| Prepare chief (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Amazon ____, subscription service |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Aug 2025 |
| Superior beef rating |
Newsday |
30 Jul 2025 |
| Chief charge (5) |
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| Two or three, but not four |
Universal |
22 Jul 2025 |
| Amazon subscription (5) |
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| They ramble after a dog in the garden! (5) |
|
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| A ____ lens is one with a fixed focal length |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
20 Jul 2025 |
| PM: - Minister |
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| As before, I'm coming in first (5) |
|
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| Amazon ___ (paid subscription service) |
Family Time |
06 Jul 2025 |
| (and 6 Across) Muppets' cries altered in classic TV series (5,7) |
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| Muppets' cries altered in classic TV series (5,7) |
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| Groom one wearing a new-style perm (5) |
|
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| PlusWord No 1123 solution |
The Telegraph Plusword |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Number indivisible by another (5) |
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| Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025 |
New York Times |
05 Jun 2025 |
| In brief, first-class (5) |
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| First, before I am through with (5) |
|
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| Amazon ___ Video |
TV |
11 May 2025 |
| Best two or three maybe |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
27 Apr 2025 |
| High-quality |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Apr 2025 |
| Amazon's paid subscription offering...or a synonym of "important" |
|
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| It's most important to prepare (5) |
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| Top quality |
Mirror Tea Time |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Foremost |
The Times Concise |
07 Apr 2025 |
| Like the best time to be on TV? (5) |
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| Highest U.S.D.A. beef grade |
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| Of the highest quality |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2025 |
| Sort of number to lay a train to (5) |
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| ___ meridian |
Universal |
15 Mar 2025 |
| First to prepare to fire (5) |
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| TV series with Helen Mirren, - - - Suspect |
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| Fundamental rip-off by yours truly (5) |
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| Most important or of the best quality (5) |
|
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| Before I'm entering the best years of my life (5) |
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| Coach one beforehand (5) |
|
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| Main exercise covering border (5) |
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| Number having no factors but itself and one (5) |
|
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| Beef grade |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jan 2025 |
| ____ the pump |
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| Very good: demure and English (5) |
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| First to get the pump working (5) |
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| First load up (5) |
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| Apply undercoat to |
|
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| Top condition |
|
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| Democratic leader recalled some secret sin: "I'm emir", perhaps? |
|
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| First-class 11, perhaps |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
13 Dec 2024 |
| Two, but not four |
|
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| Formal drugs charge (5) |
|
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| Apply a base that's first-rate (5) |
|
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| Select a number with no factors |
|
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| Such characters from 5th Feb are the best |
|
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| In the first place, one will lay a train to it (5) |
|
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| Number type of which mathematician Luke Durant discovered the largest known example last week, at more than41 million digits; a smaller one begins each of our theme clues |
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| Top-quality |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2024 |
| Amazon option |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2024 |
| Prepare to fire first |
|
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| Frost on the third of September? That's first-rate! |
|
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| First to supply advance information (5) |
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| Put in charge (5) |
|
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| Number such as 23, 109 or 227 |
The Times Specialist |
16 Sep 2024 |
| The best years of your life, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
|
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| Do such numbers relate to quality? (5) |
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| Really good from the first (5) |
|
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| An integer that can be evenly divided by no other whole number than itself or 1 (5) |
|
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| Very good when you supply with the answer beforehand (5) |
|
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| First; top-quality |
The Telegraph Mini |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Best prepare to put a coat on |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Aug 2024 |
| Currently taking place at the Royal Albert Hall. (5) |
|
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| Highest quality grade for beef |
Universal |
18 Jul 2024 |
| First to get ready to fire (5) |
|
