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Definitions for word ALI

The following 245 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Monday, November 16, 200960ASports Illustrated's Sportsman of the CenturyJames Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
Thursday, September 17, 200956DWorld champion of 1964-67, 1974-78 and 1978-79Arthur Schulman
Wednesday, August 12, 200920D1960 Olympics boxing gold medalistPeter A. Collins & Joe Krozel
Thursday, July 30, 200913DIranian supreme leader ___ KhameneiAshish Vengsarkar
Monday, July 27, 200960DRope-a-dope boxerAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, July 21, 200951A"Aladdin" heroDonna S. Levin
Sunday, July 12, 200945DForeman foeAlan Arbesfeld
Saturday, June 27, 200955DBBC's Sports Personality of the CenturyTrip Payne
Wednesday, May 27, 200963ASacha Baron Cohen character ___ GCorey Rubin
Monday, April 20, 200950A"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"Randall J. Hartman
Wednesday, April 08, 200938AThe GreatestJoey Weissbrot
Wednesday, April 01, 200911DClay, todayEd Stein and Paula Gamache
Wednesday, February 18, 200946ANoted convert to Islam in 1964Susan Gelfand
Wednesday, February 11, 200965ARumble in the Jungle victorRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, January 06, 20098DBoxer LailaJohn Greenman
Sunday, December 14, 200862A"Heroes" actress LarterTrip Payne
Wednesday, December 03, 200816ATitle role about a titleholderMichael Blake
Thursday, November 20, 20087DNoted ring leaderPete Muller
Wednesday, November 19, 200834DClay, after a whilePeter A. Collins
Wednesday, November 12, 20088DThrilla in Manila participantPeter A. Collins
Tuesday, November 04, 20085D___ BabaPeter A. Collins and Joe Krozel
Sunday, October 26, 200885AFirst Shia imamDaniel C. Bryant
Tuesday, October 21, 20082DRemodeled Clay?Randall J. Hartman
Wednesday, October 15, 200859DThe Fight of the Century fighterKevin G. Der
Sunday, July 27, 200843DSon-in-law of MuhammadMike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot
Sunday, June 15, 200863DClay, by another nameJeremy Newton
Tuesday, May 27, 200835ATitle role for Will SmithAdam G. Perl
Thursday, February 21, 200835AHBO's "Da ___ G Show"Peter A. Collins
Tuesday, February 12, 200841DBoxer LailaDeb Amlen
Tuesday, December 25, 200722DThrilla in Manila boxerNancy Salomon
Sunday, December 16, 20075DLaila who dances in and out of the ringDavid J. Kahn and Steve Kahn
Sunday, December 09, 200755A"Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)Patrick Blindauer
Tuesday, October 30, 200725A"Sting like a bee" athleteGary Steinmehl
Saturday, October 20, 200724A"Infidel" author Ayaan Hirsi ___Patrick Berry
Saturday, September 29, 200758DFigure in the Sunni/Shia splitRobert H. Wolfe
Monday, September 03, 200757D"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" boxerSarah Keller
Sunday, August 19, 200753AFirst Shia imamElizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, July 19, 200751AKentucky's Athlete of the CenturyDavid J. Kahn
Friday, June 01, 200727AHe came out of retirement in 1980David Quarfoot and Katy Swalwell
Tuesday, May 22, 200756D"The Greatest"Roger Wolff
Friday, May 04, 200722A"Mârouf" baritoneManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, March 13, 200739AWill Smith biopic, 2001Holden Baker
Tuesday, February 13, 200756A"Rope-a-dope" boxerNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thursday, December 28, 200637AZulfikar ___ Bhutto, 1970's Pakistani leaderEd Early
Wednesday, October 18, 200649DBoxer LailaJohn Farmer
Sunday, August 20, 200613DIran's Ayatollah ___ KhameneiRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, July 18, 200641DOscar-nominated Will Smith roleKevan Choset
Saturday, July 01, 200627AHe said "Champions aren't made in gyms"Jim Page
Wednesday, June 21, 200639A2001 Will Smith biopicBarry C. Silk
Tuesday, May 09, 20062DRing master?Patrick Blindauer
Thursday, February 23, 200663AThree-time Frazier opponentTodd McClary
Monday, January 23, 200652AThrilla in Manila victorMark T. Milhet
Tuesday, January 03, 200660D___ BabaLynn Lempel
Monday, December 19, 200510DHe KO'd Foreman in '74Richard Hughes
Sunday, December 18, 200531ACousin of MuhammadEthan Cooper and Michael Shteyman
Sunday, December 04, 2005141ALouisville museum subjectEric Berlin and Craig Kasper
