| DOGCOLLARS | Loops forming couples for hounds; or, clerical neckbands (3,7) |
| PAIRINGUP | Forming couples, or a feature of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 50- Across |
| DOGCOLLAR | Clerical neckband (3,6) |
| OFFICES | Where professional or clerical duties are performed (7) |
| LTR | Goal for some romantic couples, for short |
| TIMES | Leader of Mysterons probes couples for ages |
| GFS | Some couples, for short |
| SYZYGY | Sally meeting zany guy on vacation, forming couple |
| BRACE | British people forming couple (5) |
| BAYWINDOWS | Blueprint spec ... or, allowable hours for hound sounds? |
| HUNTINGDOG | Sight hound or scent hound: 2 wds. |
| MANANDWIFE | Couple for life, hopefully |
| KENNEL | Word for a dog's house or hut that derives from the Latin name for said creature; a pack of hounds; or, the den or lair of a fox (6) |
| LINKS | Scottish word for sandy ground; or, loops forming chains (5) |
| KENNELS | Packs of hounds; or, hut-like shelters or outbuildings for dogs (7) |
| HUNTSMAN | Who cares for hounds? Cromwell, for instance? |
| WALK | Gait slower than a run or a horse's trot; a farm for training puppy hounds; or, a flock of wagtails (4) |
| RELAYS | Contests between teams; fresh sets of hounds or horses to relieve others in hunting or on journeys; or, electrically-operated switches (6) |
| PACKS | Bundles borne on the back; beautifying clay or mud treatments; scrums of rugby forwards; or, groups of hunting hounds or wolves (5) |
| CRY | A plea, shout or urgent appeal; a fit of weeping; a pack of hounds or their hunting bay; a proclamation of a town's bellringer; or, the call of a street-trader selling goods (3) |
