| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SHAGGY | Adjective for a "dog story." |
| SHUDDERY | Adjective for a ghost story. |
| EERIE | Adjective for a ghost story. |
| predicative | (of an adjective or noun) Forming or contained in the predicate, as old in the dog is old (but not in the old dog) and house in there is a large house |
| SHORT | Unlike a shaggy-dog story |
| NANA | Dog in a child's story. |
| LONG | Like a shaggy-dog story |
| FANG | Dog in a Jack London story |
| ONELINER | Opposite of a shaggy-dog story |
| CUJO | Rabid dog in a Stephen King story |
| BASKERVILLES | Ill-fated family in a famous "dog" story. |
| RAB | Dog in a story by Dr. John Brown. |
| SCUD | "Toy Story" dog that shares its name with a missile |
