| 100% | RIDGEBACK | 9 | Rhodesian dog breed with strip of fur on its spine |
| 45% | RIDGEBACK | 9 | Large Rhodesian dog breed with spine markings |
| 33% | SASH | 4 | Strip of cloth with merit badges sewn to it |
| 33% | SETTER | 6 | Irish dog breed with reddish silky fur |
| 33% | STRAPS | 6 | Strips of cloth on a bag for holding onto it |
| 32% | COCKATOO | 8 | White parrot breed with a plume on its head |
| 32% | ISTHMUS | 7 | Narrow strip of land with water on either side |
| 32% | ISTHMUS | 7 | Narrow strip of land with water on two sides |
| 31% | HUSKY | 5 | Breed of Arctic sled dog with a curled tail |
| 31% | DALMATIAN | 9 | Dogs of this breed are white with black spots |
| 31% | LHASAAPSO | 9 | Small dog of a Tibetan breed with a well-feathered tail carried curled over its back |
| 31% | WESTIE | 6 | Breed seen on bags of Cesar dog food, for short |
| 31% | VIZSLA | 6 | Breed of Hungarian hunting dog with a rusty-gold coat |
| 31% | LASSIE | 6 | Dog with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 30% | POODLE | 6 | Breed of dog with curly hair originally bred to hunt waterfowl |
| 30% | SEA | 3 | With 6-Across, it has the densest fur of any animal |
| 30% | BASSET | 6 | Short-legged breed of hunting dog with long ears |
| 30% | CHIHUAHUA | 9 | Smallest breed of dog, pop it in your handbag |
| 30% | RIDGEBACK | 9 | Rhodesian dog breed |
| 30% | OREO | 4 | Food with its name stamped on either side of it |
| 30% | BULLDOG | 7 | British indigenous breed of dog with a protruding lower jaw |
| 30% | KIWI | 4 | Only bird with nostrils on the tip of its beak |
| 30% | LOST | 4 | Heading on a poster with a picture of a dog |
| 29% | MANGY | 5 | Like a dog that might be losing some of its fur |
| 29% | LHASA | 5 | & 7D Small dog of a Tibetan breed with a well-feathered tail carried curled over its back |
| 29% | BOXER | 5 | Dog breed with drooping jowls |
| 29% | SCHIPPERKE | 10 | Dutch breed of tailless dog used as a guard on canal barges |
| 29% | DALMATIAN | 9 | Large breed of dog with a black or brown spotted white coat |
| 29% | IRISHTERRIER | 12 | Medium-sized reddish breed of working dog with a dense, wiry coat |
| 29% | ALBUM | 5 | Recording with a collection of songs on it |