| LISTON | Sonny who lost to Clay in 1964 |
| AMAS | Awards show where Beyonce, 50 Cent, and Justin Timberlake all lost to Clay Aiken in 2003, for short |
| SONNYLISTON | US boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962, losing the title to Cassius Clay in 1964 (5,6) |
| BONO | Sonny who was married to Cher |
| TERRACOTTA | Time to improve rare bed, thanks to clay (10) |
| KAOLIN | Love gets 25's heart turning to clay (6) |
| EREWASH | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Valley Line - running from Long Eaton to Clay Cross (7) |
| ELI | Goree who played Cassius Clay in "One Night in Miami..." |
| HANDICAP | A measure of golfing ability brings more equality to clay shooting (8) |
| REALISTIC | Clay in suspension, I see, is down to earth (9) |
| ADRIAN | __ Lewis Morgan, actor who plays Jimmi Clay in Doctors (6) |
| STILETTO | Way to incorporate fired clay in dagger |
| FANCILY | Fellow working in clay in a decorative way (7) |
| FRAZIER | Joe, U.S. heavyweight boxer who lost to Muhammad Ali in the Thrilla In Manila in 1975 (7) |
| GEORGEFOREMAN | World heavyweight champion boxer who lost to Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974 (6.7) |
| COOPER | With a left hook dubbed "Enry's Ammer" that floored Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) in 1963, the only man ever to win three Lonsdale belts outright (6) |
| ETHANHAWKE | Boyhood actor who plays Clay in Netflix's Leave the World Behind: 2 wds. |
| POLK | He bested Clay in 1844 |
| TRAYCLOTH | Faith's holding plastic clay in a covering (4-5) |
| LEWIS | Adrian __ Morgan, plays Dr Jimmi Clay in Doctors (5) |
