Breed of dog with a distinctive stripe of backwards-growing fur down its spine Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Breed of dog with a distinctive stripe of backwards-growing fur down its spine 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 18 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RHODESIANRIDGEBACK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RHODESIANRIDGEBACK Breed of dog with a distinctive stripe of backwards-growing fur down its spine (18) The Times Specialist Sunday May 18, 2025
3% DANE Great ___, breed of dog (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
3% LHASA ____ Apso, dog breed (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 16, 2026
3% FOXHOUND Breed of hunting dog (8) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
3% MUTT Mixed-breed dog (4) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
3% CORGI Dog breed (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
3% MUTTS Mixed-breed dogs (5) New York Times Mini Dec 12, 2025
3% TABBY Cat with striped fur (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Nov 20, 2025
2% PUG Smoosh-faced dog breed (3) Universal Jan 30, 2026
2% BAND Stripe (4) Universal Jan 23, 2026

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