The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 23, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 48 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Clues
The akita plays the trumpet
The baseball game is left of the guitar player
The border collie is next to the hamburger stand
The hot dog stand is left of the cattle dog
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Trail, Trumpet at the Park, Ping Pong at the Park, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “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.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The border collie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie 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 Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1024
11 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 22 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 97% 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
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The tennis game is left of the hot dog stand
The hot dog stand is equidistant from the guitar music and the ping pong game
The hockey game and the ice cream stand are at least 3 locations apart
The hot dog stand is next to the ping pong game
The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers
The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts
The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand
The cattle dog is at the beach or the lake
The border collie is not playing ping pong
The trumpet music and the baseball game are at knight's move distance
The donut stand is farther from the trumpet music than from the cattle dog
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Park, Hot Dog at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The tennis game is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the ice cream stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Trail; Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the ice cream stand are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The border collie is not playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The trumpet music and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is equidistant from the guitar music and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The donut stand is farther from the trumpet music than from the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1024
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hockey game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The zinnia garden is next to the tennis game
The border collie is left of the football game
The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location
The akita likes eating ice cream
The golden retriever likes eating donuts
The dahlia garden and the soccer game are at the same location
The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The zinnia garden is next to the pepper patch
The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The akita likes to eat cabbage
The ping pong game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
The akita plays the guitar
The garlic patch is at the farm
Irises are growing at the park
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm
The baseball game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Pizza at the Park, Poppy at the Snow, Cattle Dog at the Beach, Hamburger at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The french fries stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “The baseball game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing piano and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The lab mix plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake or Farm; Flute can't be at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The border collie is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm; Football can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm; Carrot can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The border collie is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach; Akita can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm; Donut can't be at the Beach.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Park.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The lab mix plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The border collie is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The football game and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The akita likes to eat cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; 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 Snow.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The akita likes eating ice cream” 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 Snow.
Clue 11: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the soccer game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers; Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The ping pong game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Broccoli goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The akita plays the guitar” 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. Tuba goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Dahlia
Instruments
Flute
Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Pizza
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
French Fries
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Football
Soccer Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
Carrot
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1024
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 48 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The tuba music is coming from the park or the lake
The hamburger stand is not next to the cattle dog
The hockey game and the cattle dog are at least 3 locations apart
The soccer game is left of the guitar player
Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden
The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza
The golden retriever and the cabbage patch have one location between them
The lab mix plays the guitar
The zinnia garden is next to the border collie
The akita and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The baseball game is at the farm
The golden retriever plays the saxophone
The saxophone music and the ping pong game have two locations between them
The pepper patch is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the border collie
The clarinet music is between the chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand
The clarinet music is next to the sheltie
The football game is next to the border collie
The turnip patch is at the farm
The carrot patch is left of the poppy garden
The flute music and the golden retriever are at least 3 locations apart
The hot dog stand and the hockey game are at least 5 locations apart
The border collie is next to the iris garden
The soccer game is equidistant from the poppy garden and the ice cream stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Zinnia at the Beach, Broccoli at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Snow, French Fries at the Park.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is coming from the park or the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “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 18: “The turnip patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cattle dog are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “The soccer game is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park; Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow or Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “The zinnia garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The akita and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The saxophone music and the ping pong game have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 12: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The golden retriever and the cabbage patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park; Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The football game is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The flute music and the golden retriever are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 21: “The hot dog stand and the hockey game are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food; Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The hockey game and the cattle dog are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The border collie is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Lake; Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The akita and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 14: “The pepper patch is left of the zinnia garden, is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The clarinet music is between the chrysanthemum garden and the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The clarinet music is next to the sheltie” 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 Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is not next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The lab mix plays the guitar” 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. Flute goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “Guitar music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The soccer game is equidistant from the poppy garden and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball 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.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.