Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat

The answer to “Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat” in the New York Times crossword is TUXEDO — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 21, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 47-Across. 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.

“Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat” answer

TUXEDO (6 letters)

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Why the answer is TUXEDO

TUXEDO is the 6-letter solution that fits "Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 21, 2026 (47-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does TUXEDO mean?

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

When else has “Kind of cat with a black-and-white coat” 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 21, 2026 (most recent) → TUXEDO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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