Clues for the word "DOG"
We've had 334 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 590 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on April 16, 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
Last Seen In
- New York Times - April 16, 2025
- LA Times - April 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - March 12, 2025
- Daily American - March 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - February 14, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 13, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - February 11, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - January 18, 2025
- LA Times - January 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 31, 2024
- Your Life Choices - December 27, 2024
- Daily American - December 19, 2024
- Mirror Mini - December 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 04, 2024
- Mirror Mini - November 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 19, 2024
- Your Life Choices - November 15, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 22, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - October 21, 2024
- Daily American - October 18, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 02, 2024
- LA Times - September 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 12, 2024
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