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Daily Logic Puzzles: Friday, October 30, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from October 30, 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 43 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #1031

6 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 51% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Next to, Same location, Diagonally adjacent.

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The setup

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			Golden Retriever
Instruments				Tuba
Junk Food
Sports				Baseball

Clues

1. Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
2. The hockey game is next to the cattle dog
3. The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
4. The hot dog stand is next to the ping pong game
5. The akita plays the trumpet
6. The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Baseball at the Lake, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Tuba at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “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.
3. Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
4. Clue 5: “The akita plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
5. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
6. Clue 2: “The hockey game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
7. Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park.
8. Clue 6: “The clarinet music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
9. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
10. Clue 3: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
11. Clue 2: “The hockey game is next to 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.
12. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
13. Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Border Collie	Akita	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog
Instruments	Clarinet	Trumpet	Guitar	Tuba
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Ice Cream	Donut	Hamburger
Sports	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong	Puck	Baseball

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1031

7 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 11 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: In a middle location, At the far right, Same location, Next to, Left of.

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The setup

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	Cattle Dog
Instruments	Guitar
Junk Food				Hamburger
Sports		Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The border collie is not at an edge
2. The hockey game is at the lake
3. The border collie plays the clarinet
4. A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game
5. The donut stand is left of the akita
6. One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts
7. The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Beach, Hamburger at the Lake, Guitar at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Park.
2. Clue 1: “The border collie is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
3. Clue 2: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
4. Clue 3: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
5. Clue 4: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
6. Clue 3: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
7. Clue 6: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
8. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Lake.
9. Clue 5: “The donut stand is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
10. Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail.
11. Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Border Collie	Golden Retriever	Akita
Instruments	Guitar	Clarinet	Trumpet	Tuba
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hot Dog	Donut	Hamburger
Sports	Baseball	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong	Puck

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1031

22 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.

Clue types in this puzzle: At the far left, Same location, Next to, Diagonally adjacent, Different locations, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments				Piano		Clarinet
Junk Food					Donut
Sports
Vegetables	Pepper

Clues

1. Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park
2. The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location
3. The baseball game is next to the iris garden
4. The dahlia garden and the pizza stand are at the same location
5. The golden retriever and the zinnia garden are at the same location
6. Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden
7. The iris garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
8. The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game
9. The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
10. The dog playing hockey likes to eat pizza
11. The cattle dog is next to the turnip patch
12. The french fries stand is next to the broccoli patch
13. The garlic patch and the hot dog stand are not at the same location
14. The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location
15. The cattle dog plays the tuba
16. The border collie is next to the carrot patch
17. The dahlia garden and the lab mix are at the same location
18. The akita is having a walk at the trail
19. Irises are growing at the trail
20. The turnip patch is at the trail
21. The football game is at the park
22. The tennis game is at the lake

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Pepper at the Park, Donut at the Snow, Clarinet at the Farm, Piano at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
3. Clue 18: “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.
4. Clue 19: “Irises are growing at the trail” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
5. Clue 20: “The turnip patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
6. Clue 21: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
7. Clue 22: “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.
8. Clue 2: “The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
9. Clue 3: “The baseball game is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
10. Clue 4: “The dahlia garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow; Pizza can't be at the Park or Trail.
11. Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
12. Clue 6: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow; Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
13. Clue 7: “The iris garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
14. Clue 8: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail; Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
15. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
16. Clue 9: “The hamburger stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Snow.
17. The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Snow.
18. Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
19. Clue 10: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
20. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
21. Clue 4: “The dahlia garden and the pizza stand 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.
22. Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
23. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach.
24. Clue 6: “Saxophone could be heard catty-corner from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
25. Clue 11: “The cattle dog is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
26. Clue 12: “The french fries stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach; Broccoli can't be at the Snow or Farm.
27. Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake or Farm.
28. Clue 15: “The cattle dog plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
29. Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Snow.
30. Clue 14: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
31. Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
32. Clue 12: “The french fries stand is next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
33. Clue 13: “The garlic patch and the hot dog stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
34. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach.
35. Clue 16: “The border collie is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park; Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
36. Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
37. Clue 17: “The dahlia garden and the lab mix are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
38. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Sheltie	Cattle Dog	Akita	Border Collie	Golden Retriever	Lab Mix
Flowers	Chrysanthemum	Cosmo	Iris	Poppy	Zinnia	Dahlia
Instruments	Guitar	Tuba	Saxophone	Piano	Flute	Clarinet
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Ice Cream	French Fries	Hamburger	Donut	Pizza
Sports	Football	Baseball	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball	Soccer Ball	Puck
Vegetables	Pepper	Garlic	Turnip	Broccoli	Carrot	Cabbage

