Clues for the word "DOG"
We've had 338 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 615 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on December 08, 2025.
Definition of dog
- n. - A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).
- n. - A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
- n. - A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.
- n. - One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
- n. - An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.
- n. - A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.
- n. - An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill.
- n. - A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool.
- v. t. - To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.
Referring Clues
- Utter failure, in slang
- Track
- Follow
- Dyslexic's deity?
- Greyhound, e.g.
- With 1-Across, what 20-, 34-, 42- and 52-Across end with
- Pluto, for one
- Mexican hairless, for one
- It's found in a pound
- Terrier or retriever
- One may sit for a master
- Tail
- Frank
- Pug or boxer
- "Man's best friend"
- Puggle, e.g.
- Pointer, e.g.
- Follow relentlessly
- Husky or hound
- Follow everywhere
- One enrolled in obedience school
- Goofy, e.g.
- Hound
- Follow closely
- Lab or boxer
- Beethoven, for one
- Seeing Eye trainee
- One may be fetching
- "You lucky ___!"
- Put on the ___ (be ostentatiously elegant)
- Pooch
- Borzoi, for one
- Tail tirelessly
- Follow tirelessly
- German shepherd, for one
- Komondor, for one
- Pointer, for one
- Bark source
- One with a bone appetite
- Hound or husky
- Bo or Barney of the White House
- Pit bull or poodle, e.g.
- Worthless thing, in slang
- Woofer?
- Barker
- Plague
- Labrador, e.g.
- Brittany, e.g.
- See 22-Across
- Labradoodle, e.g.
- Boxer or pug
- Fetch player
- Follow persistently
- Stay close behind
- Lab, for one
- Underperforming investment, slangily
- Lab or peke
- Loaf, with "it"
- Man's best friend
- Spaniel or setter
- "Man's best friend"
- Weimaraner or Pomeranian
- Pluto or Pongo
- Fetching one
- Boxer that can lick anyone?
- "A ___ of Flanders"
- Every one has its day
- Basenji, for one
- Lady or Beethoven
- Bone exhumer
- "Every ___ has his day"
- Friend of the man?
- 111 Across, e.g.
- Setter or shepherd, e.g.
- Trail
- Cat chaser
- Snoopy, for one
- Flop
- Closely follow
- "A ___ of Flanders"
- Corgi or collie
- Benji, or a Basenji
- Malinois or Malamute
- Inferior item
- Marmaduke, e.g.
- Poodle, e.g.
- Homie
- ____ in a manger
- Pursue persistently
- Precinct animal
- Loyal friend
- B-movie
- Training focus of the puzzle
- Walker's charge
- Sick as a ____
- See 57-Down
- Pursue unstintingly
- See 57 Down
- Westminster winner
- Any one of man's best friends
- Cujo, e.g.
- Poodle or peke
- 41-Across, often
- 47-Across, e.g.
- Popular pet
- Collie or cockapoo
- Boxer, e.g.
- Pound occupant
- Beagle or boxer
- Kennel occupant
- Kennel resident
- Pound denizen
- Boxer, for one
- Pound resident
- Mutt
- 8-Across, for one
- Obedience school student
- Family member, often
- Canine
- Lassie, for one
- Furry friend
- Beagle, e.g.
- Akita, e.g.
- Half-star movie
- Half star movie
- Half-star movie
- Track relentlessly
- Iditarod team member
- Toto, for one
- Ball game treat
- See 58-Down
- Canis familiaris
- Track hostilely
- ___ days
- Schnoodle, for one
- Frisbee catcher
- Spinone Italiano, for one
- Sandy, for one
- Pound choice
- Service animal
- Cat hater, stereotypically
- Basenji or saluki
- See 60-Across
- Westminster contender
- A animal goes bark
- A good one follows the starts of the four longest puzzle answers
- *See 29-Across
- Lady or Tramp
- Odie, for one
- Common service animal
- Trick or treat type?
- Speaker of 30-Across
- You might board yours at the keel if you take a cruise
- Fido, for one
- "Clifford the Big Red ___"
- Husky, for one
- Guard that barks
- Snoopy, e.g.
- Colombo's basset hound
- Milkbone chewer
- Floor snoozer
- See 5-Down
- Follow or tail
- Pursue tenaciously
- Domesticated canid
- It may be a toy
- Adopt-a-thon adoptee, maybe
- Pursue
- Track tenaciously
- Kennel denizen
- Beagle or poodle
- Show ___
- Peke or pug
- Pursue closely
- Chinese zodiac animal
- Chinese zodiac sign
- Pound inhabitant
- Common pet
- Grown-up puppy
- See 55 Down
- Pursue relentlessly
- Ballpark frank
- Faithful companion
- Creature in Petco's logo
- Bo or Checkers
- Retriever, for one
- Harass, in a way
- Frankfurter
- Marley or Old Yeller
- Terrier or poodle
- Pomeranian, e.g.
