Answer: PERSIAN
PERSIAN is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 21 times.
Referring Clues:
- Cyrus the Great, e.g.
 - Warrior at Thermopylae
 - Thermopylae combatant
 - Rug type
 - Kind of cat or carpet
 - ______ lamb coat
 - Cat variety
 - Carpet type
 - Original language of "The Rubáiyát"
 - Valuable carpet
 - ___ Gulf: Arabian waterway
 - Kind of carpet or cat
 - Iranian cat
 - Blofeld's cat, in Bond films
 - Fluffy cat
 - Type of rug
 - Cat known as a Shirazi in the Mideast
 - With 16-Across, elaborately designed decoration
 - Like Rumi
 - Iran's official language
 - Long-haired cat breed
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - August 23, 2025
 - LA Times - April 18, 2025
 - USA Today - March 09, 2022
 - LA Times - June 14, 2020
 - New York Times - April 27, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 14, 2017
 - LA Times - November 22, 2014
 - Canadiana - November 04, 2013
 - USA Today - April 30, 2013
 - LA Times - April 02, 2013
 - LA Times - November 22, 2012
 - Netword - July 14, 2012
 - LA Times Sunday - January 17, 2010
 - Canadiana - November 16, 2009
 - Netword - November 08, 2008
 - USA Today - January 06, 2006
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 23, 2005
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 17, 2004
 - New York Times - November 25, 2000
 - New York Times - February 18, 1999
 
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