| T-shirt or blouse |
Universal |
04 Jul 2025 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Best quality surface (3) |
|
|
| Outdo |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2025 |
| Head spinner (3) |
|
|
| ___ Gun, 1986 action film starring Tom Cruise (3) |
|
|
| "___ o' the mornin' to ya!" |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
The Times Concise |
21 Jun 2025 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Work after tea as a spinner (3) |
|
|
| Zenith |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Jun 2025 |
| First vessel comes west |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Jun 2025 |
| You're one amongst very few if you can make it to the ___ three players in the DTC leaderboard! |
|
|
| T-shirt or blouse |
Commuter |
19 Jun 2025 |
| ___ Gun (Cruise movie) |
|
|
| ___-notch (excellent quality) |
|
|
| Summit (3) |
Mirror Quick |
09 Jun 2025 |
| Opt to change upper garment (3) |
Mirror Cryptic |
09 Jun 2025 |
| Toy: spinning - |
|
|
| "You Wanna Be on ___?" (upcoming memoir about competing on "America's Next ___ Model") |
|
|
| A platform enclosing the head of each mast of a sailing ship (3) |
|
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| Spinning toy |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2025 |
| "America's Next ___ Model" |
|
|
| Blouse or T-shirt, for one |
|
|
| Outdo |
Wall Street Journal |
24 May 2025 |
| Summit |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 May 2025 |
| Bottom plus 180 degrees |
Family Time |
19 May 2025 |
| Preferred bunk, to kids |
|
|
| Spinning ___ & Yo-Yo Museum (Burlington, Wisconsin attraction) |
|
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| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
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| Apex; item of clothing |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 May 2025 |
| Eclipse |
Newsday |
10 May 2025 |
| ___ Gun, Tom Cruise film (3) |
|
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| ___-notch (great quality) |
|
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| From ___ to bottom (thoroughly) |
|
|
| Surpass or excel |
|
|
| "___ Gun," Tom Cruise movie |
|
|
| "___ Chef" (reality series produced by 13-Across) |
|
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| Outdo |
USA Today |
02 May 2025 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| ____ Gear, BBC motoring series |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Apr 2025 |
| ___ Gear, British motoring series (3) |
|
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| ___-notch (first class) |
|
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| Blouse or shirt, eg (3) |
Puzzler Backwords |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Outdo |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Apr 2025 |
| Leading drinkers (not half) (3) |
|
|
| "Take it from the ___!" (cry during a rehearsal, perhaps) |
|
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| Blouse or tee |
Commuter |
17 Apr 2025 |
| Commit suicide at the summit? (3) |
|
|
| Word after "tank" or "tube" |
USA Today |
13 Apr 2025 |
| Kind of hat that can add a couple of inches |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Apr 2025 |
| Dreidel, e.g. |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| Apex |
Mirror Classic |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Returns saucepan lid (3) |
|
|
| Old spinning toy |
|
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| ZZ _ (3) |
|
|
| Dreidel, e.g. |
Universal |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Blouse, e.g. |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Spinning toy |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Summit |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Mar 2025 |
| "___ Gun: Maverick" (Tom Cruise movie) |
|
|
| Cami, e.g. |
Universal |
21 Mar 2025 |
| Best part of spinner (3) |
|
|
| On - of the world (3) |
|
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| Elated: on - of the world |
|
|
| "___ Gun," Tom Cruise starrer |
|
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| Type of 23a where people compete to stand above their rivals |
|
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| Whirllng toy |
|
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| Peak: mountain - |
|
|
| "___ Jimmy" (Van Halen song) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Mar 2025 |
| Shirt |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2025 |
| Cherry on ___ (special addition) |
|
|
| Surpass |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Highest storey, ___ floor |
|
|
| _ Chef, US culinary challenges contest series (3) |
|
|
| Peak: -- of the mountain |
|
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| Peak |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Tank or crop, e.g. |
|
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| Spinning ___ (dreidel, e.g.) (3) |
|
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| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Feb 2025 |
| Shoot up the circus tent (3) |
|
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| It's the principal spinner (3) |
|
|
| Opt to change upper garment |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Summit |
Mirror Quick |
15 Feb 2025 |
| ___-notch (first class) |
|
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| Upper part |
Premier Sunday |
09 Feb 2025 |
| It's best to finish up (3) |
|
|
| First class 18th? (3,4) |
|
|
| Kid's spinner |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Feb 2025 |
| T-shirt or blouse |
New York Times Mini |
04 Feb 2025 |
| Word before "brass" or "banana" |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2025 |
| America's Next Model (reality show hosted by Tyra Banks) |
|
|
| Tee or polo (or the initials of "tee or polo") |
|
|
| Tee, e.g. |
Commuter |
16 Jan 2025 |
| It's best worn above the waist (3) |
|
|
| Leading vessel keeled over (3) |
|
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| ZZ ___, Texan rock band (3) |
|
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| Summit |
Mirror Quick |
09 Jan 2025 |
| As a plaything, it comes first (3) |
|
|
| Opt to change upper garment |
Mirror Cryptic |
09 Jan 2025 |
