Across

1.    Tags might hang from one
5.    Nail needs
11.    What weight and neigh have in common
12.    Porcine enclosure
14.    Puppy bite
15.    Already there
16.    Koi, for example
18.    Equipment
20.    Amphibian cousin
22.    Devour
24.    Flight initials
25.    Equal Opportunity, shortened
26.    Glass-sided tank
28.    Short for extraterrestrial
29.    Em follower
31.    Littlest of the 3 down
33.    Instant Messenger, for short
35.    Irish Setter coloring
37.    Had a habit of (2 wds)
40.    Grooming utensil
41.    Swings the tail
43.    Parakeet or cockatiel
44.    United States Department of Agriculture, shortened
45.    Good for the gums (2 wds)
48.    Short for General Practitioner
50.    About (abbr)
51.    It’s a three - ____ circus in here!
53.    Living environment
55.    Privately printed, shortened
58.    Public relations, for short
59.    Tongue in ____
62.    In need of a hearing dog, perhaps
64.    Tether
66.    Combination of straps and bands
68.    Negative reply
69.    Top off
72.    Addition to 1 across to warn small animals
75.    Take care of
76.    Tellurium symbol
77.    Meditation word
79.    It can be rawhide
81.    Windows of the soul
83.    Like a stuffed animal
84.    Affirmative
85.    Hamster cage accessories    

Down

1.    Pet container
2.    Precedes frog
3.    Slew of kittens
4.    Letters before VP
6.    Chase the _____ light
7.    Part number, shortened
8.    Pot-bellied one
9.    Fencing need
10.    Particular post
13.    Animal goodies
16.    Lost partner
17.    Hare homonym
19.    Had kibble
21.    Follows AE
23.    Certain wkdy.
27.    Something for Polly to admire
30.    Cage liner, often
32.    13th letter of the Greek alphabet
34.    Flooring for 12 across
36.    Father
38.    Night prior
39.    Youngster
40.    Comes before lateral or lingual
42.    Atlanta state (abbr)
43.    Ta-ta
44.    Exclamation of disgust
46.    Enclosed coop for small animals
47.    Either word
49.    Notice a flea bite
52.    I’ll be there __  __ second
54.    Swimsuit top
55.    Horizontal roosts
56.    Small corral
57.    Microchips, for ex.
60.    Half a laugh
61.    Certain shelter
63.    Cleaning need for 26 across
65.    Loses fur
67.    Roll-out lawn
69.    ____ and tack store
70.    More or ____
71.    Uppermost
73.    Wt. increment
74.    Certain sauce
78.    Liter portion (abbr)
80.    Neon symbol
82.    Old-time you

— A Custom Crossword by Gail Beckman
702-869-6416, customcrosswords.com

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