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DateClue
2026-08-27___ Khamenei, former supreme leader of Iran
2026-08-192001 biopic starring Will Smith
2026-08-14Wong of Netflix's "Beef"
2026-07-05He was né Clay
2026-05-28Who said "I'm so mean I make medicine sick"
2026-03-21Actor Mahershala
2026-03-05Estrange
2026-03-01Athlete who's the subject of a museum in Louisville
2026-02-22Most common last name in Somalia
2026-02-19Boxing champ Laila
2026-01-19Comedian Wong
2025-12-31Sports star who said “It's not bragging if you can back it up”
2025-12-27Winner of the 1974 rematch "Super Fight II"
2025-12-24___ Stroker, Tony Award-winning actress in "Oklahoma!"
2025-12-15Thrilla in Manila boxer
2025-12-14Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"
2025-12-08Comedian Wong
2025-11-30Comedian Wong
2025-10-20Comic actress Wong
2025-09-28He was né Clay
2025-09-14___ Wong, co-star of "Always Be My Maybe"
2025-07-23Actress Wong of the Netflix series "Beef"
2025-06-16Boxer who "stung like a bee"
2025-06-04Undefeated boxer Laila
2025-05-08Noted silver-tongued Olympic gold medalist
2025-05-01Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic
2025-02-12Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala ___
2025-01-28"Beef" star Wong
2024-12-032001 boxing biopic
2024-11-11___ Baba
2024-10-07Boxer who lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympics
2024-08-26Oscar winner Mahershala
2024-05-16Athlete with two Grammy-nominated spoken-word albums
2024-04-18Athlete with the only vertically mounted marker on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, so his holy name is not walked upon
2024-04-15Boxer Muhammad
2024-04-02Boxer who defeated Superman in a 1978 DC Comics issue
2024-03-24See 30-Down
2024-02-27Oscar winner Mahershala
2024-02-15Olympic champion who said he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River
2024-02-14Actress Wong
2024-01-24See 50-Across
2024-01-16Athlete who boasted "I'm young; I'm handsome; I'm fast; I'm pretty and can't possibly be beat"
2024-01-13___ Stroker, Tony-winning actress for 2019's "Oklahoma!"
2023-12-05Actor Mahershala of "Moonlight"
2023-11-22Wepner's 1975 opponent in the ring
2023-11-07Boxer who received a Liberty Medal for being a "champion of freedom"
2023-10-30"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2023-10-222001 biopic starring Will Smith
2023-09-12Comedian Wong
2023-08-29Boxing family surname
2023-08-15Comedian Wong
2023-08-12Nickname that drops "son"
2023-05-19Comedian Wong
2023-03-26Actor Mahershala
2023-03-14"He died the most beloved person on the planet," per Ken Burns
2023-03-12"Sportsman of the Century," per Sports Illustrated
2023-02-08Comedian Wong
2023-01-1823-Across, in boxing
2023-01-11Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1974 (10 years after he first became world champion)
2023-01-05Stand-up comedian Wong
2022-10-31"Moonlight" actor Mahershala
2022-10-30Comedian Wong
2022-10-09Boxer Laila
2022-09-19Thrilla in Manila boxer
2022-07-02Tony-winning actress Stroker
2022-06-20Oscar winner Mahershala
2022-05-25Comedian Wong
2022-05-02Boxing family surname
2022-01-16Slugger from Louisville
2021-12-12Mahershala of "Moonlight"
2021-12-11Subject of David Remnick's "King of the World"
2021-11-22"Baby Cobra" comic Wong
2021-11-03Comedian Wong
2021-10-12"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" boxer
2021-10-06"Always Be My Maybe" actress Wong
2021-07-19Boxer who floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee
2021-06-222001 Will Smith title role
2021-05-27Mahershala of "Green Book"
2021-05-03Mahershala of "Green Book"
2021-04-28"The Louisville Lip"
2021-04-12Heavyweight champ known as "The Greatest"
2021-03-30Mahershala with two Oscars
2021-03-23Woman's nickname that drops "-son"
2021-03-14Comedian Wong
2021-03-12___ Krieger, U.S. women's soccer star
2021-02-08Actor Mahershala
2020-12-31Oscar-winning actor for "Moonlight" and "Green Book"
2020-12-10Hometown hero of Louisville, Ky.
2020-10-30Krieger of the U.S. women's soccer team
2020-10-22Oscar winner Mahershala
2020-10-04Wong of stand-up comedy
2020-07-19Stand-up comic Wong
2020-06-29Ring master?
