LA Times Crossword
April 19, 2017
C. C. Burnikel

The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Droopy-eared dog
2. Garage alternative
3. Kind of oath, testimony, or promise
4. Common cause of food poisoning
5. Garment with fitted waist and flared bottom

Answers:

1. Basset hound
2. Carport
3. Solemn
4. Salmonella
5. Skater dress 

What the answers have in common:

Each answer begins with the name of a fish:

1. BASSet hound
2. CARPort
3. SOLEmn
4. SALMONella
5. SAKTEr dress