Dalmatian in a red hat, maybe

The answer to “Dalmatian in a red hat, maybe” in the New York Times crossword is FIREDOG — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 10, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 48-Down. 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.

“Dalmatian in a red hat, maybe” answer

FIREDOG (7 letters)

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Why the answer is FIREDOG

FIREDOG is the 7-letter solution that fits "Dalmatian in a red hat, maybe" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 10, 2026 (48-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does FIREDOG mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of FIREDOG is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Dalmatian in a red hat, maybe” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

May 10, 2026 (most recent) → FIREDOG. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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