ALI

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ALI is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for ALI in NYT Crossword from 1994.

This "ALI" answer was first appeared in "2 Jan 1994" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Champion crowned 10/30/74". It was authored by Brian G. Tyler. Recently, the "ALI" answer has been used for "5 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Actor Mahershala of “Moonlight”". It was authored by Nate Cardin. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hints: "Comedian Wong (9)", "“Aladdin” prince (13)", "“___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” (8)", "___ Baba (14)", "2001 biopic (6)", "Rope-a-dope boxer (9)", "Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star (7)", "The Greatest (9)", "“Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) (6)", "Actress MacGraw (6)". "ALI" appeared 474 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "ALI" word.

Date Grid Clue Author
5 Dec 2023 3D Actor Mahershala of “Moonlight” Nate Cardin
22 Nov 2023 9D Wepner’s 1975 opponent in the ring Will Pfadenhauer
7 Nov 2023 54A Boxer who received a Liberty Medal for being a “champion of freedom” Kevin Curry and Daniel Bodily
30 Oct 2023 9D “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Kenneth Cortes
22 Oct 2023 106A 2001 biopic starring Will Smith Robert Ryan
12 Sep 2023 24A Comedian Wong Ella Dershowitz
29 Aug 2023 38D Boxing family surname Michèle Govier
15 Aug 2023 27D Comedian Wong Malaika Handa
12 Aug 2023 30A Nickname that drops “son” Rachel Fabi and Christina Iverson
19 May 2023 41A Comedian Wong David Distenfeld
26 Mar 2023 6D Actor Mahershala David Karp
14 Mar 2023 2D “He died the most beloved person on the planet,” per Ken Burns Peter Gordon
12 Mar 2023 101A “Sportsman of the Century,” per Sports Illustrated David Tuffs
8 Feb 2023 5D Comedian Wong Chase Dittrich
18 Jan 2023 26A 23-Across, in boxing Lindsay McBride
11 Jan 2023 60D Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1974 (10 years after he first became world champion) Victor Barocas
5 Jan 2023 58A Stand-up comedian Wong Emily Carroll
31 Oct 2022 33A “Moonlight” actor Mahershala Emily Carroll
30 Oct 2022 28D Comedian Wong Addison Snell
9 Oct 2022 57D Boxer Laila Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau
19 Sep 2022 64A Thrilla in Manila boxer Leslie Young and Andrea Carla Michaels
2 Jul 2022 11D Tony-winning actress Stroker Evan Kalish
20 Jun 2022 48D Oscar winner Mahershala Christopher Youngs
25 May 2022 42A Comedian Wong Christopher Youngs
2 May 2022 21A Boxing family surname Erik Agard
16 Jan 2022 75D Slugger from Louisville Derrick Niederman
12 Dec 2021 6D Mahershala of “Moonlight” Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson
11 Dec 2021 6D Subject of David Remnick’s “King of the World” Hal Moore
22 Nov 2021 43A “Baby Cobra” comic Wong Stella Zawistowski
3 Nov 2021 54D Comedian Wong Dan Harris
12 Oct 2021 5D “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” boxer Conor Sefkow
6 Oct 2021 18A “Always Be My Maybe” actress Wong Jules Markey
19 Jul 2021 59D Boxer who floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee Stephanie Lesser
22 Jun 2021 8D 2001 Will Smith title role Matt Frederick
27 May 2021 40D Mahershala of “Green Book” Barbara Lin
3 May 2021 1D Mahershala of “Green Book” Ross Trudeau
28 Apr 2021 47A “The Louisville Lip” Hal Moore
12 Apr 2021 38D Heavyweight champ known as “The Greatest” Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
30 Mar 2021 48D Mahershala with two Oscars Alex Rosen and Brad Wilber
23 Mar 2021 63D Woman’s nickname that drops “-son” Dan Schoenholz
14 Mar 2021 5D Comedian Wong Jacob Stulberg
