This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Sunday, January 11, 2026 (25 Across). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Sunday puzzles are large (21 by 21) and themed, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Answer length: 4 squares
First letter
P _ _ _
First and last letters
P _ _ R
Show the answer
About the answer
PURR as a word: (intransitive, of a cat) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented or in certain other conditions; The vibrating sound made by a cat in its throat when contented.
PURR has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
More clues from this puzzle
- Really like (19 Across)
- Woodwind related to the cor anglais (21 Across)
- Article of sports equipment that typically has two rubber sheets of different colors (22 Across)
- Delivery option (24 Across)
- Division signs, more formally (26 Across)
- Word sung three times in a row in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (27 Across)
- Et ___ (and others) (28 Across)
- Games on some kids' menus (29 Across)
Play today's NYT Crossword at The New York Times
All crossword clues · Today's NYT Crossword answers · Today's Mini answers