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1031

23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: One of two locations, Next to, In a middle location, Same location, Two locations between, At least N apart, At the far right, One location between, Odd location, At the far left, Different locations, Symmetric around the center.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers					Iris
Instruments	Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports				Soccer Ball
Vegetables

Clues

1. The hamburger stand is at the Park or the Beach
2. The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch
3. The football game is not at an edge
4. The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location
5. The hockey game and the turnip patch have two locations between them
6. The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts
7. The iris garden is next to the tennis game
8. The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at least 3 locations apart
9. Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm
10. The clarinet music and the hot dog stand have one location between them
11. The sheltie is at the park, trail, or snow
12. The french fries stand is at the farm
13. The lab mix is having a walk at the park
14. The carrot patch and the hockey game are not at the same location
15. Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
16. The iris garden and the sheltie are not at the same location
17. The akita is playing ping pong
18. The pizza stand and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
19. The dahlia garden is next to the golden retriever
20. A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game
21. The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow
22. Flute music is coming from the poppy garden
23. The sheltie likes to eat broccoli

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Park, Iris at the Snow, Soccer Ball at the Lake.
2. Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is at the Park or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
3. Clue 3: “The football game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Park or Farm.
4. Clue 9: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
5. Clue 11: “The sheltie is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
6. Clue 12: “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.
7. Clue 13: “The lab mix is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
8. Clue 15: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
9. Clue 21: “The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
10. Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
11. Clue 5: “The hockey game and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
12. Clue 6: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
13. Clue 7: “The iris garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
14. Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
15. Clue 5: “The hockey game and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
16. Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake; Turnip can't be at the Beach.
17. Clue 5: “The hockey game and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Snow.
18. Clue 10: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
19. Clue 16: “The iris garden and the sheltie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
20. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
21. Clue 17: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
22. Clue 4: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
23. Clue 5: “The hockey game and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow.
24. Clue 18: “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; Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
25. Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
26. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
27. Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
28. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
29. Clue 5: “The hockey game and the turnip patch have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
30. Clue 2: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Trail.
31. Clue 8: “The zinnia garden and the turnip patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
32. Clue 14: “The carrot patch and the hockey game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
33. Clue 19: “The dahlia garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
34. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm.
35. Clue 20: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
36. Clue 2: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
37. Clue 22: “Flute music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy 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.
38. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake.
39. Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
40. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail.
41. Clue 2: “The tuba music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
42. Clue 23: “The sheltie likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
43. Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Lab Mix	Akita	Sheltie	Golden Retriever	Border Collie	Cattle Dog
Flowers	Zinnia	Poppy	Dahlia	Cosmo	Iris	Chrysanthemum
Instruments	Clarinet	Flute	Saxophone	Guitar	Tuba	Piano
Junk Food	Hamburger	Pizza	Hot Dog	Donut	Ice Cream	French Fries
Sports	Puck	Ping Pong	Football	Soccer Ball	Baseball	Tennis Ball
Vegetables	Cabbage	Garlic	Broccoli	Turnip	Carrot	Pepper

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