The Clue
Some shelter dwellers (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PETS
Tags
Notes
The answer PETS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Canoodles
Caresses
Cossets
Darlings
Dearies
Favorites
Fondles
Fondlings
Gentles
Strokes
Adoptees from shelters
Favored ones
Furry companions
Home bodies?
Household animals
Many adoptees
"No ___ allowed"
Strokes softly
Teachers' creatures?
Teachers' favorites
Vets' concerns
Animals with collars, often
Basenji and Manx, e.g.
Cats, dogs, goldfish, etc.
Cats and dogs, often
Cats and gerbils, e.g.
Dogs and cats, e.g.
Guinea pigs, maybe
No ___ allowed (sign)
No ___ (store sign)
Some allergy sources
Some motel prohibitions
Consumers of Purina and Iams food
No ___ Allowed (motel sign)
No-nos in many hotels
Subject heading in a hotel brochure
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