Wordplay: Happy Tails
Jul 26, 2016 03:17PM ● By David Norby
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Across
1. Just like humans, dogs should wear a __________when swimming or boating
7. When traveling, carry a ____ of your pet’s medications
10. Recreational vehicle, shortened
11. Abbr. at the end of a list
12. Extremely
13. Plutonium symbol
14. Wherever your dog may swim, be sure to ____ its coat with clean water
16. Instruct
17. Canine pal
18. Common link between knee and know
19. Exist
20. Also, clean their ___ with a cleaning solution after swimming
21. Extraterrestrial, shortened
22. Consider a _______ in case the collar gets lost
25. Dept. of Transportation, shortened
27. Prefix for twofold
28. Heave follower
29. Short for Air Force
32. Bit of a bark
35. Toe trailer
37. ___ like the wind
39. Avoid lakes and ponds with blue-green ____—it can be toxic
41. Silver symbol
42. Short for light
44. Educated guess (abbr)
45. Cousin of Aves
46. Bring copies of your vet ______
48. Yd. increment
49. Bathe
50. Symbol for aluminum
51. Checking or savings (abbr)
53. RN workplace, perhaps
54. Schedule a 57 down for early morning or ______ to avoid the hot pavement
57. Itty-bitty
58. Cooling syst.
59. Bring a first ___ kit
60. Next to
61. Even a ____ can have undertows
62. Half a laugh
64. Check paw ____ for cuts or scrapes
66. ___ Capitan
67. Teach your dog to listen to your
_______, especially in the water
68. Just right (3 letters)
Down
1. On an 85-degree day, this can reach a temperature of 120 in 30 minutes (2 wds)
2. Elder ones (abbr)
3. Night prior
4. Bring the name and phone number of your dog’s _____________
5. What concrete and eternal have in common
6. Company whose logo was a terrier listening to a gramophone
7. Behold!
8. Follows mold or pollen
9. Pulls on a knotted rope, for example
12. Quiet!
15. Toward the direction of
17. District Attorney, shortened
19. Certain alphabet run
20. Short for Environmental Protection Agency
23. Vital life force
24. Bring _____ ____ that food can be put in for quiet travel time
26. (see 56 down)
30. Bring ____ drinking water and a bowl
31. Cars that overheat may leak this, and pets are attracted to the sweetness
33. Sun god
34. Some dogs are not made for water, but some have webbed ____
36. Dog years
38. The two of __
40. Short for long distance or limited
43. Precedes la la
47. Doctor of Science, for short
48. Use a ___ and tick preventative product
50. Short for audiovisual
52. Computer graphics, shortened
53. ___! A mouse!
54. Reverberation
55. Female child (Sp.)
56. (with 26 down) Be sure your pet’s ___ ____ have up-to-date info
57. (see 54 across)
60. Short for bound or bond
61. Summer sign
63. Morning initials
64. Per diem or potential difference, for short
65. Cool ___ a cucumber
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