Clues for the word "CATHAY"
We've had 29 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 35 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on February 17, 2026.
Definition of cathay
- n. - China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the Khitans.)
Referring Clues
- Polo field?
- ___ Pacific Airways
- Old Silk Road destination
- What Polo called China
- China, in Polo's time
- Polo locale
- China, once
- China, to Marco Polo
- China, to Marco Polo
- Literary name for China
- Polo grounds?
- Old name for China
- China, in literature
- Hong Kong airline ___ Pacific
- Where Marco Polo went abroad in a yacht
- A yacht going astray in China
- A yacht capsized in Old China
- Animal food given to horses in China once
- A yacht wrecked in the Orient
- A yacht wrecked in China
- China animal given fodder
- 60% of Thais invested in bank in China
- Where Marco Polo went in a yacht, wandering
- ___ Pacific, international airline based in Hong Kong
- Where Marco Polo went wandering in a yacht
- China article held by girl
- In China, kitty gets dehydrated food
- Onetime name for China
- In China, pussy gets dehydrated food
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 17, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - December 01, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - April 19, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 22, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 01, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - September 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 21, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - December 01, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - April 19, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - January 22, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - December 01, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - September 30, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - December 01, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 23, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - April 19, 2017
- Guardian Quick - March 25, 2017
- LA Times - November 13, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - September 12, 2016
- USA Today - July 11, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - January 29, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 19, 2014
- New York Times - September 14, 2014
- Universal - July 28, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - April 29, 2011
- New York Times - April 03, 2011
- Guardian Quiptic - February 28, 2011
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - May 18, 2010
- New York Times - August 29, 2009
- New York Times - March 28, 2008
- LA Times Sunday - January 06, 2008
- And in 5 more crossword puzzles...