12 Mar 2021 55D ___ Krieger, U.S. women’s soccer star Peter Wentz
8 Feb 2021 48A Actor Mahershala Portia Lundie
31 Dec 2020 13A Oscar-winning actor for “Moonlight” and “Green Book” David J. Kahn
10 Dec 2020 8D Hometown hero of Louisville, Ky. Jack Murtagh
30 Oct 2020 4D Krieger of the U.S. women’s soccer team Trenton Charlson
22 Oct 2020 6D Oscar winner Mahershala Sid Sivakumar
4 Oct 2020 40A Wong of stand-up comedy Sam Ezersky
19 Jul 2020 66A Stand-up comic Wong Wyna Liu
29 Jun 2020 58D Ring master? Peter Gordon
24 Jun 2020 1D Subject of a Louisville museum Joe Deeney
3 May 2020 86A Academy Award winner for “Moonlight” and “Green Book” Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett Quigley
20 Apr 2020 44A Thrilla in Manila victor Lynn Lempel
11 Mar 2020 36D Actor Mahershala Erik Agard
9 Feb 2020 88D 🥊 🦋 🐝 Brian Kulman
29 Jan 2020 8D Comedian Wong Jeremy Newton
26 Jan 2020 109D Muslim-American icon Erik Agard
20 Jan 2020 35A ___ Baba, crier of “Open sesame!” Evan Kalish
15 Nov 2019 5D Mahershala of “Green Book” Debbie Ellerin
14 Nov 2019 3D “Aladdin” alter ego Alex Eaton-Salners
22 Oct 2019 26A ___ Baba Saul Pink
3 Sep 2019 23D Funny Wong Evan Kalish
1 Aug 2019 45A World champion athlete under two different names Patrick Merrell
22 Jul 2019 39A Athlete who said “Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer” Lynn Lempel
29 May 2019 44A Ring master Jules Markey
18 May 2019 38A Sports star who once declared “I am America” Andy Kravis and Erik Agard
4 May 2019 49D “Moonlight” Oscar winner Mark Diehl
24 Apr 2019 56D Ring figure Evan Mahnken
21 Apr 2019 27A Who once boasted “I’m so mean, I make medicine sick!” Grant Thackray
24 Mar 2019 44D Laila of the ring Trenton Charlson
12 Mar 2019 38D “Green Book” co-star Mahershala Jules Markey
18 Feb 2019 60D Rumble in the Jungle champ Leslie Rogers and Andrea Carla Michaels
16 Feb 2019 4D Subject of the 2004 autobiography “The Soul of a Butterfly” Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb
4 Feb 2019 2D “The Greatest” boxer Ali Gascoigne
30 Jan 2019 1A “Aladdin” prince Emily Carroll
24 Jan 2019 56A Clay, after conversion Stu Ockman
1 Jan 2019 62D Cable news host Velshi Gary Cee
24 Dec 2018 32D Mahershala ___, co-star of 2018’s “Green Book” Brendan Emmett Quigley
10 Dec 2018 2D “The Greatest” in the ring Alex Eylar
8 Dec 2018 22D “Moonlight” actor Trenton Charlson and David Steinberg
5 Dec 2018 42A Clay, after 1964 Alan Arbesfeld
12 Nov 2018 25A Self-proclaimed greatest boxer Kathy Bloomer
5 Nov 2018 36A Rope-a-dope boxer Roland Huget
13 Oct 2018 25A Women’s soccer star Krieger Kevin G. Der
9 Oct 2018 34A 2016 Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
8 Aug 2018 58D Who said “Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up” Andrew Kingsley
29 Jul 2018 69D Foe of Frazier Will Nediger
3 Jun 2018 83A He said “It’s not bragging if you can back it up” David J. Kahn
4 Apr 2018 44A ___ G, Sacha Baron Cohen character Weird Al Yankovic and Eric Berlin
3 Mar 2018 40A See 18-Across Damon Gulczynski
9 Feb 2018 31D Ayaan Hirsi ___, Somali-born advocate for women’s rights and religious freedom Brendan Emmett Quigley
24 Dec 2017 102A Mahershala ___, Oscar winner for “Moonlight” Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
4 Dec 2017 4D Three-time Frazier foe Alan Arbesfeld
7 Nov 2017 61A Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Da ___ G Show” Greg Poulos
5 Oct 2017 23A Foreman foe Alan Arbesfeld
7 Jul 2017 6D Mahershala ___, Best Supporting Actor for 17-Across Andy Kravis
2 Jul 2017 108A 1977 Warhol subject Patrick Blindauer
12 Jun 2017 58D “Aladdin” prince Dan Margolis
25 May 2017 56D “Moonlight” star Mahershala Erik Agard
5 May 2017 6D Who said “I’m so mean I make medicine sick” Patrick Berry
