Big cat
The crossword clue "Big cat" is answered by PUMA, a 4-letter entry. Used 19 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PUMA
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PUMA answer page.
Used 19 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 8 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.
- JAGUAR (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for PUMA
Every other clue in this collection answered by PUMA, most used first.
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- Catamount - used 28 times, most recently in 2019
- Wild feline - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
- Mountain cat - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Adidas rival - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Fast feline - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Reebok rival - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Wild cat - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
- Mountain predator - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Adidas competitor - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Deer hunter - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Powerful feline - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Adidas alternative - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Nike competitor - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Ranch menace - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
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.
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- Big fusses - ADOS, used 111 times
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- Big gulp - SWIG, used 93 times
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