puck	Football	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong
Vegetables	Cabbage	Pepper	Carrot	Garlic	Broccoli	Turnip

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