| Exceed |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 Jan 2025 |
| And 3 Motoring TV show (3,4) |
|
|
| Motoring TV show (3,4) |
|
|
| On ___ (where this clue isn't) |
Universal |
04 Jan 2025 |
| Highest |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Tom Cruise flick about fighter pilots, _ Gun (3) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Best pan on the counter |
|
|
| See 15 Across |
Mirror Quiz |
27 Dec 2024 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Toy that spins |
New York Times |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Outdo |
Family Time |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Leading place to pick up bus passengers lacking in sun (3) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
21 Dec 2024 |
| "___ Gun" (Tom Cruise movie) |
|
|
| ZZ ___, US rock band |
Puzzler Backwords |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Outdo spinning toy on summit (3) |
|
|
| Blouse or a shirt, for one |
|
|
| A champion's place (3) |
|
|
| Word with hat or billing |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Dec 2024 |
| Spinning toy |
The Telegraph Mini |
09 Dec 2024 |
| With 5-Down, 1986 movie with Tom Cruise as Maverick |
|
|
| 2022 National Toy Hall of Fame inductee |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2024 |
| To quietly come in first (3) |
|
|
| Big one covers the circus in ectoplasm (3) |
|
|
| Revolutionary toy |
|
|
| See 19 Ac, Spinning toy hound opposite to underdog (3,3) |
|
|
| Opt to change T-shirt |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Summit |
Mirror Quick |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Dreidel, for example |
USA Today |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Room at the ___, TV drama based on a John Braine novel |
Puzzler Backwords |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Crop ___ (blouse) |
|
|
| Summit; cardigan, e.g. |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Surpass |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Nov 2024 |
| Leading |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Toy that spins |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2024 |
| ___-notch (first class) |
|
|
| Uppermost |
The Telegraph Mini |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Leading trophy from the East (3) |
|
|
| Outdo |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2024 |
| Circus tent, big - (3) |
|
|
| Bit at the summit that goes round and round? (3) |
|
|
| A revolutionary toy (3) |
|
|
| Lid |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Oct 2024 |
| Bunk bed option that's not "bottom" |
|
|
| ___ Hat, Fred Astaire film (3) |
|
|
| Word after "tank" or "crop" |
USA Today |
20 Oct 2024 |
| See 5-Across |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2024 |
| Peak or summit |
|
|
| Apex |
Commuter |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Cruise flick ___ Gun |
|
|
| Kill off the best (3) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Behead the very best (3) |
|
|
| A1 vessel? Mine capsized (6) |
|
|
| "___ Gun" (Tom Cruise movie) |
|
|
| The apex of a leaf (3) |
|
|
| Part of an outfit |
New York Times |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Outdo |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2024 |
| What star attractions do with the bill (3) |
|
|
| Opt to change upper garment |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Summit |
Mirror Quick |
26 Sep 2024 |
| Even the best can be whipped! (3) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Outdo |
Newsday |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Our star's TV series with Elisabeth Moss: - of the Lake |
|
|
| Spinner at the summit (3) |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Sep 2024 |
| Summit |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Spin like a ____ |
|
|
| Summit |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 Aug 2024 |
| Big - Hat - Lap (3) |
|
|
| Sitting on ___ of the world |
|
|
| ___-of-the-line |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Toy found in King Tut's tomb |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2024 |
| Blouse, for one |
|
|
| Word before "secret" or "notch" |
|
|
| Summit |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Summit |
Universal |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Opposite of bottom |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2024 |
| Best |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Exceed |
Universal |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Pinnacle |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Pinnacle or zenith |
|
|
| "On ___ of the world" |
|
|
| The best kind of "20 Down" (3) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Much-missed musical magazine show, _ Of The Pops (3) |
|
|
| Outperform |
Newsday |
14 Jul 2024 |
| Jar lid |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Universal |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Foremost, leading |
The Sun Mini |
06 Jul 2024 |
| It whirls round the summit (3) |
|
|
| ____ Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise film |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Shirt or blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| "___ o' the mornin' to ya!" |
|
|
| Toy like a dreidel |
|
|
| You're one amongst very few if you can make it to the ___ three players in the DTC leaderboard! |
|
|
| Highest-rated |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2024 |
| Shoot up to the summit (3) |
|
|
| Blouse or tee, e.g. |
|
|
| "___ Gear" |
TV |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Spinning plaything |
|
|
| ___-notch (excellent quality) |
|
|
| Do better than |
USA Today |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Garnish (with) |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Spinning toy |
Mirror Tea Time |
09 Jun 2024 |
| Outperform |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Peak |
Mirror Quick |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Stopped around summit |
Mirror Cryptic |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Cover toy (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Peak |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Pot up - that's the upper limit! (3) |
|
|
