| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SIRIUS | Dog Star | |
| CANNICULA | The Dog Star; Sirius. | |
| CANICULAR | Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. | |
| CYNICAL | Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle. | |
| PROCYON | A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog. | |
| SOTHIC | Of or pertaining to Sothis, the Egyptian name for the Dog Star; taking its name from the Dog Star; canicular. | |
| DOG | One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). | |
| DOG STAR | Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, / Canis Majoris. See Dog days. | |
| DOG DAYS | A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of Sept... | |