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VET

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VET answer page.

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2009. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for VET

Every other clue in this collection answered by VET, most used first.

• Dog doc - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
• Old hand - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Animal doc - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Nov. honoree - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Fido's doc - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• November honoree - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Doggie doc - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Horse healer - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Pet doc - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Dachshund doc - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Chicken tender - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Check for accuracy - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Dog's doc - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Old pro - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• 11/11 honoree - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Doggy doc - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Old soldier - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Cat doc - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Nov. 11 honoree - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Check out - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Ex-G.I. - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Examine carefully - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• November 11 honoree, for short - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxer's doc - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Doc for pets - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Ex-GI - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Old-timer - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Doc for dogs - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Zoo doc - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Doc of the bay? - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Hound healer - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Doberman doc - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• VFW member - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Chow checker - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Dr. Dolittle, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Zoo doctor, for short - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Check out - EYE, used 70 times
• Bouncers check them - IDS, used 37 times
• Check - TAB, used 35 times
• Check-cashing needs - IDS, used 27 times
• Bad check letters - NSF, used 21 times
• Apr. check casher - IRS, used 15 times

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