The Clue
Cats and dogs, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PETS
Tags
Notes
The answer PETS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Caresses
Darlings
Dearies
Favorites
Fondles
Fondlings
Gentles
Sulks
Teachers' ___
Adoptees from shelters
Beloved animals
Cats and canaries
Cats, canaries, etc.
Cats and dogs
Favored ones
Furry companions
Home bodies?
Household animals
Household members
Kittens, e.g.
"No ___ allowed"
Penthouse pinups
Tamed animals
Teachers' creatures?
Animals with collars, often
Cats, dogs, goldfish, etc.
Cats and gerbils, e.g.
Dogs and cats, e.g.
Fido and Spot, e.g.
Four-footed friends
Guinea pigs, maybe
Some allergy sources
Some motel prohibitions
Subject of a hotel policy
Consumers of Purina and Iams food
Dogs, but rarely hogs
No-nos in many hotels
They may be collared
These are banned by some landlords
Definition
PET as a noun:
1. a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2. (darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky) = a special loved one
3. a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4. (positron emission tomography, PET) = using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
PET as a verb:
1. stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
2. stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking