The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 15, 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 53 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
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The golden retriever is left of the tennis game
The golden retriever is next to the hockey game
Clarinet could be heard next to the golden retriever
The trumpet music is next to the border collie
The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog
Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park
The hot dog stand is at the trail
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Lake, Hamburger at the Park, Ping Pong at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing trumpet at the park” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “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.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “Clarinet could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is next 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.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1996
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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand
The ping pong game is left of the hot dog stand
Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game
The golden retriever is next to the tennis game
The trumpet music and the golden retriever have one location between them
The ice cream stand is equidistant from the baseball game and the cattle dog
The akita is playing ping pong
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Golden Retriever at the Park.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music and the golden retriever have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing tuba at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is left of 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.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the baseball game and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; 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 Lake.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1996
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 37 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 81% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent
The saxophone player is left of the pizza stand
The akita is left of the cabbage patch
The carrot patch is next to the border collie
The akita is next to the zinnia garden
The clarinet music is next to the iris garden
The tuba music and the cosmo garden are not at the same location
The pepper patch and the hockey game are not at the same location
The garlic patch is left of the piano music
The soccer game and the garlic patch are at the same location
The tuba music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The turnip patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The french fries stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
Dahlias are growing at the snow
The ping pong game is at the trail
The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow
The hamburger stand is at the lake
Cosmos are growing at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Farm, Sheltie at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “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 17: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “Dahlias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the snow” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The hamburger stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “Cosmos are growing at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the hamburger stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The saxophone player is left of the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm; Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The carrot patch is next 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.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The akita is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The akita is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The clarinet music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris 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 10: “The tuba music and the cosmo garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The soccer game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch is left of the piano music” 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. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The saxophone player is left of 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.
Clue 14: “The tuba music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the french fries stand 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; French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the hockey game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The soccer game 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.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Poppy
Cosmo
Dahlia
Zinnia
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Saxophone
Flute
Piano
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
French Fries
Hamburger
Pizza
Ice Cream
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Carrot
Pepper
Turnip
Broccoli
Garlic
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1996
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 53 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 57% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The poppy garden and the donut stand are at least 3 locations apart
The french fries stand and the dahlia garden are at least 2 locations apart
The sheltie is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the saxophone music
The ping pong game is next to the lab mix
The broccoli patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The saxophone music and the soccer game are at most 1 locations apart
The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game
The pizza stand is at the farm
The sheltie doesn't like turnip
The border collie and the french fries stand are at most 1 locations apart
The lab mix is not at an edge
The border collie plays the piano
The sheltie and the guitar music are at knight's move distance
The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm
Irises are growing at the farm
The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at the same location
The garlic patch is not at an edge
The cabbage patch is next to the iris garden
The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player
The golden retriever doesn't like turnip
The dahlia garden is left of the akita
The football game is at the farm
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
The pepper patch is equidistant from the saxophone music and the ping pong game
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Piano at the Lake, Chrysanthemum at the Trail, Donut at the Snow.
Clue 8: “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 11: “The lab mix is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “The baseball game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 15: “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 17: “The garlic patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 22: “The football game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The poppy garden and the donut stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The border collie and the french fries stand are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie 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.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The border collie and the french fries stand are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the dahlia garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The cabbage patch is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The dahlia garden is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 25: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The sheltie is left of the cabbage patch, is left of the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Snow or Farm; Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The saxophone music and the soccer game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The sheltie and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand and the dahlia garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 24: “The pepper patch is equidistant from the saxophone music and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is 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.
Clue 5: “The broccoli patch and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The sheltie doesn't like turnip” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The sheltie and the guitar music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music and the turnip patch are at the same location” 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 Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever doesn't like turnip” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 21: “The dahlia garden is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Snow.
Clue 25: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The hot dog stand is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.