The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from November 5, 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 46 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the park
The border collie and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent
The guitar was not being played at the hamburger stand
The hockey game is at the trail
The tennis game is at the lake
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail
The ping pong game is at the park
The donut stand is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Park, Ice Cream at the Trail, Trumpet at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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 4: “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 5: “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.
Clue 6: “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 7: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the trail” Given what we know so far, Clarinet 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 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.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The donut stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The border collie and the trumpet music are diagonally adjacent” 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. Akita goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The guitar was not being played at the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #1106
11 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The ping pong game and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The hockey game and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
The golden retriever is farther from the ice cream stand than from the tennis game
The cattle dog is playing tennis
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The hot dog stand is next to the tennis game
The clarinet music is left of the cattle dog
The golden retriever is not next to the clarinet music
The border collie is playing hockey
The trumpet music and the akita are at knight's move distance
The tuba player is left of the tennis game
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The hockey game and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is not next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The border collie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The trumpet music and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The tuba player is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever is farther from the ice cream stand than from the tennis game” 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 Trail.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game and the donut stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, 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
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #1106
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 52% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The soccer game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The border collie is next to the soccer game
The cosmo garden and the sheltie are not at the same location
The cattle dog is playing soccer
The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden
The border collie likes eating donuts
The akita likes eating hot dogs
The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
The saxophone music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the lake
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The lab mix is having a walk at the snow
The tennis game is at the park
The baseball game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Dahlia at the Beach, Zinnia at the Farm, Hamburger at the Park.
Clue 1: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the lake” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “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 20: “The lab mix is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The baseball game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm; Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The tennis game and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow; Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 11: “The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park; Cosmo can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow or Farm; Border Collie can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 13: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park or Lake; Hot Dog can't be at the Snow.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Lake.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the sheltie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The turnip patch is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The saxophone music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 14: “The cattle dog and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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 4: “Someone is playing tuba at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The soccer game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 12: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 15: “The saxophone music and the pizza stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The pepper patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables; Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Akita
Flowers
Poppy
Dahlia
Cosmo
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Instruments
Clarinet
Saxophone
Piano
Flute
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Football
Vegetables
Cabbage
Turnip
Broccoli
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #1106
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 90% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 3 locations apart
The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them
The pepper patch is left of the soccer game, is left of the donut stand
The iris garden is farther from the football game than from the golden retriever
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location
The poppy garden is not next to the french fries stand
The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The ping pong game is equidistant from the flute music and the golden retriever
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The saxophone music is not next to the hot dog stand
The poppy garden is not next to the carrot patch
The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
The donut stand is at the farm
The hockey game and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart
The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The hamburger stand is at the park
The chrysanthemum garden is not at an edge
The piano music is next to the cosmo garden
Irises are growing next to the donuts
The golden retriever likes eating ice cream
The sheltie and the hot dog stand are at least 4 locations apart
The dahlia garden and the akita are at knight's move distance
The saxophone music is not next to the pepper patch
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cosmo at the Trail, Cabbage at the Farm, Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 5: “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.
Clue 11: “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 15: “The donut stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “The chrysanthemum garden is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park; Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail; Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake; Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 20: “The piano music is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “Irises are growing next to the donuts” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch and the chrysanthemum garden are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The cattle dog and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The poppy garden is not next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The poppy garden is not next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The dahlia garden and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 16: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are at least 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 17: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “The sheltie and the hot dog stand are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs; Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music is not next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The dahlia garden and the akita are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, 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 Beach.
Clue 25: “The saxophone music is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch is left of the soccer game, is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The iris garden is farther from the football game than from the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game is equidistant from the flute music and the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.