- Shelter rescue, perhaps
- Nipper or Checkers
- Relentlessly follow
- Bowser or Rex
- Bomb-sniffing TSA aide
- Word that can follow the first parts of 19-, 32-, 40- and 48-Across
- Pug, e.g.
- Puppy
- Collie or husky
- Certain household pet
- Poodle or Collie
- Family pet
- Snoopy or Odie
- Family pooch
- Pet for some families
- Pet for many people
- Snoopy is one
- Type of pet
- Bounty Hunter Duane Chapman's nickname
- Follow first of guests after party
- Basenji or borzoi
- See 20-Across
- TV bounty hunter
- Canine mammal
- Yorkiepoo, e.g.
- Certain furry pet
- Animal that can follow the second word in each of this puzzle's four theme entries
- Warrant "___ Eat ___"
- Led Zep "Black ___"
- Stooges "I Wanna Be Your ___"
- "Come Along" Salty ___
- "You ain't nothin' but a hound ___"
- St Bernard, for example
- Cur
- Domestic animal
- Bit of a do-gooder, if you follow
- Do good, pet
- It could do good as a guide
- It may do good as a guide
- Corgi, say
- As a guide, may well take the biscuit!
- See 1
- Follow a strange god
- Follow - canine
- Pointer or pug
- Newfoundland or Labrador
- Follow around
- Bother persistently
- Lab in one's home, e.g.
- Brittany, for one
- Sausage variety?
- Shiba inu, e.g.
- Cat's nemesis
- See 16
- Bone-burying pet
- Gucci Mane "I'm a ___"
- Boston terrier or Welsh corgi, for example
- Dalmatian or dachshund, for example
- Poodle or pointer
- Many an own goal by one of the Rovers
- Alsatian, for example
- Barbecue goodie, for short
- Perform at the gala opening, if you follow
- Follow aggressively
- Barker, it seems, can figure to go up
- Dachshund, e.g.
- Alsatian, say
- Canine beast
- Great Dane, e.g.
- 2018 Chinese New Year animal
- One could do good as a guide
- ___ Star, also known as Sirius
- Follow tenaciously
- Mastiff, e.g.
- Follow for days?
- Proverbial best friend
- Mutt, e.g.
- Basenji or beagle
- Frankfurter, informally
- Dachshund, for one
- Collie, for one
- Hound, in two senses
- Greyhound, say
- Not leave alone
- Fido or Rover
- Shar-Pei, e.g.
- Fellow apt to cheat at golf?
- Doberman, e.g.
- With 2 Down, bookmark of a sort
- Kennel dweller
- Pound adoptee
- Animal for which the Canary Islands are named
- American Water Spaniel, for one
- Fisk University's mascot, e.g.
- Boxer or Borzoi
- Abundant terrestrial carnivore
- Pet that growls
- Clifford is a big red one
- Many a footballer's error will haunt him, following
- Pug or poodle
- Pekingese, e.g.
- Samoyed or Alaskan malamute
- Collie or cocker spaniel
- Do good as a follower
- Alsatian
- Animal that barks
- Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across
- Corgi
- Downward-facing ___
- Slack off, with "it"
- Otterhound, e.g.
- Watchful pet
- Pug or pitbull
- Common choice for a service animal
- Wasabi the Pekingese, e.g.
- Pointer or poodle
- See 68-Across
- A Monopoly token
- Tail ... or one with a tail
- Shih Tzu, e.g.
- With 108-Down, hot stretch of summer
- Akita or pug
- Fred Basset or Marmaduke
- Jackapoo or schnoodle
- Any Westminster prize winner
- "My Life as a ___"
- Loyal friend with two more legs than you
- Animal in the game "Beagle or Bagel"
- Poodle or beagle
- Pluto or Goofy
- Barbet or beagle
- "Best in Show" animal
- 6-Down, for one
- Sausage variety?
- Puggle or schnoodle
- Kishu or Rottweiler, e.g.
- Four-legged friend
- "Can You Pet the ___?" (catalog of pettable video game animals)
- Chihuahua or poodle
- Pomeranian or goldendoodle
- Unattractive individual with no chance at all?
- Kennel visitor
- Pester
- Four-legged sentry
- Hound, in two ways
- Collie, e.g.
- Trouble, plague
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - December 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 24, 2025
- LA Times - November 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 04, 2025
- Daily American - October 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 14, 2025
- Daily American - September 08, 2025
- LA Times - September 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 02, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 30, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 14, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 01, 2025
- New York Times - May 26, 2025
- Daily American - May 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - May 09, 2025
- LA Times - April 24, 2025
- New York Times - April 16, 2025
- LA Times - April 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 15, 2025
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