Panther or puma

The answer

CAT

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CAT answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• FELINE (2 uses in xd)
• BIGCAT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for CAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by CAT, most used first.

• Purring pet - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Purr producer - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Feline - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Garfield, for one - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Manx, for one - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Mouse chaser - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Lynx or lion - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Grimalkin - used 26 times, most recently in 2015
• Tabby - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Hipster - used 25 times, most recently in 2018
• Garfield, e.g. - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
• Cool dude - used 21 times, most recently in 2018
• Jazz fan - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Scratching post user - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Persian or Siamese - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Pet that purrs - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Jazz aficionado - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Jazz lover - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Kind of burglar - used 14 times, most recently in 2007
• Popular pet - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Dude - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Manx, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Mouse catcher - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Persian, for one - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Cool ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Curiosity victim - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Persian, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Russian blue, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Sylvester, for one - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Feline pet - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Garfield - used 10 times, most recently in 2006
• Lion or tiger - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "The ___ in the Hat" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Alley prowler - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Angora. - used 8 times, most recently in 1977
• Cool one - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Friskies eater - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Garfield or Felix - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Tabby or calico - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Felix or Fritz - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Jazz devotee - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Lion or leopard - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Small sailboat. - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
• Tiger or tabby - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Whiskered pet - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Yusuf, before 1978 - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Felix, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Garfield or Heathcliff - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Hep dude - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Laser chaser - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Laser pointer chaser - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Meowing pet - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Mouser - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
• Siamese, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Siamese or Persian - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Socks, e.g. - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Tabby or tiger - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Herbert of Pink Panther films - LOM, used 9 times
• Herbert of the Pink Panther films - LOM, used 9 times
• Herbert of the "Pink Panther" movies - LOM, used 9 times
• Herbert of many "Pink Panther" movies - LOM, used 6 times

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