2020-06-24Subject of a Louisville museum
2020-05-03Academy Award winner for "Moonlight" and "Green Book"
2020-04-20Thrilla in Manila victor
2020-03-11Actor Mahershala
2020-02-09🥊🦋🐝
2020-01-29Comedian Wong
2020-01-26Muslim-American icon
2020-01-20___ Baba, crier of "Open sesame!"
2019-11-15Mahershala of "Green Book"
2019-11-14"Aladdin" alter ego
2019-10-22___ Baba
2019-09-03Funny Wong
2019-08-01World champion athlete under two different names
2019-07-22Athlete who said "Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
2019-05-29Ring master
2019-05-18Sports star who once declared "I am America"
2019-05-04"Moonlight" Oscar winner
2019-04-24Ring figure
2019-04-21Who once boasted "I'm so mean, I make medicine sick!"
2019-03-24Laila of the ring
2019-03-12"Green Book" co-star Mahershala
2019-02-18Rumble in the Jungle champ
2019-02-16Subject of the 2004 autobiography "The Soul of a Butterfly"
2019-02-04"The Greatest" boxer
2019-01-30"Aladdin" prince
2019-01-24Clay, after conversion
2019-01-01Cable news host Velshi
2018-12-24Mahershala ___, co-star of 2018's "Green Book"
2018-12-10"The Greatest" in the ring
2018-12-08"Moonlight" actor
2018-12-05Clay, after 1964
2018-11-12Self-proclaimed greatest boxer
2018-11-05Rope-a-dope boxer
2018-10-13Women's soccer star Krieger
2018-10-092016 Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala
2018-08-08Who said "Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up"
2018-07-29Foe of Frazier
2018-06-03He said "It's not bragging if you can back it up"
2018-04-04___ G, Sacha Baron Cohen character
2018-03-03See 18-Across
2018-02-09Ayaan Hirsi ___, Somali-born advocate for women's rights and religious freedom
2017-12-24Mahershala ___, Oscar winner for "Moonlight"
2017-12-04Three-time Frazier foe
2017-11-07Sacha Baron Cohen's "Da ___ G Show"
2017-10-05Foreman foe
2017-07-07Mahershala ___, Best Supporting Actor for 17-Across
2017-07-021977 Warhol subject
2017-06-12"Aladdin" prince
2017-05-25"Moonlight" star Mahershala
2017-05-05Who said "I'm so mean I make medicine sick"
2017-03-22Laila of the ring
2017-03-09He said "If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize"
2017-03-07"___ Baba and the Forty Thieves"
2017-03-03"The Greatest"
2016-12-19Boxer known as "The Greatest"
2016-11-19Loser of the Drama in Bahama
2016-10-31With 27-Down, foe of the Forty Thieves
2016-10-16"Da ___ G Show"
2016-09-05Late, great boxing champ
2016-08-08"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2016-07-05Late boxing great
2016-07-03Who said "If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize"
2016-06-28Rumble in the Jungle participant
2016-06-01Boxing's "Louisville Lip"
2016-05-29U.S. women's soccer star Krieger
2016-05-04Muhammad's successor, to Shiites
2016-03-27Ring master
2016-03-03Son-in-law of Muhammad
2016-02-22"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2016-02-21Fight of the Century loser
2016-02-12Subject of a museum in Louisville, Ky.
