NOUN: "a large powerful tawny-brown cat...formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number" Crossword Clue

We have the 4-letter answer for NOUN: "a large powerful tawny-brown cat...formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number" crossword clue, last seen in the Missing Letter Crossword January 5, 2026 puzzle. Sometimes we all need some help finding the answer!

NOUN: "a large powerful tawny-brown cat...formerly widespread in the Americas but now reduced in number" Crossword Answer

→23.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. large American feline resembling a lion

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TAWNY-BROWN (adjective)
1. of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
POWERFUL (adjective)
1. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
2. having great influence
POWERFUL (adverb)
1. (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

More Missing Letter Crossword (1/5/2026) Answers

Across

1. ADJECTIVE: "filled or covered with...piece[s] of indefinite size and shape"

6. VERB: "to accustom to accept something undesirable"

7. Word after ad or show

10. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "city in southern France northeast of Montpellier population 142,205"

11. NOUN: "the eggs of a fish"

12. VERB: "to [visit]...someone"

13. Soup containers

14. "Dear Yoko" subject

15. NOUN: "armed robbery"

16. NOUN: "a legendary Greek hero distinguished for his successful quest of the Golden Fleece"

18. NOUN: "an exercise in which a standing person lowers to a position in which the torso is erect and the knees are deeply bent and then rises to an upright position"

20. VERB: "to publicly identify or publish private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge"

24. GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "commune south-southeast of Paris, France, that is a suburb of Paris and has an international airport serving it population 21,395"

25. NOUN: "a full-bodied red wine that is known for its complexity, capacity to age, and tannic structure, that is one of the world's most popular wines"

26. ADJECTIVE: "easily broken or destroyed"

27. NOUN: "heightened fuss or concern"

28. "Excavating for ___" ("My Darling Clementine" line)

29. Carlos who was president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999 (and whose surname is a palindrome)

All Answers

Down

1. Specialized vocabulary

2. NOUN: "an organization on a college or university campus providing recreational, social, cultural, and sometimes dining facilities"

3. NOUN: "unnecessarily involved and incomprehensible language"

4. Predator's meal

5. NOUN: "an affirmative reply"

7. NOUN: "the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions"

8. Charged particles

9. NOUN: "a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring"

13. One who answers to the Board of Directors

15. Prez from '45 to '53

17. Small battery

18. Place to adopt a cat

19. NOUN: "a jump (as in figure skating or skiing) that consists of at least four but less than five revolutions"

21. Quarterback's protectors, briefly

22. NOUN: "a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants"

24. "It's either him ___!" (ultimatum)

26. Close pal

All Answers