Fierce, hard-to-control sort Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Friday, August 5, 2022 · 12-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, August 5, 2022.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 5, 2022 · 12-Down · 5 letters
TIGER0 of 5 letters revealed
Need a nudge?
Need more?
What does this clue mean?
a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me"
noun
WordNet® (Princeton University)
Other clues with the same answer
View all clues with this answer- Go-getter
New York Times · Thursday, August 28, 2025 · 5 letters
- University of Memphis athlete
New York Times · Sunday, August 24, 2025 · 5 letters
- Its stripes represent wisdom in Buddhism
New York Times · Friday, April 18, 2025 · 5 letters
- Bucko
New York Times · Sunday, September 1, 2024 · 5 letters
- National animal of India
New York Times · Tuesday, April 30, 2024 · 5 letters
- Mascot for Princeton — or Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
New York Times · Monday, December 11, 2023 · 5 letters
- Year of the ___ (2022)
New York Times · Saturday, July 29, 2023 · 5 letters
- Richard Parker in "Life of Pi," for one
New York Times · Sunday, June 25, 2023 · 5 letters
- One told to "Go get 'em!"
New York Times · Wednesday, August 11, 2021 · 5 letters
- One making empty threats
New York Times · Wednesday, September 23, 2020 · 5 letters
More clues from this crossword
- 6-Across Comp. ___ (univ. major)
- 7-Down One might offer a sweet message
- 8-Down One way to be tried
- 9-Across They're often paired with nuts
- 9-Down Hair highlighting technique
- 10-Down ___-ready
- 11-Down Round holiday fare
- 13-Down Coin collectors?
- 14-Across Traditional application for a Hindu wedding
- 15-Across "The Kitchen God's Wife" novelist, 1991
- 16-Across Benefit
- 17-Across Musical group