Magic Johnson's real first name Crossword Clue

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Magic Johnson's real first name Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MAGIC (noun)
1. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
2. any art that invokes supernatural powers
MAGIC (adjective)
1. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
JOHNSON (noun)
1. 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875)
2. 36th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973)

Hint 2: Anagram

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NAIVER

More NYT Crossword (9/15/2025) Answers

Across

1. Competitor of Denny's and Waffle House

5. A red cross, for the American Red Cross

9. Headwear for a monarch

14. Home for a Neanderthal

15. Apple tablet?

16. Vietnam's capital

17. Ingenious fix (San Francisco)

20. Popular online brokerage

21. Reason for teens to rent a limo

22. Poem of praise

23. Drench

25. Double-click, as a file

27. Hotel discounts for conventioneers (Pittsburgh)

32. Starting alphabet quartet

35. Bank robbery, e.g.

36. One of 18 on a golf course

37. Uncommon

38. Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc

39. Cracker often eaten with chowder

42. Practical joke

43. Yep's opposite

45. Prompted on stage

46. Big concert venue

48. Way too uptight

49. Brief appearances by A-listers in films (Baltimore)

51. Location

53. Ford Explorer and Honda CR-V, for two

54. Winter hrs. in D.C.

56. Really?

59. Hippie T-shirt technique

63. Coaching axiom suggested by 17-, 27- and 49-Across

66. What each letter in Roy G. Biv represents

67. Common time for lunch

68. Pop ___ (breakfast pastry)

69. Zoom call V.I.P.s

70. Shell-less gastropod

71. Does some summing

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Down

1. Summer drink that might cause a brain freeze

2. "Not another step!"

3. Above

4. Winged horse of Greek myth

5. One-dimensional, in math

6. Make a choice

7. Say "Oh, my God!," say

8. Stinky smell

9. ___ change (a measly amount)

10. Tattletale

11. Pungent, round deli order

12. Alternative to an iron, in golf

13. Three squared

18. Brings into the family

19. Make less tight

24. Liqueur in a mudslide

26. Part of the body with a lobe

27. Its capital is Accra

28. Spy's info-gathering mission

29. Bright choices for artists

30. __ pole (Native American carving)

31. Skips, as a syllable

33. Common origami bird

34. Edgar ___, "The Ballet Class" artist

40. What security clearance grants

44. Hebrew name meaning "high"

47. ___ Stone (relic inscribed in three languages)

50. Special trip away from the house

52. Echelons

54. Engrave

55. Get outta here!

57. Places to stay overnight

58. Item on a mechanic's belt

60. Out of battery juice

61. 36 inches

62. CPR-administering crew, for short

64. Brain ___ (low-quality internet content)

65. "Lemme square up later" note

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