2016-02-08Boxer Muhammad
2016-02-06So-called "Commander of the Faithful"
2015-12-25Ayaan Hirsi ___, author of "Infidel"
2015-12-24Noted American follower of 20-Across
2015-11-25"Aladdin" prince
2015-11-24Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"
2015-11-22Actress Larter of "Heroes"
2015-11-03U.S. women's soccer star Krieger
2015-10-17Winning party in Clay v. United States
2015-10-05Three-time foe for Frazier
2015-08-17"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" boxer
2015-07-15Iraq's Mosque of ___ (pilgrimage site)
2015-07-12"Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)
2015-05-18"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2015-05-08"The Greatest: My Own Story" author
2015-05-052001 Will Smith title role
2015-04-20___ Baba
2015-04-15Iran's Ayatollah ___ Khamenei
2015-03-31Gold medalist of 1960, under a previous name
2015-03-29Will Smith biopic
2015-03-01Figure in a Sunni/Shia dispute
2014-09-29Foreman opponent
2014-08-192001 Will Smith biopic
2014-08-17Iraq's Imam ___ Air Base
2014-08-05Ring king, once
2014-07-07Louisville's Muhammad ___ Center
2014-06-23___ G (Sacha Baron Cohen persona)
2014-06-17Arabic name meaning "high"
2014-06-16Boxer played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic
2014-05-19Boxer known as "The Greatest"
2014-04-13"Aladdin" prince
2014-04-09Will Smith biopic
2014-03-28Iran's Ayatollah ___ Khamenei
2014-03-14He proclaimed "I shook up the world"
2014-03-06Athlete with the autobiography "The Soul of a Butterfly"
2014-02-17Spinks foe
2014-02-09The People's Champion
2014-01-23Thrilla in Manila participant
2013-12-151974 Fassbinder film subtitled "Fear Eats the Soul"
2013-11-24Rope-a-dope boxer
2013-09-16Boxer Muhammad
2013-08-20Ring king
2013-08-13Who said "It's not bragging if you can back it up"
2013-06-28Noted press conference rhymer
2013-06-26Iran's ___ Khamenei
2013-06-24Boxer who floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee
2013-05-05Subject of the 1998 biography "King of the World"
2013-04-23"Aladdin" prince
2013-04-102001 Will Smith biopic
2013-02-05Frazier foe
2013-01-18"The Soul of a Butterfly" autobiographer
2012-12-31Muhammad ___
2012-12-19Spinks's opponent in two title fights
2012-12-15Onetime giant in decking
2012-12-12Louisville's Muhammad ___ Center
2012-11-11"Lawrence of Arabia" role
2012-10-16Alcindor : Abdul-Jabbar :: Clay : ___
2012-09-10"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" boxer
2012-09-03Boxer called "The Greatest"
2012-07-28Fourth caliph in Sunni Islam
2012-06-12Ring leader?
2012-06-06Successor of Muhammad, to Shiites
2012-05-22Clay, after a transformation?
2012-03-01___ Shuffle (boxing move)
2012-01-10Rumble in the Jungle winner
2012-01-01Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century
2011-11-15Will Smith title role
2011-11-05KO connection maker
2011-10-12Boxer with an allegiance to 16-Across
2011-10-06Foreman fighter
2011-10-04"Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)
2011-09-27Noted 1964 convert to Islam
2011-08-31Thrilla in Manila winner
2011-08-23Cousin of Muhammad
2011-08-15"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2011-07-25Heavyweight champ after Liston
2011-06-29Yemeni leader ___ Abdullah Saleh
2011-06-21"Aladdin" prince
2011-05-08HBO's ___ G
2011-04-14Clay, transformed
2011-03-06Noted Cosell interviewee
2011-01-26"Aladdin" prince
2011-01-04Induction-refusing boxing champ
2010-12-26Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
2010-10-13Muslim convert in 1964 news
2010-09-03Fassbinder film "___: Fear Eats the Soul"
2010-08-01"Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)
2010-07-21The Greatest
2010-07-12Muhammad ___, opponent of 53-Down
2010-06-23Actress Larter of "Heroes"
2010-06-07Rope-a-dope boxer
2010-05-22Pakistani president Asif ___ Zardari
2010-05-17"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2010-04-18Fighter with a shuffle
2010-03-31Louisville sports icon
2010-03-21Lighter of the Olympic flame in Atlanta
2010-03-11"When We Were Kings" subject
2010-03-03Tatyana of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
2010-02-282001 biopic
2010-02-27Subject of the biography "King of the World"
2010-01-22Big name in flooring?
2009-12-30Rubina ___ of "Slumdog Millionaire"
2009-12-132001 biopic
2009-12-08Actress MacGraw
2009-11-29Iranian supreme leader ___ Khamenei
2009-11-22Larter of "Heroes"
2009-11-16Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century
2009-09-17World champion of 1964-67, 1974-78 and 1978-79
2009-08-121960 Olympics boxing gold medalist
2009-07-30Iranian supreme leader ___ Khamenei
2009-07-27Rope-a-dope boxer
2009-07-21"Aladdin" hero
2009-07-12Foreman foe
2009-06-27BBC's Sports Personality of the Century
2009-05-27Sacha Baron Cohen character ___ G
2009-04-20"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2009-04-08The Greatest
2009-04-01Clay, today
2009-02-18Noted convert to Islam in 1964
2009-02-11Rumble in the Jungle victor
2009-01-06Boxer Laila
2008-12-14"Heroes" actress Larter
2008-12-03Title role about a titleholder
2008-11-20Noted ring leader
2008-11-19Clay, after a while
2008-11-12Thrilla in Manila participant
2008-11-04___ Baba
2008-10-26First Shia imam
2008-10-21Remodeled Clay?
