The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Rescue animal, maybe crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PET | 100 % | 3 |
Why may PET be the right solution?
The answer "PET" fits the clue "Rescue animal, maybe" because when an animal is rescued, it often becomes a pet to the person who rescued it.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rescue animal, maybe
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Crossword Answer definitions
PET noun- An animal kept as a companion.
- (by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
- One who is excessively loyal to a superior.
- Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
- To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
- Of two or more people, to stroke and fondle one another amorously.
- To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
- To be a pet.
- To be peevish; to sulk.
- Favourite; cherished; the focus of one's (usually positive) attention.
- Kept or treated as a pet.
- A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
- A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
- A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
- A formal written request for judicial action.
- A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
- A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
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