Monday, October 24, 200541DHe could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"Lynn Lempel
Thursday, September 01, 200532DAyatollah ___ KhameneiKevan Choset
Sunday, August 28, 200538ASeventh-century Arab caliphNancy Nicholson Joline
Wednesday, August 17, 200529DSelf-proclaimed "Greatest"Kyle Mahowald
Sunday, August 07, 200582AIranian ayatollah Sayyed ___ KhameneiLee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, June 21, 20054DMacGraw of "The Getaway"Nancy Kavanaugh
Saturday, June 04, 200556DQuarry quasher of 1970Byron Walden
Monday, May 23, 200559A___ BabaRobert Dillman
Thursday, May 19, 20055DLord of the ring, onceBarbara Olson
Tuesday, May 03, 200565DWill Smith title roleGary Steinmehl
Sunday, February 13, 2005120DWith 14-Across, a famous "cave man"Daniel C. Bryant
Wednesday, February 02, 200540ARing master?Richard Leva and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, January 18, 200561A___ BabaRichard Chisholm
Wednesday, December 15, 200449DWill Smith title roleZach Jesse
Tuesday, November 02, 200426AClay, after 1964Patrick Merrell
Monday, October 25, 200434A"___ Baba and the 40 Thieves"Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
Sunday, October 17, 200479AA caliph of IslamManny Nosowsky
Wednesday, August 11, 200461DClay, nowAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, August 09, 200445ARope-a-dope boxerM. Francis Vuolo
Wednesday, August 04, 200432AThe Louisville LipRaymond Hamel
Thursday, July 15, 200438D2001 biopicRoy Leban
Tuesday, June 29, 20044D2001 role for Will SmithJim Hyres
Sunday, May 09, 200436DTomb of ___, in Najaf, IraqCharles M. Deber
Sunday, March 28, 2004119AHe put people on the ropesDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, March 25, 200427DTatyana of "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"David Liben-Nowell and Ryan O'Donnell
Sunday, February 29, 20048D2001 biopicPatrick Merrell
Tuesday, February 24, 200434DFrazier foeAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, February 17, 200410DPoetry-spouting pugilistBob Frank and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, December 02, 200354AWill Smith biopicHarvey Estes
Tuesday, October 28, 200331A___ BabaBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, September 07, 2003119AThrilla in Manila participantAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, July 27, 2003112A"Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)Michael Grudzielanek
Monday, May 12, 200317ASubject of the biography "Float Like a Butterfly"Sarah Keller
Tuesday, May 06, 200346DActress MacGrawKaren M. Tracey
Sunday, May 04, 200382A"Fresh Prince of Bel Air" co-star Tatyana ___Tyler Hinman
Friday, April 25, 200317AIraq's Imam ___ MosqueRandolph Ross
Sunday, March 23, 200334D2001 biopicCon Pederson
Monday, March 10, 200323DForeman KO'er, 1974Gail Grabowski
Thursday, December 26, 200260AWill Smith title roleCathy Millhauser
Sunday, October 27, 200216D2001 Will Smith roleNancy Nicholson Joline
Monday, September 30, 200224AThrilla in Manila boxerHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, August 27, 200257AChamp who could "sting like a bee"Denise M. Neuendorf
Friday, July 12, 200258DNoted knocker-outerBob Peoples
Saturday, June 22, 200239DHis won-lost record was 56-5Rich Norris
Saturday, June 15, 200249A2001 biopicTrip Payne
Tuesday, March 26, 20022DThrilla in Manila boxerNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Monday, March 04, 200227ARemodeled Clay?Randall J. Hartman
Saturday, March 02, 200239ABerbick beat him in 1981Jim Page
Thursday, January 24, 200258AActress/singer Tatyana ___Brendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, January 23, 200253A2001 Will Smith title roleAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, January 07, 20027DRope-a-dope boxerPeter Gordon
Tuesday, January 01, 200239DBiopic starring Will SmithManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, October 30, 200158AForeman KO'erBarbara Olson
Tuesday, September 25, 200146DMacGraw of "Love Story"A. J. Santora
Sunday, September 16, 200166A___ BabaBill Zais
Monday, September 10, 200145DLongtime ring champNancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
Wednesday, August 15, 200124DClay, todayKaren Young Bonin
Wednesday, July 25, 200143DThe Lion of GodRichard Hughes
Monday, July 16, 200135ABoxer Laila ___Peter Gordon
Sunday, July 08, 200134DPugilist poetMichael S. Maurer
