"Thrilla in Manila" participant

The answer

ALI

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Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ALI

Every other clue in this collection answered by ALI, most used first.

• __ Baba - used 298 times, most recently in 2026
• "The Greatest" - used 270 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxing great - used 150 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxing legend - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
• "Aladdin" prince - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxer Laila - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
• Actress MacGraw - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxer Muhammad - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
• Clay, today - used 79 times, most recently in 2015
• Comedian Wong - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring legend - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Foreman foe - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Will Smith biopic - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Frazier foe - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Poetic pugilist - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves" - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Eastern name. - used 56 times, most recently in 1975
• "Rope-a-dope" boxer - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• "Thrilla in Manila" boxer - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Muhammad __ - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Oscar winner Mahershala - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Actor Mahershala - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Clay, later - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring great - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• "Thrilla in Manila" victor - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• 1996 Olympic torch lighter - used 31 times, most recently in 2015
• Will Smith title role - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Mahershala of "Moonlight" - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• 2001 biopic - used 28 times, most recently in 2018
• Fatima's husband - used 28 times, most recently in 2010
• "Thrilla in Manila" winner - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• "Moonlight" Oscar winner Mahershala - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring king - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• "Rumble in the Jungle" boxer - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "Float like a butterfly" boxer - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• "The Greatest" boxer - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Clay, now - used 25 times, most recently in 2013
• "Arabian Nights" name - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Boxing great Muhammad - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• "Sting like a bee" boxer - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring master - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
• "Moonlight" actor Mahershala - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Ryan's "Love Story" co-star - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• "The Louisville Lip" - used 22 times, most recently in 2021
• Will Smith role - used 22 times, most recently in 2018
• Mr. Baba - used 21 times, most recently in 2015
• Undefeated boxer Laila - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Former ring king - used 20 times, most recently in 2017
• Ryan's "Love Story" costar - used 20 times, most recently in 2008
• Three-time heavyweight champ - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• "Green Book" Oscar winner Mahershala - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• He "stung like a bee" - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
• Actress Larter - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• "When We Were Kings" subject - used 18 times, most recently in 2018
• MacGraw of "Love Story" - used 17 times, most recently in 2019
• "___ Baba and the 40 Thieves" - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Husband of Fatima - used 16 times, most recently in 2014
• Muhammad or Laila - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• "Baby Cobra" comedian Wong - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Ms. MacGraw - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• "Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song) - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Boxing's "Greatest" - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• 2001 Will Smith biopic - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Boxer known as "The Greatest" - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Boxer nicknamed "The Greatest" - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Fight of the Century" loser - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• Mahershala of "Green Book" - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• 2001 sports biopic - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• 2001 Will Smith film - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Boxing legend Muhammad - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Comic Wong - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Legendary boxer - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• "Love Story" actress MacGraw - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• "Rumble in the Jungle" participant - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• "The Greatest" in the ring - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Three-time Frazier foe - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• 2001 boxing biopic - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• __ Baba (Arabian Nights hero) - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Baba of folklore - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Boxing's "Louisville Lip" - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Caliph's name. - used 10 times, most recently in 1971
• Foreman's superior - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "House of Cards" actor Mahershala - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Larter of "Heroes" - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Pugilist Laila - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Ring name - used 10 times, most recently in 2000
• Rope-a-dope inventor - used 10 times, most recently in 2010
• "Rumble in the Jungle" fighter - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "Rumble in the Jungle" winner - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Will Smith film - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Winner of "The Thrilla in Manila" - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Wong of "Always Be My Maybe" - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• "Always Be My Maybe" star Wong - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Bard of boxing - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Clay, once - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Louisville slugger? - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Mahershala with two Oscars - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Rhyming boxing champ - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• "Rumble in the Jungle" victor - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Son-in-law of Muhammad - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• "When We Were Kings" profilee - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• 2001 role for Will Smith - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Boxing biopic - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Cosell interviewee - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• ___ Pasha. - used 8 times, most recently in 1989
• Ring master, once - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• "The Greatest" of boxing - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• "1,001 Arabian Nights" hero - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Arabic prename - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Baba or MacGraw - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Boxer played by Will Smith in a 2001 biopic - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Foreman rival - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Laila of the ring - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Lord of the ring, once - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Mohammed ___. - used 7 times, most recently in 1963
• Mohammed's son-in-law - used 7 times, most recently in 1991
• Onetime ring king - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• "Rope-a-dope" pugilist - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Self-proclaimed "greatest" - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Self-proclaimed "greatest" of boxing - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Smith role - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• The Lion of God - used 7 times, most recently in 2001
• "Thrilla in Manila" champ - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• 2001 Will Smith role - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Actress Tatyana - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• "Always Be My Maybe" actress Wong - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Clay, since 1964 - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Cosell's longtime foil - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• "Da ___ G Show" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• He "floated like a butterfly" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Louisville's Muhammad ___ Center - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Oscar-nominated role for Will Smith - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Rumble in the Jungle" champ - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• "She Bee Stingin'" boxer Laila - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Tatyana of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• The self-proclaimed "Greatest" - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• "The Soul of a Butterfly" memoirist - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Three-time champ - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Three-time foe of Frazier - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Tony winner Stroker - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "When We Were Kings" boxer - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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