22 Mar 2017 53A Laila of the ring Jeffrey Wechsler
9 Mar 2017 33A He said “If you even dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize” Jeremy Newton
7 Mar 2017 33D “___ Baba and the Forty Thieves” Freddie Cheng
3 Mar 2017 54D “The Greatest” Patrick Berry
19 Dec 2016 8D Boxer known as “The Greatest” Jason Mueller
19 Nov 2016 40D Loser of the Drama in Bahama Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
31 Oct 2016 34D With 27-Down, foe of the Forty Thieves Peter A. Collins
16 Oct 2016 71D “Da ___ G Show” Tom McCoy
5 Sep 2016 31D Late, great boxing champ Tracy Gray
8 Aug 2016 53D “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo
5 Jul 2016 42A Late boxing great Jules Markey
3 Jul 2016 31A Who said “If you even dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize” Samuel A. Donaldson
28 Jun 2016 65A Rumble in the Jungle participant Alex Vratsanos
1 Jun 2016 56D Boxing’s “Louisville Lip” Wren Schultz
29 May 2016 5D U.S. women’s soccer star Krieger Kevin G. Der
4 May 2016 6D Muhammad’s successor, to Shiites Jacob Stulberg
27 Mar 2016 89D Ring master Patrick Blindauer
3 Mar 2016 19A Son-in-law of Muhammad Andrew Zhou
22 Feb 2016 16A “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Ed Sessa
21 Feb 2016 10D Fight of the Century loser Patrick Berry
12 Feb 2016 36A Subject of a museum in Louisville, Ky. Brandon Hensley
8 Feb 2016 47D Boxer Muhammad Paolo Pasco
6 Feb 2016 20A So-called “Commander of the Faithful” David Steinberg
25 Dec 2015 57A Ayaan Hirsi ___, author of “Infidel” Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen
24 Dec 2015 21A Noted American follower of 20-Across Derek Bowman
25 Nov 2015 58D “Aladdin” prince Duncan Kimmel and Clara Williamson
24 Nov 2015 36A Who said “It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am” Gary Cee
22 Nov 2015 42A Actress Larter of “Heroes” Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen
3 Nov 2015 61A U.S. women’s soccer star Krieger Brendan Emmett Quigley and Joel Fagliano
17 Oct 2015 51D Winning party in Clay v. United States Timothy Polin
5 Oct 2015 47A Three-time foe for Frazier Mike Buckley
17 Aug 2015 35A “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” boxer Andrea Carla Michaels
15 Jul 2015 7D Iraq’s Mosque of ___ (pilgrimage site) Bruce Haight
12 Jul 2015 35A “Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) Patrick Berry
18 May 2015 5D “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Gene Newman
8 May 2015 11D “The Greatest: My Own Story” author Ian Livengood
5 May 2015 41A 2001 Will Smith title role Michael Blake and Andrea Carla Michaels
20 Apr 2015 22D ___ Baba Tom McCoy
15 Apr 2015 6D Iran’s Ayatollah ___ Khamenei Joel Fagliano
31 Mar 2015 57A Gold medalist of 1960, under a previous name Gary Cee
29 Mar 2015 9D Will Smith biopic Alan Arbesfeld
1 Mar 2015 128A Figure in a Sunni/Shia dispute Finn Vigeland
26 Oct 2014 14A Opponent of 14-Down, in sports Caleb Emmons
29 Sep 2014 4D Foreman opponent Eric Sydney Phillips
19 Aug 2014 4D 2001 Will Smith biopic Sam Buchbinder
17 Aug 2014 3D Iraq’s Imam ___ Air Base Caleb Madison
5 Aug 2014 31A Ring king, once Lynn Lempel
7 Jul 2014 3D Louisville’s Muhammad ___ Center Lynn Lempel
23 Jun 2014 64A ___ G (Sacha Baron Cohen persona) Brendan Emmett Quigley
17 Jun 2014 68A Arabic name meaning “high” Zhouqin Burnikel
16 Jun 2014 57A Boxer played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic Bruce Haight
19 May 2014 7D Boxer known as “The Greatest” Michael Hawkins
13 Apr 2014 19D “Aladdin” prince Dan Schoenholz
9 Apr 2014 20A Will Smith biopic John E. Bennett
28 Mar 2014 31A Iran’s Ayatollah ___ Khamenei David J. Kahn
14 Mar 2014 58A He proclaimed “I shook up the world” Alan Olschwang