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| Choice (cuts of meat) |
|
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| First rip off yours truly (5) |
|
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| I am given a perm that's turned out to be first class |
|
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| The best years of one's life are very good |
|
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| First to get ready to shoot (5) |
|
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| First lay a charge (5) |
|
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| Cardinal, President and ruler making a comeback (5) |
|
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| First, get the gun ready (5) |
|
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| Like 12,345,678,910,987,654,321 |
Universal |
31 May 2024 |
| Like some steaks and some numbers |
Wall Street Journal |
29 May 2024 |
| Before I'm to go in, tell me what to say (5) |
|
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| Choice, select (5) |
|
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| It's best to be first (5) |
|
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| The first in order to give one a preliminary charge (5) |
|
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| Word with meridian or minister |
LA Times Mini |
09 May 2024 |
| For Public Relations I'm going to the East! Charge!!! (5) |
|
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| Me? I find Public Relations the main objective |
|
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| Good and proper, giving point to (5) |
|
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| A soft ice and it's really good (5) |
|
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| First among ministers (5) |
|
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| A very good first (5) |
|
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| Chief to start the pump working (5) |
|
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| Heydey (5) |
|
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| Amazon's paid subscription offering...or a synonym of "important" |
|
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| ___-time television (evening viewing) |
|
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| Energy drink by Logan Paul and KSI (5) |
|
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| Meat grade |
Commuter |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Of best quality (5) |
|
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| Excellent number with no factors |
|
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| Top quality |
Mirror Tea Time |
06 Mar 2024 |
| First to get the gun ready (5) |
|
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| Equip so as to be first-rate (5) |
|
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| Main charge? (5) |
|
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| First rate |
Newsday |
11 Feb 2024 |
| Main sort of number |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Fundamental |
Mirror Quick |
10 Feb 2024 |
| First to prepare for painting (5) |
|
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| Like 2, 3 and 23 |
USA Today |
02 Feb 2024 |
| First, as before, I am to go through it (5) |
|
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| USDA meat grade |
Commuter |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Number such as 2, 3 or 23 (5) |
|
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| Like the numbers 13 and 17, but not 33 |
|
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| Very good when early imperfections are ironed out (5) |
|
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| First-class sort of voting idea regularly netting millions |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Jan 2024 |
| ___ Directive ("Star Trek" principle) |
|
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| Supremely typical |
|
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| Grade of beef |
Universal |
19 Dec 2023 |
| ___ rib |
|
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| Prepare for, first (5) |
|
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| Most important |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Of high quality |
|
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| Like a suspect that isn't a "second" guess? |
|
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| Number such as 17 or 53 |
The Times Concise |
29 Aug 2023 |
| Top-quality, as beef |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2023 |
| Like the number 19 |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Amazon's subscription service |
|
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| Word with number or time |
LA Times Daily |
18 May 2023 |
| Rishi Sunak's main job title |
The Guardian Weekend |
29 Apr 2023 |
| Like the number of this clue |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2023 |
| Principal |
Premier Sunday |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Like the numbers 11, 13 and 17 |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2023 |
| Brief top |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Amazon ___ Video |
Universal |
24 Nov 2022 |
| Like the number 17 |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2022 |
| Choice of prudish sweetheart |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Jul 2022 |
| __ minister (British leader) |
Newsday |
20 Jun 2022 |
| __ minister (British leader) |
Newsday |
10 May 2022 |
| ___ Minister (head of the cabinet) |
|
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| Description of some numbers in formal basis of logarithms |
|
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| 5 or 7 PM: imbibing beer at last with one's partner |
|
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| First-rate |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Feb 2022 |
| High beef rating |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Of first importance |
The Times Concise |
10 Jan 2022 |
| Coach First Eleven? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Nov 2021 |
| Like 2 and 5 but not 25 |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2021 |
| Amazon's subscription service |
|
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| Not ready for ___ time |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Aug 2021 |
| Spring frost after 2nd of April |
|
