The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 14, 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 48 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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers
The border collie is playing hockey
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
The cattle dog plays the guitar
The cattle dog is playing baseball
The border collie doesn't like hot dog
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Trail, Tuba at the Park, Hamburger at the Lake.
Clue 7: “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 1: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail; Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; 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, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing guitar and eating 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.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The border collie doesn't like hot dog” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1995
8 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The donut stand and the trumpet music are at least 2 locations apart
The guitar music is at the park or the trail
The hamburger stand is left of the akita
The hockey game is not at an edge
The golden retriever is farther from the trumpet music than from the ping pong game
The golden retriever is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the tuba music
The hot dog stand and the clarinet music have one location between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Trumpet at the Park.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is at the park or 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 hockey game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” 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. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The donut stand and the trumpet music are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand and the clarinet music have one location between them” 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. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is farther from the trumpet music than from the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is equidistant from the hamburger stand and the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1995
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 hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location
Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden
The turnip patch and the saxophone music are at the same location
The pepper patch is at the farm
The cosmo garden and the hockey game are at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game
The clarinet music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
The flute music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever likes to eat carrot
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
Piano music is coming from the dahlia garden
Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts
The akita is next to the zinnia garden
The lab mix is next to the garlic patch
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the sheltie
The saxophone music is left of the zinnia garden
The tennis game is at the park
The pizza stand is at the farm
Dahlias are growing at the farm
The cattle dog is having a walk at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Snow, Saxophone at the Trail, Ice Cream at the Snow.
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 5: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The hockey game and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “Saxophone music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The turnip patch and the saxophone music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail; Flute can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park, Beach, or Snow.
Clue 9: “The flute music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 10: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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. Football goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Farm.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow or Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 13: “Piano music is coming from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers; Donut 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.
Clue 15: “The akita is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The lab mix is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park.
Clue 18: “The saxophone music is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The akita is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Iris
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Saxophone
Clarinet
Tuba
Piano
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
French Fries
Ice Cream
Pizza
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Football
Soccer Ball
Puck
Baseball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Garlic
Turnip
Carrot
Broccoli
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1995
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 48 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The tennis game is next to the cosmo garden
The tennis game and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart
The guitar music is next to the cattle dog
The hockey game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the lab mix
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The pepper patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The golden retriever and the pizza stand are at least 5 locations apart
The flute music and the akita are not at the same location
The pizza stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance
The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the ice cream stand
The clarinet music is left of the garlic patch, is left of the iris garden
The dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The cattle dog likes eating french fries
The baseball game and the ice cream stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The golden retriever is at the Park or the Farm
The pizza stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 5 locations apart
The garlic patch and the clarinet music have one location between them
The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The carrot patch is at the farm
The border collie plays the saxophone
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Soccer Ball at the Trail, Tennis Ball at the Snow, Sheltie at the Lake, Lab Mix at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 15: “The dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 18: “The golden retriever is at the Park or the Farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “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 1: “The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The tennis game is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the poppy garden are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever and the pizza stand are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The pizza stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow.
Clue 17: “The baseball game and the ice cream stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Lake.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 21: “The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the poppy garden and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The baseball game and the ice cream stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake; Zinnia can't be at the Snow.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The garlic patch and the clarinet music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The clarinet music is left of the garlic patch, is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The saxophone music and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 23: “The border collie plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The flute music and the akita are not 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.