The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from November 2, 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 52 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The hockey game is at the lake
The cattle dog likes eating ice cream
The donut stand is at the lake
The akita likes eating hot dogs
A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game
The guitar music is left of the border collie
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake
The ping pong game is at the park
The akita is having a walk at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park, Clarinet at the Park, Guitar at the Trail.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “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 9: “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 2: “The cattle dog likes eating 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.
Clue 4: “The akita likes 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.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The guitar music is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1103
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 22 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 97% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Clues
The border collie likes eating donuts
The akita and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center
The tuba music is not next to the ice cream stand
The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent
The trumpet music is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the border collie
The tuba music is at the beach or the lake
The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance
The clarinet music and the border collie have two locations between them
Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Lake, Baseball at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The tuba music is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 3: “The tuba music is not next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The clarinet music and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Trail; Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 2: “The akita and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing guitar at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail or Lake.
The Trail still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The akita and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The trumpet music and the donut stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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. Tuba goes at the Lake.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing guitar 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 Park.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is equidistant from the hot dog stand and the border collie” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1103
20 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 82% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The ice cream stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location
Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden
The pepper patch and the flute music are at the same location
The donut stand is next to the garlic patch
The baseball game is next to the akita
A saxophone could be heard next to the soccer game
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The donut stand is next to the baseball game
The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The iris garden and the carrot patch are not at the same location
The football game and the turnip patch are at the same location
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The pizza stand is left of the lab mix
The garlic patch is at the trail
The tennis game is at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Dahlia at the Lake, French Fries at the Park, Piano at the Lake, Sheltie at the Farm.
Clue 1: “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.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The garlic patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “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 20: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the beach” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The ice cream stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park or Beach; Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Beach, or Lake; Flute can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “A saxophone could be heard next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park; Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The donut stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “The baseball game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 12: “The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake or Farm; Zinnia can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail; Cabbage can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The football game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail; Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 17: “The pizza stand is left of the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food; Lab Mix can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Suppose Akita were at the Beach. Following the clues from there leads to a contradiction, so Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The baseball game is next to the akita” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park 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.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The ping pong game and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The ping pong game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The pepper patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The iris garden and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The football game and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Lab Mix
Sheltie
Flowers
Iris
Cosmo
Poppy
Dahlia
Zinnia
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Tuba
Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Clarinet
Flute
Junk Food
French Fries
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Soccer Ball
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Football
Ping Pong
Puck
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
Turnip
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1103
26 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the hamburger stand are at the same location
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The pizza stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The border collie and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The soccer game and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The piano music and the cabbage patch are at most 1 locations apart
Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden
The cabbage patch is not at the park
The zinnia garden is left of the carrot patch, is left of the guitar music
The hot dog stand and the dahlia garden are at least 3 locations apart
The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game
The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center
The donut stand is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the pepper patch
The clarinet music and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center
Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The hockey game is next to the ice cream stand
The sheltie is not next to the pepper patch
None of the dogs are playing baseball at the farm
The cattle dog is having a walk at the park
The golden retriever is playing tennis
The akita and the piano music are at knight's move distance
The garlic patch is not at an edge
The tuba music is farther from the french fries stand than from the cabbage patch
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Carrot at the Lake, Hamburger at the Beach.
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 2: “The ice cream stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “None of the dogs are playing baseball at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 25: “The garlic patch is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 3: “The broccoli patch and the hamburger 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.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park; Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 6: “The border collie and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes 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.
Clue 5: “The pizza stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 10: “Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The hot dog stand and the dahlia garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “Guitar music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The clarinet music and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake or Farm; Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 18: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The hockey game is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The clarinet music and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 18: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 23: “The golden retriever is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 24: “The akita and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The zinnia garden is left of the carrot patch, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow; Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “Guitar music is coming from 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 5: “The pizza stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The clarinet music and the football game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 24: “The akita and the piano music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The zinnia garden and the lab mix are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The sheltie is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park or Trail.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is left of the chrysanthemum garden, is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow.
Clue 26: “The tuba music is farther from the french fries stand than from the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The piano music and the cabbage patch are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.