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Daily Logic Puzzles: Friday, October 16, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 16, 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 49 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 #1997

7 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 11 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Different locations, Diagonally adjacent, 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
• 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	Guitar
Junk Food			Hot Dog
Sports		Ping Pong

Clues

1. The cattle dog likes eating donuts
2. The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand
3. The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
4. The golden retriever is playing baseball
5. The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
6. The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
7. The ice cream stand is at the lake

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Beach, Guitar at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Trail.
2. Clue 6: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
3. Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
4. Clue 1: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
5. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
6. Clue 2: “The trumpet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
7. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
8. Clue 3: “The border collie and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
9. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
10. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
11. Clue 5: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.

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

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1997

5 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 17 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 57% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Equidistant, In order, left to right, Same location, Two locations between, Knight's move.

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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			Hot Dog
Sports

Clues

1. The baseball game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cattle dog
2. The hockey game is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the cattle dog
3. The golden retriever plays the guitar
4. The border collie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
5. The hamburger stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Trumpet at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Trail.
2. Clue 3: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake.
3. Clue 4: “The border collie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail; Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
4. Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Lake.
5. Clue 1: “The baseball game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park or Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
6. Clue 2: “The hockey game is left of the hot dog stand, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail or Lake; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
7. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
8. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
9. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
10. The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
11. The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Park.
12. Clue 3: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
13. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
14. Clue 4: “The border collie and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
15. Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
16. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
17. Clue 1: “The baseball game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.

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

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1997

21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 34 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 94% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far right, Next to, Left of, 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			Sheltie
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food						Donut
Sports	Ping Pong
Vegetables					Broccoli

Clues

1. The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
2. Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
3. Someone is playing piano at the soccer game
4. The akita likes eating ice cream
5. One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream
6. The sheltie is next to the dahlia garden
7. The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location
8. The pepper patch is left of the cosmo garden
9. The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are at the same location
10. The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location
11. The poppy garden is next to the cabbage patch
12. The guitar music is next to the donut stand
13. The lab mix likes eating french fries
14. One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries
15. The carrot patch and the saxophone music are at the same location
16. The hamburger stand is at the beach
17. The hockey game is at the beach
18. The pepper patch is at the beach
19. The pizza stand is at the snow
20. Chrysanthemums are growing at the beach
21. The football game is at the snow

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Snow, Donut at the Farm, Sheltie at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Park.
2. Clue 2: “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.
3. Clue 16: “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.
4. Clue 17: “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.
5. Clue 18: “The pepper patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
6. Clue 19: “The pizza stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
7. Clue 20: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
8. Clue 21: “The football game is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
9. Clue 1: “The dog playing ping pong 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.
10. Clue 3: “Someone is playing piano at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
11. Clue 4: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
12. Clue 5: “One dog is playing flute and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
13. Clue 6: “The sheltie is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
14. Clue 7: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
15. Clue 8: “The pepper patch is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
16. Clue 9: “The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake; Zinnia can't be at the Park or Trail.
17. Clue 10: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm.
18. Clue 11: “The poppy garden is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Farm; Cabbage can't be at the Park or Trail.
19. The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Park.
20. Clue 12: “The guitar music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
21. Clue 13: “The lab mix likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
22. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
23. Clue 14: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
24. Clue 15: “The carrot patch and the saxophone music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
25. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
26. Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
27. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
28. Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Park.
29. Clue 10: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
30. Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
31. Clue 11: “The poppy garden is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
32. Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
33. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
34. Clue 9: “The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog 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	Sheltie	Lab Mix	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog
Flowers	Iris	Chrysanthemum	Cosmo	Dahlia	Poppy	Zinnia
Instruments	Flute	Tuba	Saxophone	Clarinet	Guitar	Piano
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hamburger	Hot Dog	French Fries	Pizza	Donut
Sports	Ping Pong	Puck	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Football	Soccer Ball
Vegetables	Turnip	Pepper	Carrot	Garlic	Broccoli	Cabbage

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1997

23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 49 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 78% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Equidistant, Next to, At least N apart, Two locations between, Knight's move, Symmetric around the center, Same location, Left of, In order, left to right, At the far left, Different locations, At most N apart, At the far right, One location between.

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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				Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Junk Food	Hamburger					Hot Dog
Sports
Vegetables						Broccoli

Clues

1. The french fries stand is equidistant from the cattle dog and the cabbage patch
2. The flute music is next to the dahlia garden
3. The guitar music and the cabbage patch are at least 4 locations apart
4. The football game and the zinnia garden have two locations between them
5. The chrysanthemum garden and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance
6. The pizza stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
7. A flute could be heard next to the hockey game
8. The clarinet music could be heard next to the pepper patch
9. The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts
10. The pepper patch and the saxophone music have two locations between them
11. The football game is left of the iris garden
12. The baseball game is left of the sheltie, is left of the hot dog stand
13. The pepper patch is at the park
14. The garlic patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
15. The flute music and the lab mix are not at the same location
16. The cabbage patch and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance
17. The sheltie and the ping pong game are at most 1 locations apart
18. The golden retriever is left of the football game
19. The flute music and the carrot patch are at least 4 locations apart
20. Cosmos are growing at the farm
21. The hamburger stand and the piano music have one location between them
22. The lab mix is having a walk at the farm
23. The akita likes to eat turnip

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Farm, Broccoli at the Farm, Hamburger at the Park, Chrysanthemum at the Lake.
2. Clue 13: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
3. Clue 20: “Cosmos are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
4. Clue 22: “The lab mix is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
5. Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
6. Clue 3: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Trail, Lake, or Snow; Cabbage can't be at the Trail or Lake.
7. Clue 4: “The football game and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
8. Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach or Lake.
9. Clue 6: “The pizza stand 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 Park or Farm.
10. Clue 7: “A flute could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
11. Clue 8: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
12. Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
13. Clue 7: “A flute could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
14. Clue 9: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Farm.
15. Clue 10: “The pepper patch and the saxophone music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
16. Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
17. Clue 7: “A flute could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail.
18. Clue 11: “The football game is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow or Farm; Iris can't be at the Park or Beach.
19. Clue 4: “The football game and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach or Trail.
20. Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
21. Clue 15: “The flute music and the lab mix are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm.
22. Clue 2: “The flute music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
23. Clue 7: “A flute could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
24. Clue 16: “The cabbage patch and the french fries stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
25. Clue 3: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
26. Clue 6: “The pizza stand 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 Lake.
27. Clue 9: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail.
28. Clue 18: “The golden retriever is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake or Snow.
29. Clue 19: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
30. Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail.
31. Clue 7: “A flute could be heard 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.
32. Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
33. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
34. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
35. Clue 4: “The football game and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
36. Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
37. Clue 9: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
38. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
39. Clue 11: “The football game 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.
40. Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail.
41. Clue 17: “The sheltie and the ping pong game are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park or Snow.
42. Clue 21: “The hamburger stand and the piano music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
43. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow.
44. Clue 23: “The akita likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
45. Clue 1: “The french fries stand is equidistant from the cattle dog and the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
46. Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
47. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
48. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
49. Clue 12: “The baseball game is left of the sheltie, is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.

Show the final answer

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

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