| ___ of the order (first batters in the lineup) |
|
|
| Come to a halt after loss of son's cap (3) |
|
|
| "Up ___!" (high five phrase) |
|
|
| The lid to the piano? (3) |
|
|
| Opposite of 'bottom' |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 May 2024 |
| Excellent toy |
|
|
| Leading spinner |
|
|
| T-shirt or turtleneck for example |
|
|
| Toy that resembles a gyroscope |
LA Times Daily |
21 May 2024 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Shoot up to the highest point (3) |
|
|
| Stopped around summit |
Mirror Cryptic |
20 May 2024 |
| Jumper, e.g. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 May 2024 |
| Apex |
Mirror Quick |
20 May 2024 |
| Spun toy (3) |
|
|
| To finish up as champions |
|
|
| "From the ___" ("Start over") |
Universal |
15 May 2024 |
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
14 May 2024 |
| ___-notch (great quality) |
|
|
| "Who's on ___ and who's on bottom now?!" (Parker Posey line in Waiting for Guffman) |
|
|
| "___ Gun" (Tom Cruise movie) |
|
|
| Shoot up to highest (3) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2024 |
| To finish up best (3) |
|
|
| Exceed |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2024 |
| Highest point; child's toy |
|
|
| High point's end, not start |
|
|
| "___ Gun," Tom Cruise movie |
|
|
| Apex or acme |
|
|
| Come out on ___ (win) |
|
|
| The leading spinner (3) |
|
|
| 32-Across, for example |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2024 |
| The best or one of the worst things a golfer can do |
|
|
| Toy you'd spin for some fun |
|
|
| "Take it from the ___!" (cry during a rehearsal, perhaps) |
|
|
| Blouse or bodice |
|
|
| The first "T" in TOTP (3) |
|
|
| Jersey Summit (3) |
|
|
| Platform enclosing the head of each mast of a sailing ship |
Mirror Quiz |
12 Apr 2024 |
| Apex |
Universal |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Blouse or cardigan |
|
|
| Blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| Toy that rotates |
|
|
| Toy that twirls |
|
|
| Like the winning dog? (3) |
|
|
| A-one |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2024 |
| Spinning toy |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Apr 2024 |
| Rock climber's goal |
Family Time |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Whirling toy |
|
|
| Surpass |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Tee or cami |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Spinner (as a dreidel, e.g.) (3) |
|
|
| Shoot up the peak (3) |
|
|
| "___ Chef Jr." |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
USA Today |
22 Mar 2024 |
| Blouse or T-shirt for example |
|
|
| Not bottom |
|
|
| Summit |
Mirror Quick |
18 Mar 2024 |
| Dux, ... of the class |
|
|
| Cover a toy (3) |
|
|
| Stopped around apex |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 Mar 2024 |
| First vessel capsized |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Mar 2024 |
| Zenith |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Mar 2024 |
| "___ Gun," Tom Cruise starrer |
|
|
| Flamboyant, opulent person for starters (3) |
|
|
| Cherry on ___ (special addition) |
|
|
| First kitty up-ended |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Surpass |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2024 |
| A leading spinner |
|
|
| The most important toy to sleep like one? (3) |
|
|
| Best toy (3) |
|
|
| Tee or blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| Blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| Spinner |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Apex |
Mirror Quick |
15 Feb 2024 |
| Stopped around summit |
Mirror Cryptic |
15 Feb 2024 |
| John Braine's novel, Room At The ... |
|
|
| Surpass |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2024 |
| "___ Gun: Maverick," 2022 superhit |
|
|
| Vest or cardigan, e.g. |
|
|
| Having a high centre of gravity (3-5) |
|
|
| T-shirt, cardigan or sweater, e.g. (3) |
|
|
| Spinning toy featured in "Inception" |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jan 2024 |
| "On ___of that..." ("Also...") |
|
|
| ___ table, at which the most important people sit (3) |
|
|
| Quark flavor with a positional name |
|
|
| Arctic |
|
|
| Part of a convertible - hard or soft (3) |
|
|
| Toy that spins |
Newsday |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Part of a mountain |
Family Time |
07 Jan 2024 |
| "___ o' the mornin'!" |
|
|
| Blouse or shirt for example |
|
|
| Break in at the boys' club: The Notorious RBG struggled to land her first job out of Columbia Law, despite having led at the ___ of her class |
|
|
| ANTM part |
|
|
| ZZ ___ (rock band) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Child's spinning toy |
|
|
| Blouse or tee |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2023 |
| Uppermost side of anything (3) |
|
|
| ___ Gun: Maverick won Oscar for best sound (3) |
|
|
| Lid |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Dec 2023 |
| On ___ of the world |
USA Today |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Where 1-Across is in this grid |
|
|
| An apex; a crest; a lid; or, the uppermost part of a high boot (3) |
|
|
| It's spinning up there! |
|
|
| "___ o' the mornin' to you!" |
|
|
| Blouse or a shirt, for one |
|
|
| Behead dystopian centre (3) |
|
|
| & 28 across. Most important person (colloq.) (3,6) |
|
|
| GOOSE |
|
|
| Highest point |
Premier Sunday |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Blouse or halter |
Commuter |
04 Dec 2023 |
| ___ Gun: Maverick (2022 Tom Cruise hit) |
|
|
| What spins? Item of cookware spins |
|
|
| Bunk bed option |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Outdo |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Better spinner's cap and sweater? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Better spinner's cap and sweater? (3) |
|
|
| Highest point that can be blown (3) |
|
|
| Turtleneck, for one |
Universal |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Apex |
USA Today |
13 Nov 2023 |
| Summit |
Universal |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Shirt |
USA Today |
05 Nov 2023 |
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| Highest point |
Family Time |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Over the ___ (extreme) |
|
|