Tuesday, June 19, 200124AClay, nowTyler Hinman
Saturday, June 16, 200158AClay, eventuallyDana Motley
Saturday, June 02, 200139AFormer ring leaderJim Page
Monday, May 21, 200142DMuhammad ___Joan Yanofsky
Sunday, May 13, 200152ASon-in-law of MuhammadNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, April 29, 2001104DComeback maker of 10/30/74Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, April 10, 200121D"When We Were Kings" subjectKevin McCann
Monday, April 09, 200128D___ BabaMel and Peggy Rosen
Saturday, April 07, 200147D1996 Olympic torch lighterTrip Payne
Thursday, March 29, 200145AClay, after transformationWilliam I. Johnston
Wednesday, March 14, 20018DRyan's "Love Story" co-starGreg Staples
Wednesday, February 14, 20019D"Aladdin" princeRobert Dillman
Tuesday, January 16, 200126DThe GreatestPeter Gordon
Tuesday, December 19, 200033AHe floated "like a butterfly"Fred Piscop
Tuesday, December 05, 200039DBard of boxingAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, October 30, 200052DRing kingGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, October 11, 200040AForeman's superiorGreg Staples
Wednesday, October 04, 200058DRing master?Adam Cohen
Sunday, October 01, 2000138DRole in Rabaud's "Mârouf"Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, July 30, 200078ATorch lighter at the 1996 OlympicsRandolph Ross
Tuesday, July 18, 20009DActress MacGrawRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, July 04, 200035ANoted 1964 convert to IslamTyler Hinman
Thursday, June 08, 200047A___ Hakim ("Oklahoma!" character)Mark Diehl
Thursday, April 20, 200013A"Mârouf" baritoneNelson Hardy
Tuesday, March 28, 200061D___ BabaFred Piscop
Saturday, March 04, 200019A"The Martyrdom of ___" (Muslim classic)Rich Norris
Monday, February 28, 200045A___ BabaJerry E. Rosman
Monday, February 14, 200063DBoxer MuhammadNancy Kavanaugh
Wednesday, February 02, 200057A1996 Olympic torch lighterRichard Chisholm
Tuesday, February 01, 200023DRope-a-dope boxerA. J. Santora
Sunday, January 30, 20008DPop singer TatyanaPeter Gordon
Monday, January 10, 200022A___ BabaJohn Greenman
Wednesday, December 01, 199938ARyan's "Love Story" co-starBill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, November 25, 19999DChamp of 10/30/74David J. Kahn
Tuesday, October 19, 19993D"Aladdin" princeFred Piscop
Monday, October 18, 199929DMacGraw of "Love Story"Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert
Friday, October 15, 199960AForeman's superiorMark Diehl
Sunday, September 12, 199937DSports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the YearNancy Scandrett Ross
Sunday, August 29, 199951A"Aladdin" princeLou and Fran Sabin
Tuesday, August 10, 199952AThrilla in Manila participantBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, July 11, 199960D7th-century Arab caliphNancy Salomon
Friday, July 02, 199911D"When We Were Kings" profileeRandolph Ross
Sunday, June 27, 199964DSuccessor to the Prophet, in IslamRobert Malinow
Thursday, June 24, 199921AHe KO'd ForemanJim Page
Sunday, June 13, 19994DRyan's "Love Story" co-starRich Norris
Monday, May 03, 199936A___ BabaNancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, April 04, 199913DFatima's husbandRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, December 22, 199837ARyan's "Love Story" co-starAdam Cohen
Monday, December 14, 199844AMuhammad ___Randy Sowell
Tuesday, November 17, 199851AThe GreatestArthur S. Verdesca
Tuesday, October 13, 19988DThe GreatestNancy Salomon
Wednesday, September 30, 199861A"Mârouf" baritoneFran and Lou Sabin
Monday, September 28, 199825AMuhammad ___Robert Dillman
Monday, September 21, 199813D___ BabaMatthew Lees
Tuesday, August 11, 199812DHe stung like a beeRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, July 29, 199823AActress MacGrawElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, July 26, 1998118AFatima's spouseRichard Silvestri
Saturday, June 27, 199834AHusband of FatimaAlan Jay Weiss
Monday, June 08, 199812DHe K.O.'d Foreman 10/30/74Mark Danna
Sunday, June 07, 19989DFrazier foeRandolph Ross
Thursday, May 28, 199855ARing kingPatrick Jordan
Tuesday, May 19, 199818ASports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the YearWilliam S. Cotter
Friday, April 17, 199823A"The Martyrdom of ___" (classic Muslim work)Matt Gaffney
Tuesday, April 14, 199860D"Aladdin" princeDiane C. Baldwin