2008-10-15The Fight of the Century fighter
2008-07-27Son-in-law of Muhammad
2008-06-15Clay, by another name
2008-05-27Title role for Will Smith
2008-02-21HBO's "Da ___ G Show"
2008-02-12Boxer Laila
2007-12-25Thrilla in Manila boxer
2007-12-16Laila who dances in and out of the ring
2007-12-09"Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)
2007-10-30"Sting like a bee" athlete
2007-10-20"Infidel" author Ayaan Hirsi ___
2007-09-29Figure in the Sunni/Shia split
2007-09-03"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" boxer
2007-08-19First Shia imam
2007-07-19Kentucky's Athlete of the Century
2007-06-01He came out of retirement in 1980
2007-05-22"The Greatest"
2007-05-04"Mârouf" baritone
2007-03-13Will Smith biopic, 2001
2007-02-13"Rope-a-dope" boxer
2006-12-28Zulfikar ___ Bhutto, 1970's Pakistani leader
2006-10-18Boxer Laila
2006-08-20Iran's Ayatollah ___ Khamenei
2006-07-18Oscar-nominated Will Smith role
2006-07-01He said "Champions aren't made in gyms"
2006-06-212001 Will Smith biopic
2006-05-09Ring master?
2006-02-23Three-time Frazier opponent
2006-01-23Thrilla in Manila victor
2006-01-03___ Baba
2005-12-19He KO'd Foreman in '74
2005-12-18Cousin of Muhammad
2005-12-04Louisville museum subject
2005-10-24He could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
2005-09-01Ayatollah ___ Khamenei
2005-08-28Seventh-century Arab caliph
2005-08-17Self-proclaimed "Greatest"
2005-08-07Iranian ayatollah Sayyed ___ Khamenei
2005-06-21MacGraw of "The Getaway"
2005-06-04Quarry quasher of 1970
2005-05-23___ Baba
2005-05-19Lord of the ring, once
2005-05-03Will Smith title role
2005-02-13With 14-Across, a famous "cave man"
2005-02-02Ring master?
2005-01-18___ Baba
2004-12-15Will Smith title role
2004-11-02Clay, after 1964
2004-10-25"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"
2004-10-17A caliph of Islam
2004-08-11Clay, now
2004-08-09Rope-a-dope boxer
2004-08-04The Louisville Lip
2004-07-152001 biopic
2004-06-292001 role for Will Smith
2004-05-09Tomb of ___, in Najaf, Iraq
2004-03-28He put people on the ropes
2004-03-25Tatyana of "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
2004-02-292001 biopic
2004-02-24Frazier foe
2004-02-17Poetry-spouting pugilist
2003-12-02Will Smith biopic
2003-10-28___ Baba
2003-09-07Thrilla in Manila participant
2003-07-27"Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)
2003-05-12Subject of the biography "Float Like a Butterfly"
2003-05-06Actress MacGraw
2003-05-04"Fresh Prince of Bel Air" co-star Tatyana ___
2003-04-25Iraq's Imam ___ Mosque
2003-03-232001 biopic
2003-03-10Foreman KO'er, 1974
2002-12-26Will Smith title role
2002-10-272001 Will Smith role
2002-09-30Thrilla in Manila boxer
2002-08-27Champ who could "sting like a bee"
2002-07-12Noted knocker-outer
2002-06-22His won-lost record was 56-5
2002-06-152001 biopic
2002-03-26Thrilla in Manila boxer
2002-03-04Remodeled Clay?
2002-03-02Berbick beat him in 1981
2002-01-24Actress/singer Tatyana ___
2002-01-232001 Will Smith title role
2002-01-07Rope-a-dope boxer
2002-01-01Biopic starring Will Smith
2001-10-30Foreman KO'er
2001-09-25MacGraw of "Love Story"
2001-09-16___ Baba
2001-09-10Longtime ring champ
2001-08-15Clay, today
2001-07-25The Lion of God
2001-07-16Boxer Laila ___
2001-07-08Pugilist poet
2001-06-19Clay, now
2001-06-16Clay, eventually
2001-06-02Former ring leader
2001-05-21Muhammad ___
2001-05-13Son-in-law of Muhammad
2001-04-29Comeback maker of 10/30/74
2001-04-10"When We Were Kings" subject
2001-04-09___ Baba
2001-04-071996 Olympic torch lighter
2001-03-29Clay, after transformation
2001-03-14Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
2001-02-14"Aladdin" prince
2001-01-16The Greatest
2000-12-19He floated "like a butterfly"
2000-12-05Bard of boxing
2000-10-30Ring king
2000-10-11Foreman's superior
2000-10-04Ring master?
