| SPITZ | Type of dog with very thick fur, pointed ears and muzzle and a tail that curls over its back (5) |
| AKITA | Large powerful Japanese breed of dog whose tail curls over its back |
| JACKALS | African or South Asian predatory canines closely related to the dog, having long legs and pointed ears and muzzle (7) |
| SEAOTTER | Marine mammal with very thick fur |
| SEAOTTERS | Marine mammals with very thick fur |
| PEEK | Look - dog with tail that curls |
| STOP | Angle between a dog's forehead and muzzle; harpsichord mechanism; traffic signal; or, a halting-place (4) |
| LHASA | --- apso, small dog of a Tibetan breed, with a long, straight, dense, coat and a well-feathered tail curled over its back (5) |
| SATYR | Male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse (5) |
| ELVEN | Characteristic of a creature with pointed ears and magical powers (5) |
| BEARS | Holds and takes along; carries / large heavy mammals with shaggy fur and very short tails that walk flat on the soles of their feet and eat anything |
| SWIFT | Bird with a short, forked tail that spends most of its time on the wing (5) |
| LLAMA | An animal with a long neck and thick fur (5) |
| COMET | Heavenly body in the solar system having a starlike nucleus with a luminous mass around it and a long luminous tail that points away from the sun |
| PIXIE | Fairy with pointed ears and pointed hat |
| OTTER | Aquatic mammal with thick fur seen in Rotterdam. (5) |
| SATAN | Guy with horns and a tail |
| MUFFS | Thick fur casings could be failures (5) |
| SHIHTZU | A Tibetan breed of dog with a long dense coat and its tail curled over its back (4-3) |
| SHIRT | It may have two arms and a tail |