6 Mar 2014 2D Athlete with the autobiography “The Soul of a Butterfly” Daniel Raymon
17 Feb 2014 54A Spinks foe David Gray
9 Feb 2014 54A The People’s Champion Charles M. Deber
23 Jan 2014 64A Thrilla in Manila participant Michael Hawkins
15 Dec 2013 44D 1974 Fassbinder film subtitled “Fear Eats the Soul” Jeff Chen
24 Nov 2013 111D Rope-a-dope boxer Gary Cee
16 Sep 2013 6D Boxer Muhammad Ed Sessa
20 Aug 2013 13D Ring king Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo
13 Aug 2013 38D Who said “It’s not bragging if you can back it up” Joel Fagliano
28 Jun 2013 25A Noted press conference rhymer Ian Livengood and Brad Wilber
26 Jun 2013 18D Iran’s ___ Khamenei David Steinberg (16) and Bernice Gordon (99)
24 Jun 2013 22A Boxer who floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee Robert Seminara
5 May 2013 116A Subject of the 1998 biography “King of the World” Alan Arbesfeld
23 Apr 2013 64D “Aladdin” prince Severin T. Nelson
10 Apr 2013 63A 2001 Will Smith biopic Julian Lim
5 Feb 2013 10D Frazier foe Robert A. Doll
18 Jan 2013 22D “The Soul of a Butterfly” autobiographer Tim Croce
31 Dec 2012 2D Muhammad ___ Jeffrey Harris
19 Dec 2012 16A Spinks’s opponent in two title fights Mike Buckley
15 Dec 2012 16A Onetime giant in decking Will Nediger
12 Dec 2012 58A Louisville’s Muhammad ___ Center Peter A. Collins
11 Nov 2012 104D “Lawrence of Arabia” role Elizabeth C. Gorski
16 Oct 2012 66A Alcindor : Abdul-Jabbar :: Clay : ___ Bill Thompson
10 Sep 2012 66A “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” boxer Andrea Carla Michaels
3 Sep 2012 60D Boxer called “The Greatest” C. W. Stewart
28 Jul 2012 56D Fourth caliph in Sunni Islam Victor Fleming and Sam Ezersky
12 Jun 2012 63A Ring leader? Peter A. Collins
6 Jun 2012 9D Successor of Muhammad, to Shiites Gary Cee
22 May 2012 14D Clay, after a transformation? Kyle T. Dolan
1 Mar 2012 24A ___ Shuffle (boxing move) Steven E. Atwood
10 Jan 2012 6D Rumble in the Jungle winner Gary Cee
1 Jan 2012 43D Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Century Patrick Berry
15 Nov 2011 66A Will Smith title role Gareth Bain
5 Nov 2011 32D KO connection maker Kurt Mueller
12 Oct 2011 4D Boxer with an allegiance to 16-Across Gary Cee
6 Oct 2011 14A Foreman fighter Alan Arbesfeld
4 Oct 2011 60D “Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) Dan Feyer
27 Sep 2011 3D Noted 1964 convert to Islam Peter A. Collins
31 Aug 2011 8D Thrilla in Manila winner Peter A. Collins
23 Aug 2011 23A Cousin of Muhammad Michael Farabaugh
15 Aug 2011 51A “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Stan Newman
25 Jul 2011 41A Heavyweight champ after Liston Nina Rulon-Miller
29 Jun 2011 20A Yemeni leader ___ Abdullah Saleh Tony Orbach
21 Jun 2011 23A “Aladdin” prince Kelsey Boes
8 May 2011 81A HBO’s ___ G Daniel A. Finan
14 Apr 2011 60D Clay, transformed Pete Muller
6 Mar 2011 14D Noted Cosell interviewee David Levinson Wilk
26 Jan 2011 46A “Aladdin” prince David Murchie
4 Jan 2011 55D Induction-refusing boxing champ David Hanson
26 Dec 2010 45A Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star Darin McDaniel
13 Oct 2010 56A Muslim convert in 1964 news Alan Arbesfeld
3 Sep 2010 21A Fassbinder film “___: Fear Eats the Soul” John Farmer
1 Aug 2010 9D “Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) Brendan Emmett Quigley
21 Jul 2010 9D The Greatest Oliver Hill
12 Jul 2010 10D Muhammad ___, opponent of 53-Down Freddie Cheng
23 Jun 2010 41A Actress Larter of “Heroes” Alex Boisvert
7 Jun 2010 61A Rope-a-dope boxer Lynn Lempel
22 May 2010 11D Pakistani president Asif ___ Zardari Will Nediger
17 May 2010 21A “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Jay Kaskel
18 Apr 2010 93A Fighter with a shuffle Randolph Ross
