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Dogs mini crosswords

Dogs is theme 11 of 29 in Theme Minis, filed under pets. It holds 35 small crosswords, 18 are 5×5 and 17 are 6×6, and every one of them leans on words from pets.

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The make-up of Dogs

A puzzle here carries 10 to 12 clues, 382 in all. Of those answers, 92 are on-subject words (3 to 6 letters), picked from a list of 156; the others are plain fill.

All 35 Dogs puzzles

Below are the puzzles in order. A pair of clues from each gives you a sense of how dogs is handled; solving them is up to you.

  1. Puzzle 1, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Event where breeds are judged” and “Command to remain put”
  2. Puzzle 2, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Mongrel, disparagingly” and “Mixed-breed dog”
  3. Puzzle 3, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Blue ___, mottled coat color of many Australian shepherds” and “Mother dog, to a breeder”
  4. Puzzle 4, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Afternoon snooze in a sunny spot” and “Fix a female dog”
  5. Puzzle 5, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “What huskies pull” and “Follow a scent”
  6. Puzzle 6, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Short cry of pain or surprise” and “___ rub, favorite of most dogs”
  7. Puzzle 7, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Reward for a good sit” and “ID disc on a collar”
  8. Puzzle 8, 6×6 grid, 12 clues
  9. Puzzle 9, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Command to offer a paw” and “___ Inu, fox-faced Japanese breed”
  10. Puzzle 10, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Classic thing to bury” and “Happy tail motion”
  11. Puzzle 11, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Baby dog” and “Pack leader”
  12. Puzzle 12, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Young dog, for short” and “Dorothy's dog in ‘The Wizard of Oz’”
  13. Puzzle 13, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Brush and trim” and “Trick done up on the hind legs”
  14. Puzzle 14, 6×6 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Wet thing that sniffs” and “Herding breed of Lassie fame”
  15. Puzzle 15, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Long pointed teeth” and “Dog's coat”
  16. Puzzle 16, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Where a dog naps” and “Dog bred to hunt by scent or sight”
  17. Puzzle 17, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “What a mastiff does a lot of” and “What huskies pull”
  18. Puzzle 18, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “___ ___, fluffy Chinese breed with a blue tongue” and “Leave fur all over the couch”
  19. Puzzle 19, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Sled-dog command to go” and “Sled dog with blue eyes”
  20. Puzzle 20, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Dog's wild ancestor” and “Investigate a lamppost”
  21. Puzzle 21, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “America's favorite retriever, for short” and “Leash, in Britain”
  22. Puzzle 22, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “What a hound was bred to do” and “What a hound follows”
  23. Puzzle 23, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “High, pleading sound at the door” and “Dog's foot”
  24. Puzzle 24, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Small dog's sharp bark” and “Group of wolves or dogs”
  25. Puzzle 25, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “First command most dogs learn” and “First dog to orbit Earth, in 1957”
  26. Puzzle 26, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Dog name that means ‘king’” and “Pointy-eared, curly-tailed dog type”
  27. Puzzle 27, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Sled dog hero of the 1925 Alaska serum run” and “Animal doctor”
  28. Puzzle 28, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Make a hole in the garden” and “Doggy kiss”
  29. Puzzle 29, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “___ of war, rope game” and “Small wrinkly breed with a curled tail”
  30. Puzzle 30, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Of dogs” and “___ dog, helper for the blind”
  31. Puzzle 31, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Australian wild dog” and “Dog's nose and jaws”
  32. Puzzle 32, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Band around the neck that holds the tags” and “Coat color with dark-tipped hairs”
  33. Puzzle 33, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Chew ___, or ___ poodle” and “Best friend with a wagging tail”
  34. Puzzle 34, 6×6 grid, 12 clues. Themed clues: “Tiny jumping pest” and “Command to walk close beside you”
  35. Puzzle 35, 5×5 grid, 10 clues. Themed clues: “Give birth, for a dog” and “Dog's foot”

Sample Dogs clues

Clues only, from the Dogs list:

  • “Shot at the vet”
  • “Gnaw on a bone”
  • “Fetch favorite”
  • “Slim sprinter that looks like a small greyhound”
  • “A dog's fur, collectively”
  • “Male dog used for breeding”

Play Dogs in Theme Minis

On the front page of Theme Minis, All the themes takes you to the shelf. Dogs is one of 29 cards there. Open it, pick a puzzle from the list (twelve to a page), and fill in the grid at your own speed.

The Theme Minis guide covers the clock and the streak.

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