The Clue
Favored ones (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PETS
Tags
Notes
The answer PETS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Caresses
Cossets
Darlings
Dearies
Favorites
Fondlings
Gentles
Strokes
Sulks
Adoptees from shelters
Cats and canaries
Furry companions
Hamsters, guppies et al.
Home bodies?
Kittens, e.g.
Many adoptees
"No ___ allowed"
Peevish fits
Strokes softly
Tamed animals
Teachers' favorites
Adopt-a-thon adoptees
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
Irish terriers, e.g.
No ___ allowed (sign)
No ___ (store sign)
Socks and Millie, e.g.
Some allergy sources
Some motel prohibitions
Dogs, but rarely hogs
No ___ Allowed (motel sign)
No-nos in many hotels
Subject heading in a hotel brochure
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