Compact short-haired dog of Chinese origin whose name literally means 'sand skin' (4,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHARPEI Compact short-haired dog of Chinese origin whose name literally means 'sand skin' (4,3) (7)
6% POM Fluffy-haired dog, for short (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
6% PEKE Chinese lap dog, for short (4) Newsday Nov 10, 2025
5% SAHARA Region whose name means "desert" (6) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
5% DERMA Skin layer with hair follicles (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
5% ASTER Flower whose name means "star" (5) USA Today Nov 27, 2025
5% DISCS Compact __ (5) LA Times Daily Nov 26, 2025
5% JUDO Sport whose name means "gentle way" (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 22, 2025
5% SALON Establishment whose name means "lounge" in French (5) New York Times Nov 19, 2025
5% ATOM Particle whose name means "indivisible" (4) Universal Nov 6, 2025
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