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*Feline metaphor for an empty threat

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword September 30, 2019 Answers

The clue "*Feline metaphor for an empty threat" from the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword on September 30, 2019 has 150 potential solutions in our records. After analysing answer patterns across thousands of puzzles, we're 99% confident that PAPERTIGER (10 letters) is the correct answer. Check the full list of possibilities ranked by confidence below.

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150 Other Potential Answers

99%
PAPERTIGER
*Feline metaphor for an empty threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2019
4%
TRYME
Defiant response to a threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
4%
SELLOUTS
Performances with no empty seats
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
4%
TOPCAT
Hanna-Barbera feline who hatched schemes in an alley
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
4%
ATRISK
Under threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
4%
TEETH
Enforceability metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
4%
LAPCAT
Friendly feline
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
4%
ECHO
Sound in an empty room
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
4%
STIFFUPPERLIP
*Composure metaphor in a P.G. Wodehouse title
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
4%
ORELSE
Part of a vague threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
4%
LYON
French city that isn't a homonym of a roaring feline
Universal Crossword · Dec 30, 2025
4%
IDLE
___ threat
Universal Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
4%
SIAMESE
Blue-eyed feline
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2025
4%
LOLCAT
"I Can Has Cheezburger?" feline
Universal Crossword · Nov 12, 2025
4%
FORRENT
Landlord's sign on an empty property
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
4%
INVISIBLEHAND
Economic metaphor introduced by Adam Smith ... or what can be seen four times in this puzzle?
Universal Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
4%
CATBOY
Masculine feline anime character
Universal Crossword · Sep 14, 2025
4%
PUMA
Wild feline also called a catamount
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2025
4%
KAT
Nickname that sounds like a feline
Universal Crossword · Jul 31, 2025
4%
CALICOCAT
Tricolor feline
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2025
4%
ASTEROID
"Armageddon" threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 15, 2025
4%
SILO
Farm building used as a metaphor for poor internal communication
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2025
4%
LEO
Zodiac feline
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 29, 2025
4%
TRIPLE
___ threat (singer-actor-dancer, for example)
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2025
4%
CATGIRL
Young feline anime character
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2025
4%
SPINE
Body part that's a metaphor for courage
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2025
4%
CARDIGAN
Taylor Swift hit that features a sweater metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2025
4%
CAT
___ distribution system (feline meme)
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2025
4%
GRR
Mutt’s threat
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 2, 2025
4%
PEASOUP
Thick 4-Across metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2024
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TOMCAT
Male feline
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 25, 2024
4%
VACATED
Left empty
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2024
4%
ORELSEWHAT
Defiant retort to a vague threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2024
4%
MANXCAT
Tailless feline breed
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 6, 2024
4%
MEN
They're from Mars, in a metaphor
Universal Crossword · Sep 30, 2024
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CATCONDO
Piece of feline furniture
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2024
4%
PUSSINBOOTS
*Swashbuckling feline voiced by Antonio Banderas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2024
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VACATE
Leave empty
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2024
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THREAT
Word with empty or veiled
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2024
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ACCENTRUG
Item that may spruce up empty floor space
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2024
4%
OCELOT
Feral feline
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · May 10, 2024
4%
SOLO
Like a homer with the bases empty
Universal Crossword · Apr 30, 2024
4%
MENACED
Posed a threat to
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
4%
NULLSETS
In math class, they’re empty
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 18, 2024
4%
CATTREE
Structure for a feline
Universal Crossword · Jan 21, 2024
4%
BARE
Like an empty cupboard
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2024
4%
NESTS
They become empty when children leave
Universal Crossword · Jan 2, 2024
4%
SWORDOFDAMOCLES
Looming threat, from a Greek parable
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2023
4%
SINKORSWIM
Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 13, 2023
4%
KARATE
Martial art whose name means "empty hand"
Universal Crossword · Sep 28, 2023
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LOW
Almost empty
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2023
4%
ALLEYCAT
Stray feline
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Aug 24, 2023
4%
RANLOW
Got close to empty
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 11, 2023
4%
TABBYCAT
Mottled feline
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 10, 2023
4%
YOURADHERE
Words on an empty billboard, and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2023
4%
ALIENS
Sci-fi threat
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 25, 2023
4%
STY
Mess metaphor
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2023
4%
TOEBEANS
Cutesy name for the pads on feline paws
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2023
4%
KITTEN
Young feline
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 2, 2023
4%
IMSOSCARED
Facetious response to an idle threat
Universal Crossword · Jan 14, 2023
4%
IRONMAN
Athletic event for a triple threat
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2023
4%
CATGAP
Period with a noticeable lack of feline fossils
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2023
4%
GAS
Energy source, or an energy metaphor
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2022
4%
UBOAT
WWII sea threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2022
4%
PUFF
Verb in the Big Bad Wolf's threat
Universal Crossword · Dec 15, 2022
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ANGORACAT
Long-haired feline
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Sep 14, 2022
4%
ORI
“... — quit!” (threat ender)
Premier Sunday Crossword · Aug 14, 2022
4%
WILDCAT
Ferocious feline, or a theme hint
Universal Crossword · Aug 4, 2022
4%
DAUGHTEROFZION
Biblical metaphor for Jerusalem [Utah]
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 3, 2022
4%
NONE
Word hidden in "run on empty"
Universal Crossword · Jun 1, 2022
4%
TIGRESS
Fierce female feline
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 29, 2022
4%
HALF
Word before "empty" or "full"