| Cherry on ___ (something special) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Oct 2023 |
| "___ o' the mornin' to ya!" |
|
|
| "Take it from the ___!" (cry during a rehearsal, perhaps) |
|
|
| Outdo |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2023 |
| "___ Gun: Maverick" |
|
|
| Crown or summit |
|
|
| "___ Gun: Maverick" (2022 Tom Cruise film) |
|
|
| Outdo |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2023 |
| ___-notch (first class) |
|
|
| Blouse or sweatshirt |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2023 |
| Lid of pan turned upside down |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Sep 2023 |
| "___ of the morning to you!" |
|
|
| Summit |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2023 |
| From ___ to bottom |
|
|
| Most prestigious |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Lid |
USA Today |
30 Aug 2023 |
| A-number-one |
New York Times |
24 Aug 2023 |
| "Pretty please with a cherry on ___?" |
|
|
| "___ Gun," 1986 Tom Cruise hit |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| ___ to bottom |
|
|
| "Take it from the ___!" |
|
|
| Turtleneck or blouse |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2023 |
| Shirt or blouse |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Opposite of "bottom" |
|
|
| "Off the ___ of my head..." |
|
|
| Cherry on ___ (addition of something special) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2023 |
| Tee or cami, e.g |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2023 |
| Toy that spins |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2023 |
| Word with "crop" or "tank" |
|
|
| "___ Gear," long-running BBC motoring show that has been airing since 1977 |
|
|
| T-shirt or jacket |
New York Times |
05 Jun 2023 |
| One-up |
New York Times |
31 May 2023 |
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
29 May 2023 |
| Turtleneck or tee, e.g. |
|
|
| Dump suggestion, after reflecting |
The Times Cryptic |
25 May 2023 |
| Farthest place from the bottom |
Family Time |
21 May 2023 |
| Big --, circus tent |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 May 2023 |
| Bunk bed option that's not "bottom" |
|
|
| Blouse or shirt |
Newsday |
10 May 2023 |
| One-up |
USA Today |
08 May 2023 |
| Upside? |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2023 |
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| Toy that's spun for fun |
|
|
| Apex |
Universal |
13 Apr 2023 |
| Spinning toy |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Apr 2023 |
| Opposite of "bottom" |
|
|
| Dreidel, for one |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2023 |
| Outdo |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2023 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Blouse or tee, e.g. |
|
|
| Foremost |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2023 |
| Opposite of bottom |
Family Time |
12 Feb 2023 |
| Uppermost part |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2023 |
| Tee, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2023 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Surpass |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Dec 2022 |
| Surpass |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Polo, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2022 |
| Kurta or blouse |
USA Today |
13 Dec 2022 |
| Summit |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Dec 2022 |
| Dreidel, e.g |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Peak |
Family Time |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Dreidel, e.g. |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Dec 2022 |
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| Child's spinner |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Nov 2022 |
| Uppermost point |
The Times Concise |
25 Nov 2022 |
| Tunic or turtleneck |
USA Today |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Blouse |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Toy that spins |
Newsday |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Dreidel, for one |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2022 |
| Most popular toy for children? |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Nov 2022 |
| Bottom's opposite |
Canadiana |
07 Nov 2022 |
| Surpass |
Newsday |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Add chocolate sauce and a cherry to, say |
New York Times |
30 Oct 2022 |
| Dreidel, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2022 |
| Wardrobe item that may be cropped |
|
|
| From ___ to bottom |
|
|
| Part of the deck from which a dealer deals |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2022 |
| Summit of a mountain |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2022 |
| Cherry's place on a sundae |
|
|
| Shacket or cami |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2022 |
| Leading |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2022 |
| Cropped tank ___ |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2022 |
| Bottom's opposite |
Family Time |
05 Sep 2022 |
| Apex |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2022 |
| ___ to bottom |
|
|
| "___ Gun: Maverick" (2022 Tom Cruise hit) |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Entertaining toy that spins |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Proof of purchase, often |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Aug 2022 |
| Spinning toy |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Lid |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Pinnacle |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2022 |
| Pinnacle |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Muscle tank, e.g |
Universal |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Bunk option |
Universal |
30 Jun 2022 |
| High point |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2022 |
| Crown |
Canadiana |
16 May 2022 |
| Cap or lid |
Newsday |
15 May 2022 |
| Great place to climb to |
Family Time |
09 May 2022 |
| Lid of trophy turned up |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Fill up a drink, with "off" |
|
|
| High point |
LA Times Daily |
10 Apr 2022 |
| Part of a mountain |
Family Time |
10 Apr 2022 |
| High point |
The Washington Post |
10 Apr 2022 |
| Outdo |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2022 |
