Small dog described by the Kennel Club as “Sturdy, abundantly but not excessively coated, with distinctly arrogant carriage and ‘chrysanthemum-like’ face” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Small dog described by the Kennel Club as “Sturdy, abundantly but not excessively coated, with distinctly arrogant carriage and ‘chrysanthemum-like’ face” 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHIH TZU.

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Crossword Answer For Small dog described by the Kennel Club as “Sturdy, abundantly but not excessively coated, with distinctly arrogant carriage and ‘chrysanthemum-like’ face”:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHIH TZU Small dog described by the Kennel Club as “Sturdy, abundantly but not excessively coated, with distinctly arrogant carriage and ‘chrysanthemum-like’ face” (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 13, 2021
4% PUG Small wrinkly faced dog (3)
3% STABLE Sturdy (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 21, 2025
3% ROBUST Sturdy (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
3% YAP Bark of a small dog (3) (3) Puzzler Oct 10, 2025
3% OVAL Like some faces (4) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
3% APSOS Lhasa -- (small dogs) (5) Premier Sunday Oct 5, 2025
3% EXTRAVAGANTLY To excess (13) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
3% UNDUE Excessive (5) New York Times Mini Oct 5, 2025
3% YAPS Small dog sounds (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025

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