Universal Crossword · May 6, 2022
4%
SARDINECAN
Rush hour metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 16, 2022
4%
PINKPANTHER
Animated feline in Inspector Clouseau films
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2022
4%
ILLSUE
Legal threat
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2022
4%
OAF
China shop threat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2022
4%
LOAF
Cat ___ (feline position that resembles a bread form)
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2022
4%
ABOWLOFCHERRIES
*Dish that's a metaphor for life?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 6, 2022
4%
FIG
Worthlessness metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 4, 2022
4%
CARE
Type of package sent by an empty nester, maybe
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2022
4%
DOOR
Opportunity metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 19, 2022
4%
CESSPOOL
Corruption metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 9, 2022
4%
SAFETYNET
Insurance metaphor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 18, 2021
4%
BEES
Half a sex-ed metaphor, with "the"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 16, 2021
4%
ELIJAH
An empty seat is reserved for him at a Seder
Universal Crossword · Dec 11, 2021
4%
BEARCAT
It isn't ursine or feline, surprisingly
Universal Crossword · Nov 10, 2021
1%
DOORS
Opportunities, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
CAMEUPDRY
Left empty-handed, in a way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
1%
PESTS
Crop threats
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 14, 2026
1%
ASEA
Lost, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
1%
ELSE
"... or ___!" (threat's end)
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
DEHORN
Make less threatening, as a bull
Universal Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
1%
HUMANRACE
Group often threatened by aliens in sci-fi
Universal Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
1%
THIRDRAIL
Topic to avoid, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
1%
LIONSDEN
Hostile place, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Oct 5, 2025
1%
ASHTREE
Growth threatened by an emerald borer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 2, 2025
1%
PURR
Contented feline's sound
Universal Crossword · Jul 9, 2025
1%
STRUGGLEBUS
Bumpy ride, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2025
1%
NORTHSTAR
Guiding principle, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2025
1%
TIGERLILY
Flower that's dangerous to felines, despite its name
Universal Crossword · Jun 20, 2025
1%
LENS
Perspective, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2025
1%
SPRINGCHICKEN
Young person, metaphorically
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 1, 2025
1%
TOE
Little piggy, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Jan 28, 2025
1%
SANDCASTLE
Structure threatened by rising sea levels?
Universal Crossword · Jan 12, 2025
1%
ALLEYCATS
Some city felines
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 31, 2024
1%
TIGHTROPE
Precarious situation, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2024
1%
BEDOFROSES
Easy life, metaphorically (In this answer, unscramble letters 2-4)
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2024
1%
HOUSEOFCARDS
Precarious plan, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2024
1%
GLOOMYGUS
*Glass-half-empty sort (... letters 7-5)
Universal Crossword · Oct 18, 2024
1%
REEFS
Habitats threatened by coral bleaching
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2024
1%
MINE
Gold ___ (metaphoric treasure trove)
Universal Crossword · Jul 25, 2024
1%
CHEETAHS
Fast felines
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 25, 2024
1%
HATS
Roles, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Jun 4, 2024
1%
KITTENCABOODLE
Whole bunch of baby felines?
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 12, 2024
1%
IRONRULE
Totalitarianism, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2024
1%
FBI
Org. concerned with domestic threats
Universal Crossword · May 4, 2024
1%
OASIS
Desert lifeline
Universal Crossword · May 3, 2024
1%
DRAINCLOGS
Shoes for emptying the kiddie pool?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2024
1%
BLUEMOON
Rare occasion, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2024
1%
ATSEA
Lost, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2024
1%
IDEA
Lightbulb, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2024
1%
WRIST
Slap on the ___ (metaphorical small punishment)
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2024
1%
WETNOODLE
Person who's no fun, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2024
1%
STEELTRAP
Good memory, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 10, 2024
1%
ANARMANDALEG
High price to pay, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2023
1%
ONEORMORE
Number of items in a non-empty set
Universal Crossword · Dec 9, 2023
1%
DURESS
Under ___ (being threatened)
Universal Crossword · Nov 24, 2023
1%
ROT
Corruption, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 12, 2023
1%
CAREERPATHS
Ways up a metaphorical ladder
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2023
1%
PALM
Body part with a lifeline
Universal Crossword · Aug 26, 2023
1%
THINICE
Literal and metaphorical danger spot
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2023
1%
SOTOSPEAK
"... you know, metaphorically"
Universal Crossword · Apr 22, 2023
1%
CRAW
Sticking point, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 19, 2023
1%
COUSIN
Literal or metaphoric relative
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2023
1%
HATTIP
Gesture of recognition, physical or metaphorical
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2023
1%
REDINK
Business losses, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2023
1%
RUST
Lack of practice, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2023
1%
LEPER
Social outcast, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 25, 2022
1%
ROCK
Dependable partner, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Oct 31, 2022
1%
HOOT
YA novel by Carl Hiaasen about a threatened owl habitat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2022
1%
MONALISASIMILE
Film remake heavy with art metaphors?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2022
1%
ANDIFIDONT
"You think your threats scare me?"
Universal Crossword · Jul 29, 2022
1%
TESTEDTHEWATERS
Dipped a toe in, metaphorically or literally
Universal Crossword · Jul 2, 2022
1%
HELIKESIT
With 69-Across, Lifeline?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2022
1%
FLOCK
Congregation, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2022
1%
HAT
Role, metaphorically
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2022
1%
INAROW
Like metaphorical ducks, hopefully
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2022
1%
SLEEVE
Place to hide a metaphorical ace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 21, 2022
1%
LOOMOVER
Stand threateningly above
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2022
1%
MEEK
Like a metaphorical doormat
Universal Crossword · Nov 6, 2021

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on September 30, 2019

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How many possible solutions does "*Feline metaphor for an empty threat" have?
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The best answer for "*Feline metaphor for an empty threat" is PAPERTIGER with 10 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on September 30, 2019.
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