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Cats1234567891011121314

Across

  • 2 Padded feet that land softly
  • 7 Coat pattern of stripes, swirls or spots
  • 8 Carpeted tower that saves the sofa
  • 9 Adjective for the whole family, from housepets to lions
  • 11 Blue-eyed breed with dark points and a loud voice
  • 12 Minty plant that sends many pets into a rolling frenzy
  • 14 Classic vocal request for dinner

Down

  • 1 Tricolor coat of white, orange and black, almost always female
  • 3 Sensitive facial hairs that help judge narrow gaps
  • 4 Licking routine that keeps the fur clean
  • 5 Indoor spot filled with sand-like granules
  • 6 Large, shaggy breed named for a New England state
  • 10 Young one of the household pet
  • 12 Retractable weapons at the ends of the toes
  • 13 Rumbling sound of a contented feline

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Cats1C2PA3WSA4G5LHLRII6MIO7TABBY8SCRATCHPOSTKIOME9FELINEIR10KRENB11SIAMESECGOTOX12CATNI13POLEUNANR14MEOWRS
  1. 1 down: CALICO. Tricolor coat of white, orange and black, almost always female
  2. 2 across: PAWS. Padded feet that land softly
  3. 3 down: WHISKERS. Sensitive facial hairs that help judge narrow gaps
  4. 4 down: GROOMING. Licking routine that keeps the fur clean
  5. 5 down: LITTERBOX. Indoor spot filled with sand-like granules
  6. 6 down: MAINECOON. Large, shaggy breed named for a New England state
  7. 7 across: TABBY. Coat pattern of stripes, swirls or spots
  8. 8 across: SCRATCHPOST. Carpeted tower that saves the sofa
  9. 9 across: FELINE. Adjective for the whole family, from housepets to lions
  10. 10 down: KITTEN. Young one of the household pet
  11. 11 across: SIAMESE. Blue-eyed breed with dark points and a loud voice
  12. 12 across: CATNIP. Minty plant that sends many pets into a rolling frenzy
  13. 12 down: CLAWS. Retractable weapons at the ends of the toes
  14. 13 down: PURR. Rumbling sound of a contented feline
  15. 14 across: MEOW. Classic vocal request for dinner
Cats1234567891011121314

Across

  • 2 Retractable weapons at the ends of the toes
  • 4 Blue-eyed breed with dark points and a loud voice
  • 6 Young one of the household pet
  • 8 Licking routine that keeps the fur clean
  • 9 Carpeted tower that saves the sofa
  • 12 Rumbling sound of a contented feline
  • 13 Large, shaggy breed named for a New England state

Down

  • 1 Classic vocal request for dinner
  • 2 Tricolor coat of white, orange and black, almost always female
  • 3 Sensitive facial hairs that help judge narrow gaps
  • 5 Indoor spot filled with sand-like granules
  • 7 Coat pattern of stripes, swirls or spots
  • 10 Padded feet that land softly
  • 11 Adjective for the whole family, from housepets to lions
  • 14 Minty plant that sends many pets into a rolling frenzy

Print the page above, or take the medium grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.

Show the answer key
Cats1MEO2CLAWS3WAHL4SIAMESEISC5L6KIT7TEN8GROOMINGEATRB9SCRATCH10POSTB11FEAYE12PURRWLBS13MAINE14COONNAXETNIP
  1. 1 down: MEOW. Classic vocal request for dinner
  2. 2 across: CLAWS. Retractable weapons at the ends of the toes
  3. 2 down: CALICO. Tricolor coat of white, orange and black, almost always female
  4. 3 down: WHISKERS. Sensitive facial hairs that help judge narrow gaps
  5. 4 across: SIAMESE. Blue-eyed breed with dark points and a loud voice
  6. 5 down: LITTERBOX. Indoor spot filled with sand-like granules
  7. 6 across: KITTEN. Young one of the household pet
  8. 7 down: TABBY. Coat pattern of stripes, swirls or spots
  9. 8 across: GROOMING. Licking routine that keeps the fur clean
  10. 9 across: SCRATCHPOST. Carpeted tower that saves the sofa
  11. 10 down: PAWS. Padded feet that land softly
  12. 11 down: FELINE. Adjective for the whole family, from housepets to lions
  13. 12 across: PURR. Rumbling sound of a contented feline
  14. 13 across: MAINECOON. Large, shaggy breed named for a New England state
  15. 14 down: CATNIP. Minty plant that sends many pets into a rolling frenzy
Cats123456789101112131415

Across

  • 3 Tricolor coat of white, orange and black, almost always female
  • 5 Retractable weapons at the ends of the toes
  • 6 Blue-eyed breed with dark points and a loud voice
  • 10 Young one of the household pet
  • 12 Carpeted tower that saves the sofa
  • 13 Rumbling sound of a contented feline
  • 14 Licking routine that keeps the fur clean
  • 15 Classic vocal request for dinner

Down

  • 1 Adjective for the whole family, from housepets to lions
  • 2 Padded feet that land softly
  • 4 Minty plant that sends many pets into a rolling frenzy
  • 7 Large, shaggy breed named for a New England state
  • 8 Sensitive facial hairs that help judge narrow gaps
  • 9 Indoor spot filled with sand-like granules
  • 11 Coat pattern of stripes, swirls or spots

Print the page above, or take the hard grid as a PDF. Both carry the answer key, and large print is a setting rather than a separate file.

Show the answer key
Cats1F2P3CALI4COEAA5CLAWSTISNN6SIA7MESEPA8WI9LHN10KIT11TENIETA12SCRATCHPOSTBKOEBEO13PURRY14GROOMINGBS15MEOWX
  1. 1 down: FELINE. Adjective for the whole family, from housepets to lions
  2. 2 down: PAWS. Padded feet that land softly
  3. 3 across: CALICO. Tricolor coat of white, orange and black, almost always female
  4. 4 down: CATNIP. Minty plant that sends many pets into a rolling frenzy
  5. 5 across: CLAWS. Retractable weapons at the ends of the toes
  6. 6 across: SIAMESE. Blue-eyed breed with dark points and a loud voice
  7. 7 down: MAINECOON. Large, shaggy breed named for a New England state
  8. 8 down: WHISKERS. Sensitive facial hairs that help judge narrow gaps
  9. 9 down: LITTERBOX. Indoor spot filled with sand-like granules
  10. 10 across: KITTEN. Young one of the household pet
  11. 11 down: TABBY. Coat pattern of stripes, swirls or spots
  12. 12 across: SCRATCHPOST. Carpeted tower that saves the sofa
  13. 13 across: PURR. Rumbling sound of a contented feline
  14. 14 across: GROOMING. Licking routine that keeps the fur clean
  15. 15 across: MEOW. Classic vocal request for dinner

About Cats

Cats sleep much of the day, hunt at dawn and dusk, and communicate with people in ways they rarely use with each other: adult cats meow mostly at humans. Whiskers act as sensitive touch receptors, mapping gaps and air currents in the dark. Grooming keeps fur clean and helps regulate body temperature. Breeds like the Maine Coon and Siamese differ in build and voice, while tabby and calico describe coat patterns rather than breeds, calico being tied to genetics that make nearly all such cats female.

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What is in this crossword

A 24 by 15 crossword with 7 across and 8 down, on the subject of Cats.

Grid
24 x 15
Across
7
Down
8
Longest answer
SCRATCHPOST (11 letters)

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