The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 21, 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 59 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
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts
The golden retriever is left of the trumpet music
The akita is playing hockey
The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach
The tennis game is at the lake
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Park, Hamburger at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The tennis game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the trail” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing trumpet 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; Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck 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.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1022
9 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
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game
The ping pong game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the guitar music
The clarinet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
The ping pong game is left of the donut stand
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The hockey game is not at an edge
The golden retriever is not next to the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Trail, Baseball at the Park.
Clue 7: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The hockey game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The clarinet music and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail; Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The ping pong game is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game” 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, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is not next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the ice cream stand and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1022
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 42 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: easier than 48% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location
Guitar could be heard next to the akita
The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location
The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand
The donut stand is next to the hockey game
The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The dahlia garden is next to the golden retriever
The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent
The carrot patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The donut stand is left of the turnip patch
The akita plays the saxophone
The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game
Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at the same location
The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The akita is having a walk at the lake
Cosmos are growing at the snow
Poppies are growing at the trail
The ping pong game is at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pizza at the Farm, French Fries at the Park, Lab Mix at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 19: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “Cosmos are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “Poppies are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “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 23: “The border collie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the clarinet music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “Guitar could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 5: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach; Puck can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake or Farm; Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 12: “The carrot patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Turnip can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Trail.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The akita plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers; Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The tennis game and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog and the iris 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.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden is next to the golden retriever” 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. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Clue 12: “The carrot patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The cosmo garden and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Iris
Instruments
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Saxophone
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
French Fries
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Football
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1022
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 59 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 71% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pizza stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them
The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The akita likes eating ice cream
The cosmo garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the hot dog stand
The garlic patch is left of the french fries stand
The tuba music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
The turnip patch is at the park, trail, or snow
The border collie is not next to the ice cream stand
Clarinet music is coming from the iris garden
The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The pepper patch and the piano music are at the same location
The ice cream stand and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The akita is playing tennis
The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The akita and the cabbage patch have one location between them
The cabbage patch is next to the lab mix
The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart
The flute music and the poppy garden are at knight's move distance
The tuba music is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the football game
The flute music and the cattle dog have one location between them
The guitar music is coming from the park or the farm
The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand
The saxophone music is left of the hockey game, is left of the ice cream stand
The donut stand is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the ping pong game
The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at least 2 locations apart
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Lake, Cosmo at the Beach.
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, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The guitar music is coming from the park or the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “Clarinet music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The ice cream stand and the cosmo garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The border collie is not next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 13: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The akita and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The pizza stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the piano music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail; Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The tuba music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the piano music are at the same location” 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. Guitar goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The tuba music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 2: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 14: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 18: “The flute music and the poppy garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The flute music 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. Turnip goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The soccer game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The tuba music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The turnip 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 1: “The pizza stand and the zinnia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The flute music and the cattle dog have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Clue 25: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden is equidistant from the cabbage patch and the hot dog stand” 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever is next to the hot dog stand” 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. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
Clue 19: “The tuba music is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 23: “The saxophone music is left of the hockey game, is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 24: “The donut stand is left of the dahlia garden, is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.