31 Mar 2010 20A Louisville sports icon Chuck Deodene
21 Mar 2010 120D Lighter of the Olympic flame in Atlanta Adam Fromm
11 Mar 2010 38D “When We Were Kings” subject John Farmer
3 Mar 2010 17A Tatyana of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” Peter A. Collins
28 Feb 2010 83D 2001 biopic Yaakov Bendavid
27 Feb 2010 19A Subject of the biography “King of the World” Patrick John Duggan
22 Jan 2010 53A Big name in flooring? Natan Last
30 Dec 2009 52A Rubina ___ of “Slumdog Millionaire” Adam Cohen
13 Dec 2009 116D 2001 biopic Mike Shenk
8 Dec 2009 67A Actress MacGraw Joe Krozel
29 Nov 2009 83A Iranian supreme leader ___ Khamenei Will Nediger
22 Nov 2009 2D Larter of “Heroes” Patrick Merrell
16 Nov 2009 60A Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Century James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
17 Sep 2009 56D World champion of 1964-67, 1974-78 and 1978-79 Arthur Schulman
12 Aug 2009 20D 1960 Olympics boxing gold medalist Peter A. Collins & Joe Krozel
30 Jul 2009 13D Iranian supreme leader ___ Khamenei Ashish Vengsarkar
27 Jul 2009 60D Rope-a-dope boxer Allan E. Parrish
21 Jul 2009 51A “Aladdin” hero Donna S. Levin
12 Jul 2009 45D Foreman foe Alan Arbesfeld
27 Jun 2009 55D BBC’s Sports Personality of the Century Trip Payne
27 May 2009 63A Sacha Baron Cohen character ___ G Corey Rubin
20 Apr 2009 50A “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Randall J. Hartman
8 Apr 2009 38A The Greatest Joey Weissbrot
1 Apr 2009 11D Clay, today Ed Stein and Paula Gamache
18 Feb 2009 46A Noted convert to Islam in 1964 Susan Gelfand
11 Feb 2009 65A Rumble in the Jungle victor Richard Silvestri
6 Jan 2009 8D Boxer Laila John Greenman
14 Dec 2008 62A “Heroes” actress Larter Trip Payne
3 Dec 2008 16A Title role about a titleholder Michael Blake
20 Nov 2008 7D Noted ring leader Pete Muller
19 Nov 2008 34D Clay, after a while Peter A. Collins
12 Nov 2008 8D Thrilla in Manila participant Peter A. Collins
4 Nov 2008 5D ___ Baba Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
1 Nov 2008 28A Onetime ring master Donald K. Willing
26 Oct 2008 85A First Shia imam Daniel C. Bryant
21 Oct 2008 2D Remodeled Clay? Randall J. Hartman
15 Oct 2008 59D The Fight of the Century fighter Kevin G. Der
27 Jul 2008 43D Son-in-law of Muhammad Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot
15 Jun 2008 63D Clay, by another name Jeremy Newton
27 May 2008 35A Title role for Will Smith Adam G. Perl
21 Feb 2008 35A HBO’s “Da ___ G Show” Peter A. Collins
12 Feb 2008 41D Boxer Laila Deb Amlen
25 Dec 2007 22D Thrilla in Manila boxer Nancy Salomon
16 Dec 2007 5D Laila who dances in and out of the ring David J. Kahn and Steve Kahn
9 Dec 2007 55A “Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) Patrick Blindauer
30 Oct 2007 25A “Sting like a bee” athlete Gary Steinmehl
20 Oct 2007 24A “Infidel” author Ayaan Hirsi ___ Patrick Berry
29 Sep 2007 58D Figure in the Sunni/Shia split Robert H. Wolfe
3 Sep 2007 57D “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” boxer Sarah Keller
19 Aug 2007 53A First Shia imam Elizabeth C. Gorski
19 Jul 2007 51A Kentucky’s Athlete of the Century David J. Kahn
1 Jun 2007 27A He came out of retirement in 1980 David Quarfoot and Katy Swalwell
22 May 2007 56D “The Greatest” Roger Wolff
4 May 2007 22A “Mârouf” baritone Manny Nosowsky
13 Mar 2007 39A Will Smith biopic, 2001 Holden Baker
13 Feb 2007 56A “Rope-a-dope” boxer Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
28 Dec 2006 37A Zulfikar ___ Bhutto, 1970’s Pakistani leader Ed Early
18 Oct 2006 49D Boxer Laila John Farmer
20 Aug 2006 13D Iran’s Ayatollah ___ Khamenei Richard Silvestri
18 Jul 2006 41D Oscar-nominated Will Smith role Kevan Choset