Sunday, April 05, 199886AClay, nowDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, March 24, 199816AThe self-proclaimed "Greatest"Fred Piscop
Wednesday, March 11, 199849AWinner of 10/30/74Bette Sue Cohen
Thursday, February 12, 199847APoetic pugilistRichard Silvestri
Sunday, December 07, 199711DSubject of a 1996 Oscar-winning documentaryRandolph Ross
Thursday, December 04, 199711D"When We Were Kings" subjectEileen Lexau
Sunday, November 23, 1997124AThe Lion of GodChristopher Hurt and Derek Tague
Sunday, November 16, 1997110DLoser to Norton, 1973Frank Longo
Sunday, October 05, 199772AChamp of 10/30/74Derrick Niederman
Friday, September 26, 19974DThe People's ChampChuck Deodene
Wednesday, July 30, 19978DForeman's superiorJohn D. Leavy
Tuesday, July 15, 199729ASpinks defeater, 1978Frank Longo
Wednesday, July 02, 19971ASports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the YearRichard Hughes
Tuesday, June 24, 19972DActress MacGrawStephanie Spadaccini
Wednesday, June 18, 199721D1996 Olympic torch lighterStanley B. Whitten
Tuesday, May 20, 199742ARyan's "Love Story" co-starElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, May 06, 199743D"The Greatest"Brendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, April 28, 199766DRhyming boxing champPeter Gordon
Tuesday, March 11, 199741DHe KO'd Quarry, 10/26/70Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, March 02, 1997104DFormer ring kingHarvey Estes
Thursday, February 06, 199714ALongtime Frazier foeD. J. Kahn
Tuesday, January 21, 199741ARope-a-dope exponentT. W. Schier
Wednesday, January 08, 199741DChampion of 10/30/74J. D. Leavy
Sunday, January 05, 199730A"1,001 Arabian Nights" heroW. R. Williams
Thursday, January 02, 199713ABaritone in Rabaud's "Marouf"M. Gaffney
Wednesday, November 27, 199661AOne called "The Lion of God"R. Hughes
Friday, November 22, 199659DShe was Jenny in "Love Story"A. K. Justin
Saturday, August 10, 199662DRichard's "Goodbye, Columbus" co-starR. Norris
Monday, July 29, 199612DThree-time Frazier foeF. Piscop
Sunday, May 05, 199655AOnetime butterfly-bee analogistD. J. Kahn
Tuesday, April 09, 199614AThe GreatestM. E. Skolsky
Saturday, March 16, 199626AThe Lion of GodG. R. Ferguson
Thursday, March 14, 199663APoetic pugilistR. Silvestri
Thursday, February 15, 199642A"Aladdin" princeMatt Gaffney
Saturday, January 27, 199641AForeman foeR. Norris
Saturday, December 30, 199551ATrue successor to the prophet, in ShiismJoe DiPietro
Saturday, December 23, 199525DThrilla in Manila fighterManny Nosowsky
Thursday, November 30, 199532AShe was Jenny in "Love Story"Susan Smith
Sunday, October 15, 19959D"Rope-a-dope" boxerMel Rosen
Monday, August 28, 199545ARyan's "Love Story" co-starElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, August 07, 19957DPoetic boxing champSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, July 09, 19955D109 + 77Nancy Nicholson Joline
Thursday, June 29, 199535DN.F.L. kicker ____ Haji-SheikhMatt Gaffney
Thursday, May 11, 199523DThe Lion of GodWayne Robert Williams
Sunday, May 07, 1995129A"Prince _____" ("Aladdin" song)Bob Klahn
Wednesday, April 26, 199544DScheherazade heroWayne Robert Williams
Tuesday, April 25, 199532A"Rumble in the Jungle" boxerGregory E. Paul
Thursday, April 20, 199516ARope-a-dope exponentRaymond Hamel
Sunday, April 16, 199591AWoodcutter in a children's storyMatt Gaffney
Thursday, February 16, 199524DThree-time champChristopher Hurt
Thursday, February 02, 199550DBard of boxingBob and Sharon Klahn
Wednesday, February 01, 19953D"Aladdin" princeChet Currier
Friday, January 27, 199521DStar of "The Greatest"Chuck Deodene
Monday, November 07, 199438A"Sting like a bee" championRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, September 25, 199486DClay todayNancy Nicholson Joline
Saturday, September 24, 199455AScheherazade heroManny Nosowsky
Saturday, August 27, 199457D''The Lion of God''Joy L. Wouk
Tuesday, August 16, 199414AActress MacGrawWayne Robert Williams
Sunday, July 03, 199454ABoxing legendA.J. Santora
Sunday, May 22, 199426AWinner in Zaire, 10/30/74Randolph Ross
Saturday, May 14, 199410DHeavyweight poetRand H. Burns
Sunday, April 10, 19942DBenazir's fatherTrip Payne
Thursday, March 03, 19942D"Thrilla in Manila" victorRichard Silvestri
Sunday, January 30, 199435AComeback victor of 1974Alex K. Justin
Sunday, January 02, 199491DChampion crowned 10/30/74Brian G. Tyler