The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 18, 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 54 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The trumpet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game
The ice cream stand is at the trail
The akita is having a walk at the trail
The hockey game is at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Lake, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 Park.
Clue 7: “The akita is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “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.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1999
8 clues, 2 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.
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
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The akita is left of the baseball game
The hamburger stand is not at an edge
The guitar music and the border collie have two locations between them
The clarinet music and the baseball game are at least 2 locations apart
The guitar music and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Beach, Guitar at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 1: “The akita is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The guitar music and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music and the baseball game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake; Tuba can't be at the Park.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The akita is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” 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. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1999
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The garlic patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The baseball game is next to the lab mix
The hockey game and the carrot patch are at the same location
The dahlia garden is left of the lab mix
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The golden retriever is next to the baseball game
The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The broccoli patch is next to the hot dog stand
The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The turnip patch is left of the hot dog stand
Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden
The pepper patch is next to the donut stand
The piano music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The border collie is having a walk at the snow
Irises are growing at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Football at the Beach, Tuba at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Farm, Ice Cream at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The border collie is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “Irises are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the park” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing tuba 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.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 8: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park; Carrot can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are at the same location” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The golden retriever is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake.
Clue 16: “Guitar could be heard catty-corner from the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The piano music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Zinnia
Dahlia
Iris
Cosmo
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Flute
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
French Fries
Donut
Pizza
Hot Dog
Sports
Soccer Ball
Football
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Garlic
Turnip
Pepper
Carrot
Broccoli
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1999
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 54 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 51% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hamburger stand is left of the carrot patch, is left of the guitar music
The akita is at the beach, lake, or farm
The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream
The turnip patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The cabbage patch and the border collie are at most 1 locations apart
The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden
The pepper patch is at the farm
The flute music is at the park, trail, or snow
Someone is playing piano at the soccer game
The carrot patch is closer to the golden retriever than to the chrysanthemum garden
The poppy garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
The saxophone music is not next to the garlic patch
The hockey game is not at an edge
The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent
The donut stand is not at the park
The turnip patch is next to the cosmo garden
The golden retriever and the pizza stand have two locations between them
The golden retriever and the carrot patch have one location between them
The baseball game is left of the zinnia garden
The iris garden is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the clarinet music
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Beach, Carrot at the Lake, Ping Pong at the Snow, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The turnip patch is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 10: “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 11: “The flute music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “The hockey game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 18: “The donut stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 24: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The piano music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach; Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “Someone is playing piano at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The piano music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the border collie are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 17: “The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The turnip patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The cosmo garden is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch and the border collie are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The saxophone music is not next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The turnip patch is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever and the pizza stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow; Pizza can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever and the carrot patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 20: “The golden retriever and the pizza stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The baseball game is left of the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The sheltie and the zinnia garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is left of the carrot patch, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The saxophone music is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The saxophone music is not next to the garlic patch” 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. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is closer to the golden retriever than to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The iris garden is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The poppy garden and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.