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| Prepare to paint very formal European |
|
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| First class border in gym |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Jun 2021 |
| Kind of minister or suspect |
The Washington Post |
10 May 2021 |
| Kind of minister or suspect |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2021 |
| Like the two 40-Across in the grid for this answer |
New York Times |
05 May 2021 |
| Best quality piano introducing old poem |
|
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| Top-notch |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2021 |
| Like 3, 7 or 23 |
|
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| ___ Day, annual deal event that was first held on Amazon's 20th anniversary in 2015 |
|
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| Top-notch |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Of the best quality |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jan 2021 |
| Optimus ___, robot from the "Transformers" franchise, voiced by Peter Cullen in the original animated series |
|
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| Like 3, 5, and 7, but not 1 |
Universal |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Kind of rate or suspect |
Family Time |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Like three and seven |
Universal |
06 Dec 2020 |
| Like 3 and 5, but not 35 |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2020 |
| Nine is the most popular time for broadcasters |
|
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| Principal |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Oct 2020 |
| Of first importance |
The Times Concise |
07 Oct 2020 |
| Highest grade of steak |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2020 |
| Prepare to be original |
|
|
| Like the number 19 |
Universal |
03 Jun 2020 |
| Chief or best quality |
Irish Times Simplex |
20 Feb 2020 |
| Amazon subscription offering |
|
|
| Paid subscription offered by Amazon |
|
|
| First in quality or importance |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Dec 2019 |
| Strait-laced European is best |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Dec 2019 |
| Best of all |
Newsday |
05 Dec 2019 |
| First-rate |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Nov 2019 |
| Superior beef rating |
Newsday |
30 Oct 2019 |
| Demure English principal |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Oct 2019 |
| Superior beef grade |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2019 |
| Eg two or three runs I'm to get in physical exercise |
|
|
| Of the highest quality |
Newsday |
16 Jul 2019 |
| Peak |
Canadiana |
27 May 2019 |
| Amazon's subscription service |
|
|
| Best school book, almost |
|
|
| First-rate |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Feb 2019 |
| Amazon's paid subscription service |
|
|
| Like 11 and 17 |
Universal |
17 Jan 2019 |
| Like 11 and 17 |
|
|
| First-rate |
|
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| Superior beef grade |
|
|
| Prepare for the best |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Aug 2018 |
| First-class |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Aug 2018 |
| ...for a much so}ught-after broadcast time |
|
|
| Highest charge |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Like 2 or 3, but not 1 or 4 |
Jonesin |
27 Mar 2018 |
| Like 2017 but not 2018 |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Mar 2018 |
| Like 8675309, say |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Mar 2018 |
| Press release initially upset EMI chief |
|
|
| First-class |
|
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| 2 or 3, say |
|
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| Like 3, 13 and 17, in first of poems by Frost |
|
|
| Of superior grade |
The Guardian Speedy |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Prepare to fire two or three, for instance |
|
|
| Type of minister |
Universal |
28 Nov 2017 |
| Get ready |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Oct 2017 |
| High-quality |
The Washington Post |
08 Oct 2017 |
| High-quality |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Poet's first poem is excellent |
|
|
| Prepare for cardinal |
|
|
| Prepare for cardinal |
|
|
| Adjective for 2017 (but not 2018) |
Jonesin |
07 Feb 2017 |
| High-quality, as beef |
USA Today |
06 Feb 2017 |
| Preceder of rate and time |
Newsday |
21 Jan 2017 |
| Best — get ready |
The Guardian Quick |
14 Jan 2017 |
| Type of minister |
|
|
| High-quality |
|
|
| Prepare to set off in 2017, for example |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jan 2017 |
| High-quality, as beef |
|
|
| Excellent brief |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Oct 2016 |
| Amazon offering, and a hint to a replacement in the starred clues |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jun 2016 |
| __ minister (British leader) |
Newsday |
02 May 2016 |
| Amazon offering |
New York Times |
05 Feb 2016 |
| Amazon offering |
|
|
| Prepare for painting |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2015 |
| High-quality |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2015 |
| Of the highest quality |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Nov 2015 |
| Coach of the highest quality |
|
|
| Prepare one or two, perhaps? |
|
|
| Beef rating |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Aug 2015 |
| With 70-Across, prized programming slot ... or a hint to the first two parts of the answers to starred clues |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2015 |
| First class permit almost misplaced |
|
|
| High beef rating |
Newsday |
10 Jun 2015 |
| Top-quality |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Apr 2015 |
| Best |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Feb 2015 |
| Original eleven maybe |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Jan 2015 |
| Grade of beef |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2015 |
| First-rate |
Universal |
21 Jan 2015 |
| Prepare for painting |
|
|
| Grade of beef |
|
|
| With 70-Across, prized programming slot ... or a hint to the first two parts of the answers to starred clues |
|
|
| High-quality |
|
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| First-rate |
|
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| High beef rating |
|
|
| Maybe eleven edge into gym |
|
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| Top-rated |