| Flannel shirt, e.g |
USA Today |
09 Apr 2022 |
| Roof's position |
The Washington Post Sunday |
03 Apr 2022 |
| High point |
Family Time |
21 Mar 2022 |
| High point |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2022 |
| Dreidel, e.g |
Universal |
10 Mar 2022 |
| Cardigan or tee |
USA Today |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Child's spinner |
|
|
| Tee or blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| Outperform |
Newsday |
17 Feb 2022 |
| "___ Chef" (cooking show) |
|
|
| Spire's position on a tower |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 Feb 2022 |
| Spinning toy |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Feb 2022 |
| "America's Next ___ Model" |
|
|
| Summit |
Universal |
30 Jan 2022 |
| Word before "dog" or "banana" |
Universal |
28 Jan 2022 |
| One-up |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2022 |
| Burned layer of creme brulee |
Universal |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Outperform |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jan 2022 |
| A-number-one |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2021 |
| First vessel capsized |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Dec 2021 |
| Word with "crop" to mean a type of tee |
|
|
| 10 or 40 preceder |
The Washington Post Sunday |
12 Dec 2021 |
| "___ Gun: Maverick," 2022 action drama movie sequel starring Tom Cruise |
|
|
| Bottom's counterpart |
USA Today |
30 Nov 2021 |
| Spinner in a kid's room |
Premier Sunday |
28 Nov 2021 |
| It's always in reach for good climbers |
Family Time |
22 Nov 2021 |
| Surpass |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Nov 2021 |
| "___ of the morning to you!" (Irish greeting) |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2021 |
| Toy that spins |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2021 |
| "Crop" or "tank" follower |
|
|
| Best vessel brought up |
The Times Cryptic |
11 Oct 2021 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Finest cannabis from the south |
The Times Cryptic |
05 Oct 2021 |
| Pinnacle |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Oct 2021 |
| Pinnacle |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Oct 2021 |
| Highest point |
Universal |
29 Sep 2021 |
| One-up |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2021 |
| Highest-grossing movie of 1986 |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Sep 2021 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Child's spinning toy |
|
|
| With 101-Down, rubber-soled canvas shoes |
Premier Sunday |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Word before 'secret' or 'hat' |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Best |
Universal |
23 Aug 2021 |
| Dreidel, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2021 |
| Defeat |
The Washington Post |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Defeat |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2021 |
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| Summit |
USA Today |
02 Aug 2021 |
| Most eminent |
Newsday |
30 Jul 2021 |
| Spinning toy |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Spinning toy |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jul 2021 |
| Spinning toy |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jul 2021 |
| "___ Chef," Bravo reality show |
|
|
| "___ of the World" (The Carpenters song) |
|
|
| Shirt or a blouse |
|
|
| One-up |
USA Today |
05 Jul 2021 |
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| "___ Gun," 1986 action film starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| First vessel to be capsized |
|
|
| Add sprinkles to, say |
Universal |
18 Jun 2021 |
| Summit |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Jun 2021 |
| Best |
Universal |
02 Jun 2021 |
| Surpass |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 May 2021 |
| Bottom's opposite |
USA Today |
29 May 2021 |
| T-shirt or blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| First-class score against spinner |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2021 |
| ___ of the world |
|
|
| Outscore |
Family Time |
25 Apr 2021 |
| First vessel from the east |
|
|
| Apex |
Universal |
13 Apr 2021 |
| Spinning toy |
Family Time |
12 Apr 2021 |
| Dreidel, for one |
Universal |
10 Apr 2021 |
| __ dog |
LA Times Daily |
08 Apr 2021 |
| __ dog |
The Washington Post |
08 Apr 2021 |
| "Take it from the ___!" |
|
|
| Most prestigious |
Newsday |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Unbalanced leader of intimidating gang? |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Mar 2021 |
| Kind of toy |
Canadiana |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Crop ___ (blouse) |
|
|
| Defeat |
USA Today |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Sorting label for a Twitter search |
New York Times |
13 Feb 2021 |
| BBC's "___ Gear" |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
USA Today |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Highest |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Feb 2021 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| One-up |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Candle's place, on a birthday cake |
|
|
| '___ o' the mornin' to you!' |
The Washington Post Sunday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Number one, as on a chart |
New York Times |
12 Jan 2021 |
| Dashiki, for instance |
Newsday |
09 Jan 2021 |
| Cherry on ___ (special addition) |
|
|
| Dreidel, e.g |
USA Today |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Blouse, for one |
|
|
| Blouse or a shirt, for one |
|
|
| Beat |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2020 |
| Leading |
Jonesin |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Beginning (of the hour) |
Jonesin |
17 Nov 2020 |
| Pinnacle |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2020 |
| Most important vessel coming from the East |
|
|
| Concealed by upsetting nepotism in Cork |
Irish Times Crosaire |
31 Oct 2020 |
| Blouse or sweater |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Oct 2020 |
| "___ of the World" (song by The Carpenters) |
|
|
| T-shirt or polo |
The Washington Post |
12 Oct 2020 |
| T-shirt or polo |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2020 |
