| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ALI | He was Clay before converting |
| CASSIUS | Mr. Clay before he was Muhammad |
| LEW | Alcindor before he was Kareem |
| SEN | Obama, before he was pres. |
| CLAY | Ali, before he was Ali |
| VAL | He was Batman before George |
| SEN | Truman, before he was V.P. |
| OPIE | Ron Howard, before he was Richie |
| ORLANDO | He was often up before Dawn |
| ATTY | Lincoln, e.g., before he was pres. |
| SOSA | He was a Ranger before he was a Cub |
| JAMES | New York was named for him, before he became king |
| DEGRASSI | TeenNick show that Drake was in before he became Drake, casually |
| LIN | Jeremy who was the toast of the NBA for a few weeks before he resumed being mediocre |
