The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 26, 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
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The baseball game is at the park
The hamburger stand is at the park
Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The akita is playing hockey
The akita plays the guitar
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Donut at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 2: “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 3: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “One dog is playing clarinet 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1027
8 clues, 0 pre-filled squares, 21 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 94% 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
Sports
Clues
The baseball game is next to the ice cream stand
The hot dog stand is not at the lake
A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game
The trumpet player is left of the hockey game
The hamburger stand is left of the golden retriever
The donut stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the cattle dog
The hockey game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the clarinet music
The border collie is playing tennis
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Clue 2: “The hot dog stand is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The trumpet player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Lake; Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail or Lake; Puck can't be at the Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The baseball game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 3: “A guitar could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The trumpet player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is left of the hockey game, is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Beach.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 8: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is left of the golden retriever, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Hamburger 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
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1027
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 is left of the french fries stand
The zinnia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The cabbage patch is left of the tuba music
The dog playing baseball likes to eat french fries
The golden retriever plays the tuba
The cosmo garden is left of the lab mix
The pepper patch is at the lake
Poppies are growing at the snow
The garlic patch is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow
The border collie is having a walk at the snow
The donut stand is at the trail
The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail
Dahlias are growing at the park
The ice cream stand is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Farm, Broccoli at the Snow, Tennis Ball at the Snow.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The pepper patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “Poppies are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 17: “The garlic patch is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the snow” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
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: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 23: “The ice cream stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The sheltie is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 4: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Trail; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 5: “The akita is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 6: “The lab mix likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Lake; Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 9: “The pepper patch is left of the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “Chrysanthemums are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The akita is next to the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park 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. Sheltie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The lab mix likes to eat turnip” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The golden retriever plays the tuba” 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. Flute goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Someone is playing flute at the ping pong game” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The cosmo garden is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Zinnia
Poppy
Iris
Instruments
Saxophone
Flute
Tuba
Clarinet
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
Pizza
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
French Fries
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Football
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Cabbage
Garlic
Carrot
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1027
23 clues, 3 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 piano music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center
The hamburger stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The baseball game is at the park
Dahlias are growing next to the ice cream
The tennis game is next to the turnip patch
The golden retriever is left of the tuba music, is left of the football game
The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie have two locations between them
One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries
The flute music is coming from the park or the trail
The donut stand is next to the guitar music
The french fries stand is left of the pepper patch
The akita is next to the pepper patch
The ice cream stand is left of the dahlia garden
The flute music and the soccer game are at knight's move distance
The lab mix is playing football
The pizza stand is left of the iris garden
The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The saxophone music is coming from the trail or the farm
The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center
The hockey game is next to the cabbage patch
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Beach, Garlic at the Park, Cabbage at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The saxophone music is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The flute music is coming from the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The saxophone music is coming from the trail or the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The piano music is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The piano music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The piano music is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm; Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The akita is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 16: “The ice cream stand is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Farm; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The flute music and the soccer game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 19: “The pizza stand is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 22: “The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 23: “The hockey game is next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is left of the tuba music, is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog and the guitar music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The donut stand is next to the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “Dahlias are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The pepper patch and the zinnia garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “Dahlias are growing next to the 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.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the sheltie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.