1 Jul 2006 27A He said “Champions aren’t made in gyms” Jim Page
21 Jun 2006 39A 2001 Will Smith biopic Barry C. Silk
9 May 2006 2D Ring master? Patrick Blindauer
23 Feb 2006 63A Three-time Frazier opponent Todd McClary
23 Jan 2006 52A Thrilla in Manila victor Mark T. Milhet
3 Jan 2006 60D ___ Baba Lynn Lempel
19 Dec 2005 10D He KO’d Foreman in ’74 Richard Hughes
18 Dec 2005 31A Cousin of Muhammad Ethan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
4 Dec 2005 141A Louisville museum subject Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper
24 Oct 2005 41D He could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” Lynn Lempel
1 Sep 2005 32D Ayatollah ___ Khamenei Kevan Choset
28 Aug 2005 38A Seventh-century Arab caliph Nancy Nicholson Joline
17 Aug 2005 29D Self-proclaimed “Greatest” Kyle Mahowald
7 Aug 2005 82A Iranian ayatollah Sayyed ___ Khamenei Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
21 Jun 2005 4D MacGraw of “The Getaway” Nancy Kavanaugh
4 Jun 2005 56D Quarry quasher of 1970 Byron Walden
23 May 2005 59A ___ Baba Robert Dillman
19 May 2005 5D Lord of the ring, once Barbara Olson
3 May 2005 65D Will Smith title role Gary Steinmehl
13 Feb 2005 120D With 14-Across, a famous “cave man” Daniel C. Bryant
2 Feb 2005 40A Ring master? Richard Leva and Nancy Salomon
18 Jan 2005 61A ___ Baba Richard Chisholm
15 Dec 2004 49D Will Smith title role Zach Jesse
2 Nov 2004 26A Clay, after 1964 Patrick Merrell
25 Oct 2004 34A “___ Baba and the 40 Thieves” Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
17 Oct 2004 79A A caliph of Islam Manny Nosowsky
11 Aug 2004 61D Clay, now Alan Arbesfeld
9 Aug 2004 45A Rope-a-dope boxer M. Francis Vuolo
4 Aug 2004 32A The Louisville Lip Raymond Hamel
15 Jul 2004 38D 2001 biopic Roy Leban
29 Jun 2004 4D 2001 role for Will Smith Jim Hyres
9 May 2004 36D Tomb of ___, in Najaf, Iraq Charles M. Deber
28 Mar 2004 119A He put people on the ropes David J. Kahn
25 Mar 2004 27D Tatyana of “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O’Donnell
29 Feb 2004 8D 2001 biopic Patrick Merrell
24 Feb 2004 34D Frazier foe Alan Arbesfeld
17 Feb 2004 10D Poetry-spouting pugilist Bob Frank and Nancy Salomon
2 Dec 2003 54A Will Smith biopic Harvey Estes
28 Oct 2003 31A ___ Baba Brendan Emmett Quigley
7 Sep 2003 119A Thrilla in Manila participant Alan Arbesfeld
27 Jul 2003 112A “Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) Michael Grudzielanek
12 May 2003 17A Subject of the biography “Float Like a Butterfly” Sarah Keller
6 May 2003 46D Actress MacGraw Karen M. Tracey
4 May 2003 82A “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” co-star Tatyana ___ Tyler Hinman
25 Apr 2003 17A Iraq’s Imam ___ Mosque Randolph Ross
23 Mar 2003 34D 2001 biopic Con Pederson
10 Mar 2003 23D Foreman KO’er, 1974 Gail Grabowski
26 Dec 2002 60A Will Smith title role Cathy Millhauser
27 Oct 2002 16D 2001 Will Smith role Nancy Nicholson Joline
30 Sep 2002 24A Thrilla in Manila boxer Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
27 Aug 2002 57A Champ who could “sting like a bee” Denise M. Neuendorf
12 Jul 2002 58D Noted knocker-outer Bob Peoples
22 Jun 2002 39D His won-lost record was 56-5 Rich Norris
15 Jun 2002 49A 2001 biopic Trip Payne
26 Mar 2002 2D Thrilla in Manila boxer Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
4 Mar 2002 27A Remodeled Clay? Randall J. Hartman
2 Mar 2002 39A Berbick beat him in 1981 Jim Page
24 Jan 2002 58A Actress/singer Tatyana ___ Brendan Emmett Quigley
23 Jan 2002 53A 2001 Will Smith title role Alan Arbesfeld
7 Jan 2002 7D Rope-a-dope boxer Peter Gordon
1 Jan 2002 39D Biopic starring Will Smith Manny Nosowsky
30 Oct 2001 58A Foreman KO’er Barbara Olson
25 Sep 2001 46D MacGraw of “Love Story” A. J. Santora
