Sports star who said "It's not bragging if you can back it up" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sports star who said "It's not bragging if you can back it up" featured in New York Times puzzle on December 31, 2025. 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALI Sports star who said "It's not bragging if you can back it up" (3) New York Times Dec 31, 2025
54% AMEN "You said it!" (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025
54% BOAST Brag (5) USA Today Nov 26, 2025
52% NAMENAMES "Who put you up to this?" (9) LA Times Daily Dec 12, 2025
52% BOASTS Brags (6) Commuter Oct 31, 2025
52% CROW Brag (4) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
49% YAO Sports star ___ Ming (3)
49% ANTE Stake in brag (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 6, 2025
47% SECONDPERSON Child on back by you (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 26, 2025
47% GLOAT Brag about a victory (5) Newsday Dec 14, 2025

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