| 100% | BEGS | 4 | Is a bad dog by the dinner table, say |
| 61% | BEGS | 4 | Is a bad dog at dinner, say |
| 45% | DISOBEYED | 9 | Was a bad dog |
| 44% | REACH | 5 | Be rude at the dinner table, in a way |
| 42% | SULKS | 5 | Is a bad loser, say |
| 42% | NIPS | 4 | Is a bad puppy, say |
| 42% | GLOAT | 5 | Be a bad winner, say |
| 41% | RUDE | 4 | Like burping at the dinner table, say |
| 40% | SLURP | 5 | Bad etiquette at the dinner table |
| 40% | OBEY | 4 | Be a good dog, say |
| 38% | LAERTES | 7 | Character in "Hamlet" who is struck by a poison-tipped sword (we did say the play's a tragedy) |
| 38% | BERET | 5 | A hat worn by the Special Forces, say |
| 38% | START | 5 | Be on the A-team, say |
| 37% | BOO | 3 | Response to a bad call by the umpire |
| 37% | TWOLEFTFEET | 11 | What a bad dancer is said to have |
| 37% | GROANED | 7 | Was affected by too heavy a weight, say |
| 37% | WRAPBATTLE | 10 | Then, by the sandwich counter, there was a... |
| 37% | GRAB | 4 | Be rude at the dinner table |
| 37% | RUSTLES | 7 | Is stirred by a draft, say |
| 37% | SEED | 4 | "The Bad ___," horror novel written by William March which was adapted into a movie |
| 37% | PEOPLEFOOD | 10 | What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 36% | WIN | 3 | Be the first one to finish a race, say |
| 36% | ABET | 4 | Be the lookout for a burglar, say |
| 36% | HEY | 3 | What every barking dog is actually saying, in a classic "The Far Side" cartoon |
| 36% | LIKE | 4 | "___ I ran over its dog," quote said by Norm on "Cheers" as a response to the question "How's life treating you, Norm?" |
| 36% | INCONTEMPT | 10 | Bad way to be held by a judge |
| 36% | ATE | 3 | Had a hot dog at the game, say |
| 36% | HULA | 4 | Do a waving motion by the ocean, say |
| 36% | GOFETCH | 7 | A ball thrower says this to the dog |
| 36% | SOLANGE | 7 | Her "A Seat at the Table" was named the best album of 2016 by Pitchfork |