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| 55% | WAG | 3 | What a dog does with its tail |
| 46% | PAW | 3 | What a dog "shakes" with |
| 46% | PAW | 3 | What a dog “shakes” with |
| 46% | PAW | 3 | What a dog might "shake" with |
| 46% | FOREPAW | 7 | What a dog "shakes hands" with |
| 45% | CHEWONIT | 8 | What a dog will do with a bone |
| 45% | PAW | 3 | What a dog might "shake hands" with |
| 44% | PAW | 3 | What a dog lifts when it's ordered to "Shake!" |
| 42% | CAMOUFLAGEPANTS | 15 | What a dog might do to pretend it's not out of breath? |
| 42% | SHAME | 5 | What a black sheep may bring to its family |
| 42% | YEN | 3 | What a “Y” with two lines through it represents |
| 42% | DAM | 3 | What a beaver builds with trees it gnaws down |
| 41% | SKIP | 4 | What a record with a scratch on it might do |
| 39% | POST | 4 | What you do with a letter when sending it |
| 39% | RCA | 3 | Company with a dog in its logo |
| 39% | OHIO | 4 | State with a greeting in its name |
| 39% | OBEY | 4 | What a well-trained dog will do in response to its owner's commands |
| 38% | YEN | 3 | What a "Y" with a pair of horizontal lines through it is the symbol for |
| 38% | PIRATES | 7 | Disneyland ride that features a dog with keys in its mouth, for short |
| 38% | KONG | 4 | Dog-toy brand that shares its name with a movie “King” |
| 38% | CINNAMONBARK | 12 | ... a dog after it eats something coated with a brown spice? |
| 38% | EDIT | 4 | What you do to a picture with filters before posting it |
| 38% | BLOW | 4 | What you do to a balloon to fill it with air |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | Cincinnati's state with a greeting in its name |
| 38% | WELCOMEHOME | 11 | Greeting to a returning family member, maybe |
| 37% | GROUP | 5 | With 8-Across, what might have your family hanging by a thread? |
| 37% | SCUD | 4 | "Toy Story" dog that shares its name with a missile |
| 37% | RCA | 3 | Record label with a dog in its logo |
| 37% | JACKDAW | 7 | Bird of the crow family with a silvery sheen to the back of its head |