|
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| Heyday |
|
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| USDA designation |
|
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| Highest-quality |
|
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| Peak years |
|
|
| Beef designation |
|
|
| __ minister |
|
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| Choice |
|
|
| Top-quality |
|
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| Most important |
|
|
| Springtime of life |
|
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| 7 or 11, e.g. |
|
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| Heyday |
|
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| Heyday |
|
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| Kind of minister or mover |
|
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| Beef designation |
|
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| First-quality |
|
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| Most fundamental |
|
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| Get ready |
|
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| What you're in at height of your career |
|
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| Interest rate benchmark |
|
|
| Steak rating, and word that can precede the first words of the answers to starred clues |
|
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| Steak rating, and word that can precede the first words of the answers to starred clues |
|
|
| Top quality, as beef |
|
|
| Best-quality |
|
|
| Steak designation |
|
|
| Beef designation |
|
|
| Like top-quality beef |
|
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| Like top-quality beef |
|
|
| Prepare for painting |
|
|
| Of the highest grade |
|
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| Principal |
|
|
| 2 or 3, but not 4 |
|
|
| High-quality |
|
|
| Rate in the financial pages |
|
|
| Much-watched interest rate |
|
|
| Much-watched interest rate |
|
|
| 2 or 3, but not 4 |
|
|
| Best rate |
|
|
| Like some numbers and rib |
|
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| In the ___ of life |
|
|
| Like 2 or 7, but not 27 |
|
|
| First-rate |
|
|
| First-rate |
|
|
| Kind of minister or suspect |
|
|
| Grade of beef |
|
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| Ready |
|
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| Of superior grade |
|
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| Time of your life |
|
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| Time of your life |
|
|
| __ minister |
|
|
| Kind of rate or suspect |
|
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| Of fine quality |
|
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| 2 or 3, but not 4 |
|
|
| Rate in the financial pages |
|
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| Choice |
|
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| Rate in the financial pages |
|
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| Choice |
|
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| Most important |
|
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| Fed concern |
|
|
| Get ready to paint |
|
|
| Most important |
|
|
| Rate in the news |
|
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| Word with time or suspect |
|
|
| Of superior grade |
|
|
| Rate in the news |
|
|
| Most important |
|
|
| Peak |
|
|
| Word before number or rate |
|
|
| Beef grade |
|
|
| Fed concern |
|
|
| Highest grade? |
|
|
| Get ready to paint |
|
|
| Meat rating |
|
|
| Choice |
|
|
| First-rate |
|
|
| Word with rate or suspect |
|
|
| Type of time or minister |
|
|
| Peak period |
|
|
| Word before cut or time |
|
|
| Steak grade |
|
|
| Top quality, as beef |
|
|
| Apply a basecoat to |
|
|
| Beef rating |
|
|
| Beef designation |
|
|
| Cut of beef |
|
|
| A rate or a meridian |
|
|
| Apply a basecoat to |
|
|
| Two, for one |
|
|
| Certain minister |
|
|
| 2 or 3, e.g. |
|
|
| Like 7 or 17 |
|
|
| Apply a basecoat to |
|
|
| Word before rate or time |
|
|
| Word with time or suspect |
|
|
| Like one and three |
|
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| Best quality |
|
|
| Prepare the engine |
|
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| Ready |
|
|
| Grade A |
|
|
| Meat grade |
|
|
| Number like 3 or 13 |
|
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| Second to none |
|
|
| Heyday |
|
|
| Kind of rib or minister |
|
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| Cut or time |
|
|
| Certain minister |
|
|
| Prepare for painting |
|
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| TV time |
|
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| Best rate |
|
|
| Kind of time |
|
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| Kind of minister or mover |
|
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| Leading |
|
|
| First-rate |
|
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| Principal |
|
|
| Time preceder |
|
|
| Cream of the crop |
|
|
| Word with ribs or time |
|
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| Coach |
|
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| Chief |
|
|
| Kind of rib or time |
|
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| Kind of time |
|
|
| Prepare a cannon for firing |
|
|
| Kind of time or rib |
|
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| Some TV time |
|
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| Best part of life |
|
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| Kind of minister |
|
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| Do a pump job |
|
|
| Type of TV time |
|
|
| Chief. |
|
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| Certain TV time. |
|
|
| First-rate. |
|
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| Youth. |
|
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| The period of greatest vigor. |
|
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| First. |
|
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| Spring of life. |
|
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| Of first quality. |
|
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| Period of greatest activity. |
|
|
| Plus 41 Down, head of a cabinet. |
|
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| Springtime of life. |
|
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| The best of anything. |
|
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