Praise pet that's barking … to get bite (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Praise pet that's barking … to get bite (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 30, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is APPETISER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APPETISER Praise pet that's barking … to get bite (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 30, 2025
65% FLEA Pet-biting pest (4) New York Times Nov 9, 2025
54% ARFS Barks (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 11, 2025
54% CREDIT Praise? Conservative gets embarrassed by it (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
52% ACERBIC Biting (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 25, 2025
52% LAUDS Praises (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 2, 2025
52% LAUD Praise (4) Commuter Nov 27, 2025
52% SNIDE Biting (5) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
50% YAP Bark (3) (3) Puzzler Dec 29, 2025
50% YIPS Puppy barks (4) LA Times Mini Dec 25, 2025

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