| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The hottest part of the summer. | Dog days | 89%
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| A belief or doctrine laid down assertively (perhaps by a church or sect). | Dogma | 84%
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| Military aircraft engaging in battle at close quarters. | Dogfight | 74%
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| Sirius, the brightest point in the night sky. | Dog Star | 68%
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| Of a book, damaged by having its page corners turned down. | Dog-eared | 63%
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| A small shark, for example a nursehound. | Dogfish | 53%
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| A fabric in a broken check pattern. (Also, Hounds-) | Dogtooth | 47%
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| A person who is given menial tasks to do. | Dogsbody | 42%
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| A sharp bend, perhaps in a road or route. | Dogleg | 37%
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| Someone in the infantry. Or if with capital letters, a warrior of the Cheyenne or Sioux. | Dog soldier | 32%
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| A political statement that has a secondary meaning that will be understood only by a certain part of its audience. | Dog whistle | 32%
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| A scrambling plant with thorns and pale pink flowers. | Dog rose | 26%
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| Someone who selfishly prevents another from having something, even though they have no use for it themselves. (phrase of four words) | Dog in the manger | 11%
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| A very late or very early shift at work (or on ship, a shorter shift than the others of a day). | Dogwatch | 11%
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| A marine mollusc common on North Atlantic coasts, that drills into other molluscs' shells and eats them! | Dog whelk or winkle | 11%
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