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

1. Herding dogs
2. Company car, for one
3. Wiggle room
4. On the forefront, as in fashion
5. Farthest reaches, as of the solar system or galaxy

Answers:

1. Border Collies
2. Fringe benefit
3. Margin of error
4. Leading or cutting edge
5. Outer limits

Credit: LA Times Crossword
November 3, 2009
David W. Cromer