Like pet dogs

The answer to “Like pet dogs” in the LA Times crossword is TAME — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the LA Times crossword on September 13, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 8-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Like pet dogs” answer

TAME (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TAME.

What does TAME mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TAME is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Like pet dogs” appeared?

LA Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 13, 2026 (most recent) → TAME. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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