The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 29, 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 53 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
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The trumpet music is next to the border collie
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
The donut stand is next to the clarinet music
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The hockey game is at the trail
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Park, Akita at the Park.
Clue 5: “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 6: “The hockey game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 7: “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 2: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Baseball 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 Lake.
Clue 3: “The akita and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The trumpet music is next to the border collie” 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 Lake.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Donut 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1030
10 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
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
The golden retriever is not next to the tennis game
The guitar player is left of the ping pong game
The donut stand is next to the tuba music
The trumpet music and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart
The cattle dog is left of the hot dog stand
The border collie is left of the ping pong game
The hockey game is at the Beach or the Park
A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The guitar music and the baseball game are at least 2 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The hockey game is at the Beach or the Park” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 2: “The guitar player is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “A trumpet could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The guitar player is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is not next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The cattle dog is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The guitar music and the baseball game are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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 Trail.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is not next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1030
25 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 38 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 75% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The baseball game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The saxophone could not be heard at the soccer game
The tuba music could be heard next to the garlic patch
A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game
The border collie is playing tennis
The cattle dog is playing football
The tennis game and the pizza stand are not at the same location
The flute music is left of the iris garden
The flute music could be heard next to the cabbage patch
The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever doesn't like carrot
One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries
Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The border collie likes to eat garlic
Zinnias are growing at the snow
The hot dog stand is at the snow
The football game is at the farm
Dahlias are growing at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Lab Mix at the Snow, Hamburger at the Lake, Flute at the Snow.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “Zinnias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The hot dog stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “The football game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 24: “Dahlias are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 25: “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 5: “One dog is playing piano and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 10: “A saxophone could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The saxophone could not be heard at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “The tuba music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The cattle dog is playing football” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The flute music is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 15: “The flute music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “The golden retriever and the chrysanthemum garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The golden retriever doesn't like carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “Saxophone music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The border collie likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “The tuba music could be heard next to the garlic 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. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The border collie is playing tennis” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The tennis game and the pizza stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “One dog is playing tuba and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Flowers
Cosmo
Poppy
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Iris
Instruments
Piano
Guitar
Tuba
Saxophone
Flute
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
French Fries
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Puck
Baseball
Football
Vegetables
Turnip
Garlic
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1030
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 53 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 57% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location
Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie
The cabbage patch is equidistant from the tennis game and the lab mix
Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden
The pizza stand and the tennis game are not at the same location
The akita is playing ping pong
The cabbage patch is equidistant from the baseball game and the zinnia garden
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The broccoli patch is left of the lab mix
Zinnias are growing next to the pizza
The piano music is next to the cosmo garden
The akita likes to eat garlic
The sheltie is having a walk at the farm
The hamburger stand is left of the saxophone player
The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location
The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand
The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at knight's move distance
The french fries stand is left of the poppy garden, is left of the cabbage patch
The cosmo garden is next to the lab mix
The turnip patch is at the park
The golden retriever and the tuba music have one location between them
The hamburger stand is next to the football game
The saxophone was not being played at the donut stand
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Chrysanthemum at the Lake, Ice Cream at the Farm, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “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 2: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “Clarinet could be heard next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 5: “Clarinet music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow or Farm; Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 12: “The piano music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm; Akita can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 2: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 15: “The hamburger stand is left of the saxophone player” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 17: “The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The hamburger stand is left of the saxophone player” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The broccoli patch is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The cosmo garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is not next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 7: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 13: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The saxophone music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 17: “The lab mix is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The lab mix and the dahlia garden are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever and the tuba music have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The piano music and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The hamburger stand is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 24: “The saxophone was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The cabbage patch is equidistant from the tennis game and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The pizza stand and the tennis game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The cabbage patch is equidistant from the baseball game and the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports; Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “Zinnias are growing next to the pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The french fries stand is left of the poppy garden, is left of the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes 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 9: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.