2000-10-01Role in Rabaud's "Mârouf"
2000-07-30Torch lighter at the 1996 Olympics
2000-07-18Actress MacGraw
2000-07-04Noted 1964 convert to Islam
2000-06-08___ Hakim ("Oklahoma!" character)
2000-04-20"Mârouf" baritone
2000-03-28___ Baba
2000-03-04"The Martyrdom of ___" (Muslim classic)
2000-02-28___ Baba
2000-02-14Boxer Muhammad
2000-02-021996 Olympic torch lighter
2000-02-01Rope-a-dope boxer
2000-01-30Pop singer Tatyana
2000-01-10___ Baba
1999-12-01Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
1999-11-25Champ of 10/30/74
1999-10-19"Aladdin" prince
1999-10-18MacGraw of "Love Story"
1999-10-15Foreman's superior
1999-09-12Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year
1999-08-29"Aladdin" prince
1999-08-10Thrilla in Manila participant
1999-07-117th-century Arab caliph
1999-07-02"When We Were Kings" profilee
1999-06-27Successor to the Prophet, in Islam
1999-06-24He KO'd Foreman
1999-06-13Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
1999-05-03___ Baba
1999-04-04Fatima's husband
1998-12-22Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
1998-12-14Muhammad ___
1998-11-17The Greatest
1998-10-13The Greatest
1998-09-30"Mârouf" baritone
1998-09-28Muhammad ___
1998-09-21___ Baba
1998-08-11He stung like a bee
1998-07-29Actress MacGraw
1998-07-26Fatima's spouse
1998-06-27Husband of Fatima
1998-06-08He K.O.'d Foreman 10/30/74
1998-06-07Frazier foe
1998-05-28Ring king
1998-05-19Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year
1998-04-17"The Martyrdom of ___" (classic Muslim work)
1998-04-14"Aladdin" prince
1998-04-05Clay, now
1998-03-24The self-proclaimed "Greatest"
1998-03-11Winner of 10/30/74
1998-02-12Poetic pugilist
1997-12-07Subject of a 1996 Oscar-winning documentary
1997-12-04"When We Were Kings" subject
1997-11-23The Lion of God
1997-11-16Loser to Norton, 1973
1997-10-05Champ of 10/30/74
1997-09-26The People's Champ
1997-07-30Foreman's superior
1997-07-15Spinks defeater, 1978
1997-07-02Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year
1997-06-24Actress MacGraw
1997-06-181996 Olympic torch lighter
1997-05-20Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
1997-05-06"The Greatest"
1997-04-28Rhyming boxing champ
1997-03-11He KO'd Quarry, 10/26/70
1997-03-02Former ring king
1997-02-06Longtime Frazier foe
1997-01-21Rope-a-dope exponent
1997-01-08Champion of 10/30/74
1997-01-05"1,001 Arabian Nights" hero
1997-01-02Baritone in Rabaud's "Marouf"
1996-11-27One called "The Lion of God"
1996-11-22She was Jenny in "Love Story"
1996-08-10Richard's "Goodbye, Columbus" co-star
1996-07-29Three-time Frazier foe
1996-05-05Onetime butterfly-bee analogist
1996-04-09The Greatest
1996-03-16The Lion of God
1996-03-14Poetic pugilist
1996-02-15"Aladdin" prince
1996-01-27Foreman foe
1995-12-30True successor to the prophet, in Shiism
1995-12-23Thrilla in Manila fighter
1995-11-30She was Jenny in "Love Story"
1995-10-15"Rope-a-dope" boxer
1995-08-28Ryan's "Love Story" co-star
1995-08-07Poetic boxing champ
1995-07-09109 + 77
1995-06-29N.F.L. kicker ____ Haji-Sheikh
1995-05-11The Lion of God
1995-05-07"Prince _____" ("Aladdin" song)
1995-04-26Scheherazade hero
1995-04-25"Rumble in the Jungle" boxer
1995-04-20Rope-a-dope exponent
1995-04-16Woodcutter in a children's story
1995-02-16Three-time champ
1995-02-02Bard of boxing
1995-02-01"Aladdin" prince
1995-01-27Star of "The Greatest"
1994-11-07"Sting like a bee" champion
1994-09-25Clay today
1994-09-24Scheherazade hero
1994-08-27"The Lion of God"
1994-08-16Actress MacGraw
1994-07-03Boxing legend
1994-05-22Winner in Zaire, 10/30/74
1994-05-14Heavyweight poet
1994-04-10Benazir's father
1994-03-03"Thrilla in Manila" victor
1994-01-30Comeback victor of 1974
1994-01-02Champion crowned 10/30/74