16 Sep 2001 66A ___ Baba Bill Zais
10 Sep 2001 45D Longtime ring champ Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
15 Aug 2001 24D Clay, today Karen Young Bonin
25 Jul 2001 43D The Lion of God Richard Hughes
16 Jul 2001 35A Boxer Laila ___ Peter Gordon
8 Jul 2001 34D Pugilist poet Michael S. Maurer
19 Jun 2001 24A Clay, now Tyler Hinman
16 Jun 2001 58A Clay, eventually Dana Motley
2 Jun 2001 39A Former ring leader Jim Page
21 May 2001 42D Muhammad ___ Joan Yanofsky
13 May 2001 52A Son-in-law of Muhammad Nancy Nicholson Joline
29 Apr 2001 104D Comeback maker of 10/30/74 Elizabeth C. Gorski
10 Apr 2001 21D “When We Were Kings” subject Kevin McCann
9 Apr 2001 28D ___ Baba Mel and Peggy Rosen
7 Apr 2001 47D 1996 Olympic torch lighter Trip Payne
29 Mar 2001 45A Clay, after transformation William I. Johnston
14 Mar 2001 8D Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star Greg Staples
14 Feb 2001 9D “Aladdin” prince Robert Dillman
16 Jan 2001 26D The Greatest Peter Gordon
19 Dec 2000 33A He floated “like a butterfly” Fred Piscop
5 Dec 2000 39D Bard of boxing Alan Arbesfeld
30 Oct 2000 52D Ring king Gregory E. Paul
11 Oct 2000 40A Foreman’s superior Greg Staples
4 Oct 2000 58D Ring master? Adam Cohen
1 Oct 2000 138D Role in Rabaud’s “Mârouf” Nancy Nicholson Joline
30 Jul 2000 78A Torch lighter at the 1996 Olympics Randolph Ross
18 Jul 2000 9D Actress MacGraw Richard Silvestri
4 Jul 2000 35A Noted 1964 convert to Islam Tyler Hinman
8 Jun 2000 47A ___ Hakim (“Oklahoma!” character) Mark Diehl
20 Apr 2000 13A “Mârouf” baritone Nelson Hardy
28 Mar 2000 61D ___ Baba Fred Piscop
4 Mar 2000 19A “The Martyrdom of ___” (Muslim classic) Rich Norris
28 Feb 2000 45A ___ Baba Jerry E. Rosman
14 Feb 2000 63D Boxer Muhammad Nancy Kavanaugh
2 Feb 2000 57A 1996 Olympic torch lighter Richard Chisholm
1 Feb 2000 23D Rope-a-dope boxer A. J. Santora
30 Jan 2000 8D Pop singer Tatyana Peter Gordon
10 Jan 2000 22A ___ Baba John Greenman
1 Dec 1999 38A Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon
25 Nov 1999 9D Champ of 10/30/74 David J. Kahn
19 Oct 1999 3D “Aladdin” prince Fred Piscop
18 Oct 1999 29D MacGraw of “Love Story” Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
15 Oct 1999 60A Foreman’s superior Mark Diehl
12 Sep 1999 37D Sports Illustrated’s 1974 Sportsman of the Year Nancy Scandrett Ross
29 Aug 1999 51A “Aladdin” prince Lou and Fran Sabin
10 Aug 1999 52A Thrilla in Manila participant Brendan Emmett Quigley
11 Jul 1999 60D 7th-century Arab caliph Nancy Salomon
2 Jul 1999 11D “When We Were Kings” profilee Randolph Ross
27 Jun 1999 64D Successor to the Prophet, in Islam Robert Malinow
24 Jun 1999 21A He KO’d Foreman Jim Page
13 Jun 1999 4D Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star Rich Norris
3 May 1999 36A ___ Baba Nancy Kavanaugh
4 Apr 1999 13D Fatima’s husband Richard Silvestri
22 Dec 1998 37A Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star Adam Cohen
14 Dec 1998 44A Muhammad ___ Randy Sowell
17 Nov 1998 51A The Greatest Arthur S. Verdesca
13 Oct 1998 8D The Greatest Nancy Salomon
30 Sep 1998 61A “Mârouf” baritone Fran and Lou Sabin
28 Sep 1998 25A Muhammad ___ Robert Dillman
21 Sep 1998 13D ___ Baba Matthew Lees
11 Aug 1998 12D He stung like a bee Randall J. Hartman
29 Jul 1998 23A Actress MacGraw Elizabeth C. Gorski
26 Jul 1998 118A Fatima’s spouse Richard Silvestri
27 Jun 1998 34A Husband of Fatima Alan Jay Weiss
8 Jun 1998 12D He K.O.’d Foreman 10/30/74 Mark Danna
7 Jun 1998 9D Frazier foe Randolph Ross
28 May 1998 55A Ring king Patrick Jordan
19 May 1998 18A Sports Illustrated’s 1974 Sportsman of the Year William S. Cotter
17 Apr 1998 23A “The Martyrdom of ___” (classic Muslim work) Matt Gaffney
14 Apr 1998 60D “Aladdin” prince Diane C. Baldwin
