The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 27, 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
Akita
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever plays the guitar
The cattle dog is playing ping pong
Trumpet could be heard next to the golden retriever
The hamburger stand is next to the clarinet music
The hockey game is next to the cattle dog
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The tennis game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Beach, Guitar at the Park, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “Trumpet could be heard next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is next to the cattle dog” 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
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1028
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 19 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% 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
Akita
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The tennis game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
A tuba could be heard next to the baseball game
The cattle dog and the tuba music are at knight's move distance
The donut stand is not next to the trumpet music
The hot dog stand is not at an edge
The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs
The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Hamburger at the Beach.
Clue 2: “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 7: “The hot dog stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog and the tuba music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 4: “A tuba could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever likes eating hot dogs” 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog and the tuba music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “A tuba could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” 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. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is not next to the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1028
23 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 34 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 94% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers
The turnip patch is at the park
The cattle dog likes eating french fries
The donut stand is left of the guitar player
The cattle dog is not playing ping pong
The piano was not being played at the ice cream stand
The sheltie is not playing football
The broccoli patch is next to the hot dog stand
The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden
The cosmo garden and the garlic patch are at the same location
The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream
A piano could be heard next to the tennis game
The ice cream stand is next to the flute music
The cabbage patch is at the snow
The akita is having a walk at the trail
The baseball game is at the farm
The soccer game is at the trail
The border collie is having a walk at the lake
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
The sheltie is having a walk at the snow
Dahlias are growing at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Iris at the Lake, Zinnia at the Trail, Pizza at the Farm, Clarinet at the Lake.
Clue 2: “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 4: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “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 18: “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 19: “The soccer game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The border collie is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The sheltie is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “Dahlias are growing at the beach” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The iris garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog likes eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog is not playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The sheltie is not playing football” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers; Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes 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 6: “The donut stand is left of the guitar player” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The piano was not being played at the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “A piano could be heard 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.
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. Puck goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand is next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Dahlia
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Cosmo
Instruments
Saxophone
Tuba
Flute
Clarinet
Piano
Guitar
Junk Food
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Sports
Puck
Football
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Carrot
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1028
23 clues, 2 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 broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location
The dahlia garden and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart
Zinnias are growing at the farm
The turnip patch and the akita have two locations between them
The baseball game is next to the pepper patch
The ice cream stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the ping pong game
None of the dogs are playing hockey at the park
The donut stand is left of the ping pong game, is left of the tuba music
The sheltie likes to eat garlic
The golden retriever plays the flute
The saxophone music is at the beach, lake, or farm
The guitar music and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location
The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs
The soccer game is next to the iris garden
The pizza stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The lab mix likes to eat broccoli
The border collie is next to the pizza stand
The tuba music is left of the french fries stand, is left of the pepper patch
The turnip patch is at the park
The cabbage patch is left of the akita
The garlic patch and the tennis game are at knight's move distance
Cosmos are growing next to the hamburgers
The clarinet music and the poppy garden are at symmetric positions around the center
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Dahlia at the Park, Flute at the Park.
Clue 3: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “None of the dogs are playing hockey at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The saxophone music is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 19: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The dahlia garden and the tuba music are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “The turnip patch and the akita have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The sheltie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The lab mix likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 23: “The clarinet music and the poppy garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is left of the ping pong game, is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow or Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The tuba music is left of the french fries stand, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
The Lake still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Carrot goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow; Pizza can't be at the Farm.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The sheltie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The lab mix likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 17: “The border collie is next to the pizza 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. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The soccer game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 23: “The clarinet music and the poppy garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is equidistant from the pepper patch and the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 22: “Cosmos are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The donut stand is left of the ping pong game, is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut 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 Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The dog playing football likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The soccer game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The guitar music and the chrysanthemum garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “Cosmos are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cosmo 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.
Clue 23: “The clarinet music and the poppy garden are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.