LAILA is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for LAILA in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "LAILA" answer was first appeared in "30 Apr 2008" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Daughter of Muhammad Ali". It was authored by Henry Hook / Will Shortz. Recently, the "LAILA" answer has been used for "19 Dec 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Boxer Ali whose first name contains only the letters in “Ali”". It was authored by Seth Weitberg. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "Boxer Ali". "LAILA" appeared 20 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "LAILA" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2023 | 51D | Boxer Ali whose first name contains only the letters in “Ali” | Seth Weitberg |
| 27 Aug 2023 | 67D | Ali who retired undefeated | Rich Katz |
| 23 Jan 2022 | 77A | One of the boxing Alis | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger / Will Shortz |
| 18 Apr 2021 | 108A | Boxer Ali | Johan Vass / Will Shortz |
| 4 Mar 2021 | 42A | Retired pugilist Ali | Blake Slonecker / Will Shortz |
| 16 Aug 2020 | 84D | Boxer Ali | Francis Heaney / Will Shortz |
| 7 Apr 2020 | 15A | Boxer Ali | Trent H. Evans / Will Shortz |
| 23 Jan 2020 | 49A | Ali who retired undefeated | Barbara Lin / Will Shortz |
| 29 Dec 2019 | 98D | Boxer Ali | Andrew Chaikin / Will Shortz |
| 26 Jun 2018 | 28D | Ali with a perfect 24-0 record | Zhouqin Burnikel / Will Shortz |
| 21 Mar 2018 | 26D | “The Greatest” daughter? | Laura Braunstein / Will Shortz |
| 12 Oct 2016 | 34A | Boxer Ali | Jeff Chen / Will Shortz |
| 25 Feb 2015 | 22D | Boxer Ali | Michael Shteyman / Will Shortz |
| 18 Mar 2012 | 110A | Boxer Ali | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden / Will Shortz |
| 3 Jan 2012 | 19A | Muhammad Ali’s boxing daughter | Allan E. Parrish / Will Shortz |
| 6 Nov 2011 | 41D | One of the Alis | Elizabeth C. Gorski / Will Shortz |
| 22 Sep 2011 | 45D | Boxer Ali | Jeff Dubner / Will Shortz |
| 2 Jun 2010 | 40A | Boxer Ali | Adam Cohen / Will Shortz |
| 25 Feb 2009 | 49A | Muhammad’s pugilistic daughter | Kelly Browder / Will Shortz |
| 30 Apr 2008 | 23A | Daughter of Muhammad Ali | Henry Hook / Will Shortz |
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