Breed of dog whose name is based on a word meaning “land” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Breed of dog whose name is based on a word meaning “land” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TERRIER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TERRIER Breed of dog whose name is based on a word meaning “land” (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 10, 2017
7% CORGI Dog breed (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
6% DANE Great ___, breed of dog (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
6% CHOW When doubled, a breed of dog (4) New York Times Mini Jan 22, 2026
6% LHASA ____ Apso, dog breed (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 16, 2026
6% FOXHOUND Breed of hunting dog (8) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
6% ANEMONE Flower whose name means "daughter of the wind" (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
6% POMERANIAN Breed of toy dog (10) (10) Mirror Classic Jan 8, 2026
6% BASENJI African breed of dog that cannot bark (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
6% ANTONYM Word of opposite meaning (7) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025

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