___-Cat

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Across

  1. 1Fancy dos
  2. 6"Count me out"
  3. 11Cantankerous captain of fiction
  4. 15Lab provisions?
  5. 19Bit of letter-shaped hardware
  6. 20Attended
  7. 21New York university based in Manhattan
  8. 22A "bear of very little brain"
  9. 23Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison?
  10. 25John James Audubon?
  11. 27Victorian-era prescription for melancholy
  12. 28They'll make it up to you
  13. 30Stumble or lurch
  14. 31Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir.
  15. 32Dictionary tag: Abbr.
  16. 34Summer camper's conveyance
  17. 36Emmy-winning actor Ray
  18. 38Samuel Morse?
  19. 43Sir Edmund Hillary?
  20. 46Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island
  21. 47Bit of cacao
  22. 49Come out on top
  23. 50Suffix with hypn-
  24. 51Trees commonly confused with birches
  25. 54Deposit that might gather interest?
  26. 55Cheeky
  27. 59Sir Isaac Newton?
  28. 62Cattle calls
  29. 63"Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit)
  30. 64TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby
  31. 65Shoe covering
  32. 67It's often rapped but never spoken
  33. 68Like beds on lazy Saturdays
  34. 70Cuts (back)
  35. 71Outfit that may have a hood
  36. 73Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations
  37. 74Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses
  38. 76Rain on your wedding day, perhaps
  39. 77...
  40. 79Oui : non :: ja : ___
  41. 80Gregor Mendel?
  42. 83Hint
  43. 85Gives a thumbs up
  44. 86Basic tenet of improv
  45. 87Sister to Lex Luthor
  46. 88With love, musically
  47. 91A urinal, according to Duchamp
  48. 92Remedies
  49. 93Henry Ford?
  50. 98Orville and Wilbur Wright?
  51. 100Give a darn, again?
  52. 101Food and water, e.g.
  53. 103College located in Cedar Rapids
  54. 104"That sounds awful!"
  55. 105Noble title
  56. 108Bit of letter-shaped hardware
  57. 110Unexpected endings
  58. 115Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung?
  59. 118Galileo Galilei?
  60. 120Genesis
  61. 121Roof overhang
  62. 122Weirdly spooky
  63. 123Church staple
  64. 124"Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase)
  65. 125Part of a wooden bench
  66. 126"In other words," in other words
  67. 127Trips around the sun

Down

  1. 1Solos at a party, say
  2. 2The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"
  3. 3Future birthplace of Captain Kirk
  4. 4Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it
  5. 5Gone to great lengths
  6. 6___ Jima
  7. 7One of the Fab Four
  8. 8Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butter
  9. 9Arabic greeting and farewell
  10. 10Canned fuel used in making fondue
  11. 11Broadcast to squad cars, in brief
  12. 12Slim margin of victory
  13. 13One chain x one furlong
  14. 14Amelia ___, maid of children's literature
  15. 15Its showers bring flowers: Abbr.
  16. 16Grant a mortgage, say
  17. 17Where one's trip begins
  18. 18"Golly, that's cool!"
  19. 24Rock climber's handhold
  20. 26Russian crepes
  21. 29Starter, perhaps
  22. 33Is felt strongly
  23. 35Firmly establishes
  24. 37Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeople
  25. 38Bite down hard
  26. 39Musical tool popularized by T-Pain
  27. 40Personification of England, Scotland and Wales
  28. 41Sets of points, in math
  29. 42"Jeepers creepers!"
  30. 44Pied-à-___
  31. 45Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr.
  32. 48Word after you or wanna
  33. 51"And giving ___, up the chimney he rose"
  34. 52Nullify
  35. 53___-cat
  36. 56Like many Russian housing blocks
  37. 57Made more enticing
  38. 58French fashion inits.
  39. 60Oldest independent state in the Arab world
  40. 61Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say
  41. 66Idealist
  42. 67Actress Rowlands
  43. 69She-shed's counterpart
  44. 70Like some nails found in a drugstore
  45. 72Geek (out)
  46. 73Drone or queen
  47. 75Want from
  48. 76Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind"
  49. 78Uncouth
  50. 81Farm-share program, for short
  51. 82Hint
  52. 84Self-proclaimed "Rap God"
  53. 85___ chart
  54. 89Like many couples at theaters
  55. 90McFlurry flavor
  56. 92Something for canines to sink their canines into
  57. 93Toil
  58. 94Wish one could take back
  59. 95Arrival announcement
  60. 96___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queen
  61. 97Like professional publications
  62. 99Indian flatbread
  63. 102Trap
  64. 106Not just theoretical
  65. 107It runs hot
  66. 109Drab color for una casa
  67. 111Concerning
  68. 112Sonic the Hedgehog company
  69. 113Feodor I, for one
  70. 114Taxpayer IDs
  71. 116Morning times, in brief
  72. 117Encountered
  73. 119Kind of nurse or suit

The answer to “___-cat” in the New York Times crossword is SCAREDY — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 53-Down. Other answers we've seen for this clue include SNO. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“___-cat” answer

SCAREDY (7 letters) — most recent; also seen as SNO

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is SCAREDY.

Why the answer is SCAREDY

SCAREDY is the 7-letter solution that fits "___-cat" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 7, 2025 (53-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

Other answers for “___-cat”

New York Times has used this clue with more than one solution. Besides SCAREDY, it has also been SNO. Every appearance we've indexed is listed below with the date it ran.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “___-cat”?

The answer is SCAREDY, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025. Other answers for this clue include SNO.

How many letters is the answer to “___-cat”?

7 letters: SCAREDY. Earlier fills for this clue have also been SNO (3).

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 7, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 53-Down. Earlier appearances: November 15, 2025 → SNO; January 18, 2025 → SNO.

Can “___-cat” have a different answer?

Yes. Besides SCAREDY, New York Times has also used SNO for this clue. Every date and answer is listed above.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for December 7, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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