Solution: "The Thin Man" dog - NYT Crossword

Hi, kids! Other than Jade, the Extremely Spunky Border terrier, ASTA is the official dog of The New York Times Crossword (he’s been in the crossword a total of 521 times since 1944). “The Thin Man” was a 1934 detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, which was turned into a six part film series starring movie idols William Powell and Myrna Loy. But there was a third member of their detective team named ASTA, the elegant canine sidekick of the elegant 1930s rich couple, Nick and Nora Charles. Offstage, the dog’s name was Skippy, but the wire-haired terrier stole hearts and scenes for his ability to sniff out dead bodies or hidden weapons.