LA Times Crossword Clue

Big cat

The Answer

PUMA

Letters 4

Published July 30, 2026

Day Thursday

The clue “Big cat” appeared in the LA Times Crossword on July 30, 2026. The correct answer is PUMA (4 letters). The same clue text may appear in different puzzles with different answers, so always check the date and letter count.

"Hold your horses!"

"Mighty" batter who strikes out in a classic poem

"O, turn thy __ sword another way; / Strike those that hurt, and hurt not those that help": "Henry VI, Part 1"

"__ hoping!"

Accord, for one

Alien-seeking field: Abbr.

Antes up

Army fare, briefly

Author Rand

Año Nuevo month

Big bird

California restaurant opened by Alice Waters in 1971

Came together

Car named for a California beach city

Carefully considering something

Cataloged work

Catch a few winks

Cave

Cereal-based snack

Chad's continent: Abbr.

Cheesehead's st.

Coastal raptor

Come to light

Cul-de-__

Cult classic of 1990s TV

Dined on, quaintly

Does lawn work

Due, as an apology

Frees of frost