Barking pet — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 11 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DOG
3 letters
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Beagle, for one
DOG
3
"___ Day Afternoon," 1975 Al Pacino film about a Brooklyn bank robbery gone wrong on a blistering August day
DOG
3
Prairie ___, burrowing ground squirrel whose underground "towns" stretch for miles, with special rooms for sleeping, and lookout stations
DOG
3
Man's best friend, in a saying
DOG
3
Furry friend found in 65.1 million US households
DOG
3
K-9, e.g.
DOG
3
Lab or pug, for one
DOG
3
Follow someone persistently
DOG
3
Marley in "Marley & Me," e.g.
DOG
3
Tail-chasing animal?
DOG
3
Man's best friend, as per a popular saying
DOG
3
"The National ___ Show," Thanksgiving special show featuring "paw pals" that you can watch from noon to 2 p.m. EST on NBC
DOG
3
School books carrier
BAG
3
Conk on the head (rhymes with "lop")
BOP
3
Flashy dance move
DIP
3
Flight-landing prediction: Abbr.
ETA
3
Cobbler's pointy tool
AWL
3
"Take ___ Church" (Hozier song): 2 wds.
METO
4
Like a snail, say
SLOW
4
Clickable symbol on a desktop
ICON
4
Facebook co-founder Zuckerberg
MARK
4
"___ in the Dirt," song by Peter Gabriel that might bring out your green thumb and a few wiggly worms
DIGGING
7
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