| Tee, e.g |
New York Times |
10 Oct 2020 |
| Spinning toy |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Highly sensitive time for prayer, situation that's awkward in retrospect |
|
|
| Summit |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Oct 2020 |
| Blouse or T-shirt |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2020 |
| 'On ___ of all that . . .' |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2020 |
| Mountain summit (anagram of 1a) |
|
|
| Blouse or a t-shirt |
|
|
| Outdo |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| "___ Gun" (Tom Cruise movie) |
|
|
| One-up |
USA Today |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Most superior upper garment |
|
|
| Do one better than |
Universal |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Pinnacle |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jul 2020 |
| Pinnacle |
The Washington Post |
17 Jul 2020 |
| Do better than |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2020 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Best is one of those in 32 down |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Jul 2020 |
| "___ Gun" (Tom Cruise movie) |
|
|
| "___ of the World" (song by The Carpenters) |
|
|
| Exceed |
Jonesin |
26 May 2020 |
| Tank or tee |
USA Today |
17 May 2020 |
| With 68 Across, the Penguin's accessory |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 May 2020 |
| Bunk that may require a ladder |
Universal |
06 May 2020 |
| One-up |
Universal |
05 May 2020 |
| Apex |
New York Times |
04 May 2020 |
| Blouse, for one |
|
|
| Outdo |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Outdo |
The Washington Post |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Spinning toy |
The Times Concise |
16 Apr 2020 |
| Optimal |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2020 |
| Cover |
The Washington Post |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Cover |
LA Times Daily |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Excellent access to penthouse suite? |
|
|
| Upper surface found in vessel capsized |
|
|
| "___ Chef," reality cooking competition TV series that is hosted by Padma Lakshmi |
|
|
| Word with pop or crop |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Cherry on ___ (special addition) |
|
|
| Cherry on ___ (addition of something special) |
|
|
| Secret of secrets? |
|
|
| High-quality nurse covering surgery |
|
|
| Climber's acme |
Family Time |
16 Dec 2019 |
| Summit |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Dec 2019 |
| Be the dominant partner, in queer parlance |
The New Yorker |
09 Dec 2019 |
| Word with dollar or dog |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2019 |
| Word with dollar or dog |
The Washington Post |
06 Dec 2019 |
| Defeat |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2019 |
| Defeat |
|
|
| Champion in Great Escape |
|
|
| Opposite of bottom |
|
|
| Zenith |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Nov 2019 |
| First vessel comes west |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Nov 2019 |
| Spinning toy |
LA Times Daily |
19 Nov 2019 |
| Spinning toy |
The Washington Post |
19 Nov 2019 |
| Bunk bed option |
New York Times |
30 Oct 2019 |
| Bunk bed option |
|
|
| Long way from the bottom |
Family Time |
27 Oct 2019 |
| Foremost |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2019 |
| Excellent spinner cut |
|
|
| Highest part |
The Times Concise |
21 Oct 2019 |
| Pajamas half |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2019 |
| Acme's place |
Family Time |
29 Sep 2019 |
| "___ o' the mornin'" |
Family Time |
23 Sep 2019 |
| Summit |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2019 |
| Best garment |
|
|
| Best |
Newsday |
15 Sep 2019 |
| Inning half |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Blouse or tee |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2019 |
| Word before dog or banana |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2019 |
| With 4-Down, cooking reality series |
Premier Sunday |
25 Aug 2019 |
| "Drawer" or "shelf" starter |
Universal |
14 Aug 2019 |
| Pinnacle |
|
|
| Best spinner |
|
|
| High point |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jul 2019 |
| ___ secret (confidential) |
|
|
| The highest point |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Jun 2019 |
| "___ Gun," Tom Cruise movie |
|
|
| "___ of the World" (song by The Carpenters) |
|
|
| Go one better than |
New York Times |
06 Jun 2019 |
| First vessel sent back |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 May 2019 |
| Lid |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 May 2019 |
| Cherry on ___ (addition of something special) |
|
|
| Supplement in honour of youngster |
|
|
| Highest jumper, say? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 May 2019 |
| Toy that eventually falls |
Universal |
27 Apr 2019 |
| Outdo |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2019 |
| Climber's goal |
Family Time |
01 Apr 2019 |
| Summit or apex |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Leading vessel going backwards |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Toy with a string that spins |
|
|
| U-turn from bottom |
Family Time |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Best |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2019 |
| Blouse, e.g |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2019 |
| "At the ___ of my voice" (as loudly as possible) |
|
|
| Roof, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2019 |
| Roof, e.g |
The Washington Post |
16 Feb 2019 |
| "___ Gun" (Tom Cruise movie) |
|
|
| ___ notch (first-class) |
|
|
| Peak |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Jan 2019 |
| "Foremost" word for a bestselling record |
|
|
| Highest-rated |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jan 2019 |
| Highest-rated |
|
|
| Dreidel, for one |
|
|
| Toy that eventually falls |
|
|
| Roof, e.g. |
|
|
| Blouse, e.g. |
|
|
| Summit |
|
|
| Go one better than |
|
|
| Blouse or tee |
|
|
| Inning half |
|
|
| Pajamas half |
|
|
| Word before dog or banana |
|
|
| Best |
|
|
| Do better than |
|
|
| Foremost |
|
|
| High point |
|
|
| Outdo |
|
|
| "Drawer" or "shelf" starter |
|
|
| Surface belly up? |
|
|
