Dog Crossword Clue

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Dog Crossword Answer

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POOCH

(5 letters)

ANIMALSHELTER

(13 letters)

HOUND

(5 letters)

WIENER

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
2. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
(adjective)
1. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
2. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae

Hint 2: Clue Definition

DOG (noun)
1. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
2. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
DOG (verb)
1. go after with the intent to catch

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

POOCH
(5 letters)
ANIMALSHELTER
(13 letters)
HOUND
(5 letters)
WIENER
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CANNIE

More USA Today Crossword (8/19/2026) Answers

Across

1. Coke or Pepsi

5. Mooing grazers

9. "Just so you know!" ads

13. “Sad To Say ...”

14. Speed-measuring tech

15. Equity-focused community center, for short

16. Neighborhood with designer boutiques

19. Mike Wazowski from "Monsters, Inc." has one big one

20. Top group of celebs

21. ___ sweet ___

22. Soup with a tonkotsu variety

24. Late payment, e.g.

26. Supergoop! bottle letters

28. One-___ (single occurrences)

30. Photocopier brand

32. Manual's counterpart

33. Dentist's thread

35. Pottery or glassblowing, for example

36. Go up

37. "Straight from the manufacturer" purchase option

41. Large flightless bird

42. "What do ___ mean?"

43. Not wild

44. Take a power nap, say

46. Google Maps technology

48. Pain-relieving hemp product, for short

52. Tool used for tilling

54. Arthur for whom the ESPYs' Courage Award is named

56. Kissing in the park, e.g.

57. Hardly a saint

61. Handheld game that shouts instructions

62. Word before "position" or "vault"

63. Taylor Swift's The ___ Tour

64. Over

65. With no other changes

66. Corn unit

67. Colorado ski town

68. Past the deadline

69. Trippy tab

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Down

1. Barista's workplace

2. Skincare brand that sounds like an exclamation

3. Intense concentration

4. Fireplace remains

6. What are the ___?

7. Any minute now

8. Soon-to-be alumni: Abbr.

9. Prefix with "technic"

10. Bikini e.g.

11. Is OK with

12. Stopped standing

14. Watch brand with a crown logo

17. "That's me!"

18. Run-of-__-mill

23. Aide: Abbr.

25. "Even more dairy" pizza request

27. Nemesis

28. "Shark Tank" proposal

29. Feature of the Portland Fire and Miami Heat logos

31. “Awesomesauce”

32. Followed a curved path

34. Vegan milk option

38. Walkie-talkie user's "Gotcha"

39. Gotcha

40. Glowing fireplace bit

45. Be one's best self

47. Fried South Asian snack

49. Performances with arias

50. Driver's license, e.g

51. Back muscles, for short

53. Frequently

55. Divided

57. Keychain attachments

58. Each

59. Milky gemstone

60. Sense

61. Sheep's sound

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