| 100% | PETDOOR | 7 | Passage to the yard for a dog or cat (2 wds.) |
| 54% | PETBED | 6 | Place for a dog or cat to sleep |
| 52% | PETHAIR | 7 | Household allergen attributable to a dog or cat (2 wds.) |
| 51% | PAWAT | 5 | Handle roughly, like a dog or cat might: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PETSITS | 7 | Cares for a dog or cat |
| 47% | PETSIT | 6 | Care for a dog or cat |
| 44% | ATBAT | 5 | Trip to the plate for a slugger (2 wds.) |
| 42% | STRAY | 5 | Dog or cat that might be taken to a shelter |
| 42% | FEEDME | 6 | What a dog's bark or cat's meow may mean (2 wds.) |
| 41% | PETTAG | 6 | Attachment to a dog or cat collar |
| 40% | ITA | 3 | "Is ___ dog or a wolf?": 2 wds. |
| 40% | LEASH | 5 | Need for a walk to the dog park |
| 40% | SICEM | 5 | Command for a canine to attack: 2 wds. |
| 40% | IDIOTBOX | 8 | Colloquial term for the Television... or a hint to solve 16a, 22a, 4d, and 36d: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DIPIN | 5 | "Go for a ___ the pool" (swim): 2 wds. |
| 40% | ISEE | 4 | "Can ___ that for a second?" ("Show it to me"): 2 wds. |
| 39% | ARF | 3 | "Take me for a walk to the dog park!" |
| 39% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | Place for a spy to hole up: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch in the ballpark: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WRITTENUP | 9 | Reported for a violation of the rules: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LASTPLACE | 9 | The cellar, for a sports team: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SKIHAT | 6 | Knit cap for a winter visitor to Vail: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FIREPLUG | 8 | What may have a dog leg to the left or right? |
| 38% | LAYSOVER | 8 | Stops for a while in the course of a journey: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOURBUS | 7 | Vehicle for a rock band that's on the road: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname for a Southern university whose teams are the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PLAYDEAD | 8 | Command that prompts a dog to flop over onto its back: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GRAVEYARDSHIFT | 14 | Late night for a working stiff ... or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 38% | GROWINGPAINS | 12 | Early struggles for a new enterprise … or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 38% | MARYKAY | 7 | Cosmetics company named for a woman with the last name Ash: 2 wds. |