| POMERANIAN | Breed of toy dog of the spitz type with a long thick straight coat (10) |
| BEARDEDCOLLIE | A medium-sized herding breed of dog with a long, straight coat (7,6) |
| ELKHOUND | Powerful breed of dog of the spitz type with a thick grey coat and tightly curled tail (8) |
| KEESHOND | Breed of dog of the spitz type, with a shaggy greyish coat and tightly curled tail (8) |
| SAMOYED | Siberian breed of dog of the spitz type with a tightly curled tail (7) |
| GREATSNIPE | Camouflaged wading bird, Gallinago media, with a long, thick bill (5,5) |
| MALTESE | A breed of toy dog with a very long, straight, silky, white coat (7) |
| ESKIMO | The -- dog is a large powerful breed of sled dog with a long thick coat and curled tail (6) |
| AKITA | Large powerful dog breed of the spitz type named after a prefecture of northern Japan (5) |
| CAVALIER | - King Charles spaniel; breed of toy dog commonly with a Blenheim and white coat but also black and tan or ruby (8) |
| MALAMUTE | An Alaskan Eskimo dog of the spitz type (8) |
| SHIHTZU | Which lively breed of toy dog originated in Tibet? (4-3) |
| HYENA | A carrion-eating African carnivore with a long thick neck and sloping body (5) |
| PEKINGESE | Ancient breed of toy dog originating in China |
| PEKE | Ancient breed of toy dog from China for short |
| YORKSHIRETERRIER | Breed of toy dog from northern England (9,7) |
| TEACUP | Crockery item paired with a saucer; or, a word used to describe any one of the smallest types of toy dogs (6) |
| KANGAROO | Marsupial of Australia and New Guinea with large hind legs and a long thick tail (8) |
| PAPILLON | Favoured by Marie Antoinette, a breed of toy spaniel whose name means butterfly in French (8) |
| FRENCHBULLDOG | A breed of toy canine noted for its large erect 'bat ears' and muscular body (6,7) |
