Male cat

The answer to “Male cat” in the The Telegraph Quick crossword is TOM — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 18, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 16-Across, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“Male cat” answer

TOM (3 letters)

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 TOM.

What does TOM mean?

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

When else has “Male cat” appeared?

The Telegraph Quick 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.

• September 18, 2026 (most recent) → TOM
• September 5, 2026 → TOM

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