First name of a civil rights activist who would turn 85 today, and whose adopted last name is a hint to this puzzle's theme Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First name of a civil rights activist who would turn 85 today, and whose adopted last name is a hint to this puzzle's theme . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MALCOLM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MALCOLM First name of a civil rights activist who would turn 85 today, and whose adopted last name is a hint to this puzzle's theme (7)
62% LENA Civil rights activist Horne (4) USA Today Aug 23, 2025
62% ROSA Civil rights activist Parks (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 10, 2025
60% DEE Civil rights activist Ruby (3) Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 2025
60% MARCUS Civil Rights activist Garvey (6) USA Today Jul 15, 2025
58% EVERS Civil rights activist Medgar (5) New York Times Jun 15, 2025
54% BASIS On a first-name ___ (5) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
54% STARTREK This puzzle's theme (8) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
54% BIRD With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme (4) New York Times Jul 24, 2025
54% WATERCYCLE Natural process that hints at this puzzle's theme (10) Universal Jul 21, 2025
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