5 Apr 1998 86A Clay, now David J. Kahn
24 Mar 1998 16A The self-proclaimed “Greatest” Fred Piscop
11 Mar 1998 49A Winner of 10/30/74 Bette Sue Cohen
12 Feb 1998 47A Poetic pugilist Richard Silvestri
7 Dec 1997 11D Subject of a 1996 Oscar-winning documentary Randolph Ross
4 Dec 1997 11D “When We Were Kings” subject Eileen Lexau
23 Nov 1997 124A The Lion of God Christopher Hurt and Derek Tague
16 Nov 1997 110D Loser to Norton, 1973 Frank Longo
5 Oct 1997 72A Champ of 10/30/74 Derrick Niederman
26 Sep 1997 4D The People’s Champ Chuck Deodene
30 Jul 1997 8D Foreman’s superior John D. Leavy
15 Jul 1997 29A Spinks defeater, 1978 Frank Longo
2 Jul 1997 1A Sports Illustrated’s 1974 Sportsman of the Year Richard Hughes
24 Jun 1997 2D Actress MacGraw Stephanie Spadaccini
18 Jun 1997 21D 1996 Olympic torch lighter Stanley B. Whitten
20 May 1997 42A Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star Elizabeth C. Gorski
6 May 1997 43D “The Greatest” Brendan Emmett Quigley
28 Apr 1997 66D Rhyming boxing champ Peter Gordon
11 Mar 1997 41D He KO’d Quarry, 10/26/70 Alan Arbesfeld
2 Mar 1997 104D Former ring king Harvey Estes
6 Feb 1997 14A Longtime Frazier foe D. J. Kahn
21 Jan 1997 41A Rope-a-dope exponent T. W. Schier
8 Jan 1997 41D Champion of 10/30/74 J. D. Leavy
5 Jan 1997 30A “1,001 Arabian Nights” hero W. R. Williams
2 Jan 1997 13A Baritone in Rabaud’s “Marouf” M. Gaffney
27 Nov 1996 61A One called “The Lion of God” R. Hughes
22 Nov 1996 59D She was Jenny in “Love Story” A. K. Justin
10 Aug 1996 62D Richard’s “Goodbye, Columbus” co-star R. Norris
29 Jul 1996 12D Three-time Frazier foe F. Piscop
5 May 1996 55A Onetime butterfly-bee analogist D. J. Kahn
9 Apr 1996 14A The Greatest M. E. Skolsky
16 Mar 1996 26A The Lion of God G. R. Ferguson
14 Mar 1996 63A Poetic pugilist R. Silvestri
15 Feb 1996 42A “Aladdin” prince Matt Gaffney
27 Jan 1996 41A Foreman foe R. Norris
30 Dec 1995 51A True successor to the prophet, in Shiism Joe DiPietro
23 Dec 1995 25D Thrilla in Manila fighter Manny Nosowsky
30 Nov 1995 32A She was Jenny in “Love Story” Susan Smith
15 Oct 1995 9D “Rope-a-dope” boxer Mel Rosen
28 Aug 1995 45A Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star Elizabeth C. Gorski
7 Aug 1995 7D Poetic boxing champ Sidney L. Robbins
9 Jul 1995 5D 109 + 77 Nancy Nicholson Joline
29 Jun 1995 35D N.F.L. kicker ___ Haji-Sheikh Matt Gaffney
11 May 1995 23D The Lion of God Wayne Robert Williams
7 May 1995 129A “Prince ___” (“Aladdin” song) Bob Klahn
26 Apr 1995 44D Scheherazade hero Wayne Robert Williams
25 Apr 1995 32A “Rumble in the Jungle” boxer Gregory E. Paul
20 Apr 1995 16A Rope-a-dope exponent Raymond Hamel
16 Apr 1995 91A Woodcutter in a children’s story Matt Gaffney
16 Feb 1995 24D Three-time champ Christopher Hurt
2 Feb 1995 50D Bard of boxing Bob and Sharon Klahn
1 Feb 1995 3D “Aladdin” prince Chet Currier
27 Jan 1995 21D Star of “The Greatest” Chuck Deodene
7 Nov 1994 38A “Sting like a bee” champion Randall J. Hartman
25 Sep 1994 86D Clay today Nancy Nicholson Joline
24 Sep 1994 55A Scheherazade hero Manny Nosowsky
27 Aug 1994 57D “The Lion of God” Joy L. Wouk
16 Aug 1994 14A Actress MacGraw Wayne Robert Williams
3 Jul 1994 54A Boxing legend A.J. Santora
22 May 1994 26A Winner in Zaire, 10/30/74 Randolph Ross
14 May 1994 10D Heavyweight poet Rand H. Burns
10 Apr 1994 2D Benazir’s father Trip Payne
3 Mar 1994 2D “Thrilla in Manila” victor Richard Silvestri
30 Jan 1994 35A Comeback victor of 1974 Alex K. Justin
2 Jan 1994 91D Champion crowned 10/30/74 Brian G. Tyler

Here you get ALI answered all clues with dates, Grid, and Author info. If ALI will be used in a new NYT Crossword, that will be updated here.

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