| ___-secret |
|
|
| Climber's destination |
Universal |
10 Dec 2018 |
| Most important |
Newsday |
30 Nov 2018 |
| Surpass |
Newsday |
25 Nov 2018 |
| Beat or defeat |
Universal |
23 Nov 2018 |
| First vessel capsized |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Nov 2018 |
| Uppermost part |
The Times Concise |
07 Nov 2018 |
| Uppermost portion |
|
|
| Put salsa on, say |
USA Today |
05 Nov 2018 |
| Word after tank or tube |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Favourite jumper |
|
|
| The upper part |
|
|
| Outdo |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Shirt or blouse |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2018 |
| At the ___ of one's lungs (loudly) |
|
|
| It can spin |
|
|
| "Don't worry, I am on ___ of this" ("It's under control") |
|
|
| Kill time at work |
|
|
| ___ secret (highly confidential) |
|
|
| "__ of the morning to ya!" |
|
|
| Tank or tee |
The Washington Post |
29 Aug 2018 |
| Tank or tee |
LA Times Daily |
29 Aug 2018 |
| Tom Cruise starrer "___ Gun" |
|
|
| Tom Cruise starrer "___ Gun" |
|
|
| 'Let's take it from the ___' |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2018 |
| Big ___ |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2018 |
| Pinnacle |
Canadiana |
16 Jul 2018 |
| Pinnacle |
Universal |
29 Jun 2018 |
| Tom Cruise's "___ Gun" |
|
|
| Street cop in disguise – that's confidential |
|
|
| "America's Next ___ Model," TV reality show |
|
|
| Polo or tee |
The Washington Post |
06 Jun 2018 |
| Polo or tee |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jun 2018 |
| Trump |
The New Yorker |
04 Jun 2018 |
| ___ to bottom |
|
|
| "___ of the World" by The Carpenters |
|
|
| Defeat |
Universal |
29 May 2018 |
| Do better than |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
25 May 2018 |
| Outdo |
New York Times |
22 May 2018 |
| Do better than |
Newsday |
02 May 2018 |
| Polo or T |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Peak |
LA Times Daily |
11 Apr 2018 |
| Peak |
The Washington Post |
11 Apr 2018 |
| Do better than |
Universal |
03 Apr 2018 |
| Eclipse |
Newsday |
31 Mar 2018 |
| With 44-Across, Hanna-Barbera feline |
LA Times Daily |
30 Mar 2018 |
| With 44-Across, Hanna-Barbera feline |
The Washington Post |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Crown |
|
|
| Twirling toy |
|
|
| What a climber wants to reach |
Family Time |
04 Feb 2018 |
| Go one better than |
USA Today |
23 Jan 2018 |
| Highest-ranked |
Jonesin |
23 Jan 2018 |
| Spinning toy |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Outperform |
Newsday |
12 Jan 2018 |
| Put salsa on, say |
|
|
| Defeat |
|
|
| Go one better than |
|
|
| Polo or T |
|
|
| Word after tank or tube |
|
|
| With 44-Across, Hanna-Barbera feline |
|
|
| Beat or defeat |
|
|
| Tank or tee |
|
|
| Polo or tee |
|
|
| Peak |
|
|
| Do better than |
|
|
| Do better than |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
|
|
| "Let's take it from the ___" |
|
|
| Summit |
|
|
| Climber's destination |
|
|
| Best |
|
|
| Outdo |
|
|
| Big ___ |
|
|
| Bikini part |
|
|
| The best of the sides today |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Spinning toy |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
15 Dec 2017 |
| Dreidel, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Dec 2017 |
| Bring to an end, removing the head! |
|
|
| Leading attraction? The Queen — among the nobility? |
|
|
| ZZ ___, a famed rock band known for hits like "Black Betty" and "Cheap Sunglasses" |
|
|
| Highest point |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2017 |
| Kid's spinner |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Oct 2017 |
| Blouse or sweater |
New York Times |
24 Oct 2017 |
| Highest-rated |
|
|
| Cover with hot fudge, say |
USA Today |
13 Oct 2017 |
| Zenith |
|
|
| Outperform |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Spinning toy |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2017 |
| High point |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Aug 2017 |
| Finest |
LA Times Daily |
20 Aug 2017 |
| Finest |
The Washington Post |
20 Aug 2017 |
| Opposite of bottom |
Family Time |
14 Aug 2017 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Highest point |
The Times Concise |
11 Aug 2017 |
| Best |
Premier Sunday |
30 Jul 2017 |
| Dreidel, essentially |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Dreidel, essentially |
The Washington Post |
17 Jul 2017 |
| Outdo in performance |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2017 |
| Spinning toy (also a word for "best") |
|
|
| Another word for 18a |
|
|
| Opposite of bottom |
|
|
| Upper part |
The Washington Post |
09 Jun 2017 |
| Upper part |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2017 |
| No.1 crackpot |
|
|
| What spins? Item of cookware spins |
|
|
| Age-old toy that is set into a spinning motion |
|
|
| Foremost |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Outdo |
Jonesin |
04 Apr 2017 |
| Exceed |
Universal |
23 Mar 2017 |
| Above everything else |
|
|
| Garment over 11-Across, perhaps |
USA Today |
14 Feb 2017 |
| High side |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2017 |
| Premier |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2017 |
| Tee or blouse |
The Washington Post |
07 Jan 2017 |
| Word after carrot or muffin |
New York Times |
04 Jan 2017 |
| Spinning toy |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2017 |
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Dreidel, essentially |
|
|
| Finest |
|
|
| High side |
|
|
| Premier |
|
|
| Upper part |
|
|
| Cover with hot fudge, say |
|
|
| Garment over 11-Across, perhaps |
|
|
| Word after carrot or muffin |
|
|
| Blouse or sweater |
|
|
| Go one better than |
The Washington Post |
14 Dec 2016 |
| Sweater or tee |
The Washington Post |
22 Nov 2016 |
| Word with "dog" or "banana" |
Universal |
21 Nov 2016 |
| Do one better than |
New York Times |
09 Nov 2016 |
| Place that's far from the bottom |
Family Time |
31 Oct 2016 |
| Dreidel, e.g |
New York Times |
23 Oct 2016 |
| Biggest attraction is of the highest class |
|
|
| Summit |
Universal |
23 Sep 2016 |
| Blouse, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Uppermost; toy |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Sep 2016 |
