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This game can be also played here: https://www.brainzilla.com/word-games/broken-words/cryptic/3/

Use the following chunks to create words related to a specific theme. The theme name itself is also hidden within those words.

DLE - HSH - SAI - LIE - DOG - VER - DAL - EDS - COL - ING - RIE - DAC - ERN - DEN - GLE - MAT - PEK - ATD - ESE - ANE - BEA - ARD - RET - IAN - BRE - GRE - NTB - GOL - UND - POO

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All the answers have a multiple of three letters.

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  • $\begingroup$ "All the answers have a multiple of three letters." ...is that a trick statement? $\endgroup$
    – BruceWayne
    Sep 26, 2017 at 2:48
  • $\begingroup$ @BruceWayne not at all. Why do you ask? Maybe it's not properly written since English is my second language. $\endgroup$
    – Jamie
    Sep 26, 2017 at 12:44
  • $\begingroup$ Oh, just because (unless I'm missing something) all the chunks have three letters, so any answer would have a multiple of three letters :P $\endgroup$
    – BruceWayne
    Sep 26, 2017 at 13:41
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    $\begingroup$ @BruceWayne you're not missing anything. Of course, I don't know why I thought this would be necessary here. That's what I get for cutting my morning caffeine. $\endgroup$
    – Jamie
    Sep 26, 2017 at 13:58

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These are ...

POO+DLE (Poodle)
GRE+ATD+ANE (Great Dane)
GOL+DEN+RET+RIE+VER (Golden Retriever)
SAI+NTB+ERN+ARD (Saint Bernard)
DAL+MAT+IAN (Dalmatian)
COL+LIE (Collie)
BEA+GLE (Beagle)
PEK+ING+ESE (Pekingese)
DAC+HSH+UND (Dachshund)

which are all

DOG+BRE+EDS (Dog Breeds)

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    $\begingroup$ Of course you solved it :-) $\endgroup$
    – Ankoganit
    Sep 26, 2017 at 4:48
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The theme is

DOG BREEDS

And the answers are

DALMATION BEAGLE
GREAT DANE
POODLE
DACHSHUND
GOLDEN RETRIEVER
COLLIE
SAINT BERNARD (@Rubio)
PEKINGESE (@Rubio)

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