Chooses a pet with no tail, a bit tame in afterthought (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADOPTS Chooses a pet with no tail, a bit tame in afterthought (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 25, 2026
5% OPTS Chooses, with "for" (4)
5% OPT Choose (3) New York Times Midi Apr 8, 2026
5% SELECT Choose (6) Commuter Apr 6, 2026
5% SHREW The Taming of the ____ (5) The Telegraph Plusword Mar 30, 2026
5% EPILOG Literary afterthought (6) New York Times Mar 16, 2026
5% PPS After-afterthought, for short (3) New York Times Mar 6, 2026
5% PICKS Chooses (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 9, 2026
4% COMET Celestial object with a tail (5) Commuter Apr 13, 2026
4% KENNEL Pet hotel (6) LA Times Daily Apr 12, 2026

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