| TOGET | "... ___ her poor dog a bone" |
| BONE | "... poor dog a ________" |
| ABONE | "...to get her poor dog ___" |
| MOTHERHUBBARD | She tried unsuccessfully to give her dog a bone |
| SIT | Command before giving a dog a bone |
| HUBBARD | Old nursery rhyme mother, unable to give her dog a bone (7) |
| KNACK | ...knick ___ paddy whack give the dog a bone... (This Old Man line) |
| CROSS | A monument in a market square; a mongrel dog; a mark symbolising a kiss in a letter; or, a gesture with one's fingers when wishing for good luck (5) |
| JENKINS | Florence Foster, U.S. amateur soprano noted for her poor singing ability played by Meryl Streep in a 2016 film (7) |
| CHOREOGRAPHER | Routine inventor to charge her poor organisation (13) |
| RHYME | Her poor grasp on my backwards poem (5) |
| REHASH | Rework her poor burnt remains (6) |
| EARTHWORM | Warm to her, poor lowly creature (9) |
| CURT | Being short, the poor dog has only a bit of a tail (4) |
| CUR | The poor dog was a bit destructive, in retrospect (3) |
| PORBEAGLE | Poor dog sounds like a shark (9) |
| TRUNDLE | Word for a curly-tailed dog; a little castor, revolving disc/roller or small wheel; a steady chug, freewheel or roll along; a heraldic spool of golden thread; a hoop; or, a truckle bed (7) |
| CROSSPURPOSES | ps. Little Sandra and her poor curses lead to such contrary misunderstandings (5,8) |
| TOUCHANDGO | Large-billed bird swallowed his head, and poor dog is in a critical condition (5,3,2) |
| NONE | What Hubbard's poor dog had |
