Big cat of Africa?

The answer to “Big cat of Africa?” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is SPHINX — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on September 14, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 11-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.

“Big cat of Africa?” answer

SPHINX (6 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 SPHINX.

Why the answer is SPHINX

Think of an ancient Egyptian monument with a lion’s body 🦁

What does SPHINX mean?

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

When else has “Big cat of Africa?” appeared?

Wall Street Journal 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 14, 2026 (most recent) → SPHINX. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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