| Driveway covering |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2016 |
| Apex; toy |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Sep 2016 |
| Cole Porter's 'You're the ___' |
The Washington Post |
26 Aug 2016 |
| Pajama part |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2016 |
| Zenith |
Universal |
09 Aug 2016 |
| Highest part |
Irish Times Simplex |
21 Jul 2016 |
| Toy revolver |
|
|
| With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
New York Times |
30 Jun 2016 |
| Halter, e.g |
USA Today |
21 Jun 2016 |
| Best |
The Washington Post |
20 Jun 2016 |
| Toy with a museum in Burlington, Wisconsin |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2016 |
| Tee, for one |
LA Times Daily |
12 May 2016 |
| Cream's place |
USA Today |
10 May 2016 |
| With leaders away, stop the navy becoming administratively overburdened |
|
|
| Do one better than |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2016 |
| Summit |
Newsday |
12 Apr 2016 |
| Outstrip |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2016 |
| A cut above the rest? |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Mar 2016 |
| Pinnacle |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
11 Mar 2016 |
| Bikini part |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2016 |
| Highest point |
Universal |
09 Mar 2016 |
| The upper part |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Blouse, for example |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Apex |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Feb 2016 |
| Outdo |
|
|
| Do one better than |
|
|
| Dreidel, e.g. |
|
|
| Driveway covering |
|
|
| With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
|
|
| The upper part |
|
|
| Halter, e.g. |
|
|
| Dreidel, e.g. |
|
|
| Cream's place |
|
|
| Tee, for one |
|
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| Pajama part |
|
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| Cover |
|
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| Pinnacle |
|
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| Summit |
|
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| Zenith |
|
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| Classified operations within Crete, strangely beginning to tell |
|
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| "___ Gun" |
Universal |
05 Dec 2015 |
| Rise above |
Newsday |
26 Nov 2015 |
| Spinner |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Nov 2015 |
| 1st but not 2nd or 3rd of March … |
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| Apex |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2015 |
| Blouse or shirt |
USA Today |
30 Oct 2015 |
| "___ Gun" (1986 film) |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2015 |
| First half of an inning |
USA Today |
01 Oct 2015 |
| Upper surface |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Sep 2015 |
| Best artist in the aristocracy? |
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| One-up |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2015 |
| Tell a better joke than |
Universal |
15 Aug 2015 |
| Kid's spinner |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Aug 2015 |
| Outwit |
Universal |
28 Jul 2015 |
| "Opt" anagram |
USA Today |
23 Jul 2015 |
| With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across |
New York Times |
15 Jul 2015 |
| Blouse, e.g |
USA Today |
06 Jul 2015 |
| Leading |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jun 2015 |
| Pinnacle |
Newsday |
17 May 2015 |
| With 87-Down, penthouse's place |
Premier Sunday |
03 May 2015 |
| Acme |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Apr 2015 |
| Blouse, e.g |
Universal |
20 Mar 2015 |
| Head |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2015 |
| Something extra to produce litter |
|
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| Kind of soil or sail |
USA Today |
27 Feb 2015 |
| Trump |
Premier Sunday |
01 Feb 2015 |
| Go one better than |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jan 2015 |
| Billboard ___ 40 |
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| One-up |
|
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| Kind of soil or sail |
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| Blouse or shirt |
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| Apex |
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| "___ Gun" (1986 film) |
|
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| "Opt" anagram |
|
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| Go one better than |
|
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| Head |
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| Outdo |
|
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| Trump |
|
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| With 87-Down, penthouse's place |
|
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| Pinnacle |
|
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| ___ of the Pops |
|
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| Rise above |
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| Blouse, e.g. |
|
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| Outwit |
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| "___ Gun" (1986) |
|
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| Tell a better joke than |
|
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| Pinnacle |
|
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| One-up |
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| Leading |
|
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| Surpass |
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| Blouse, e.g. |
|
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| First half of an inning |
|
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| Summit |
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| Chief |
|
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| With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across |
|
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| Beyonce's "Love on ___" |
|
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| Kid's spinner |
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| Ice cap |
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| "Straight to the ___" Tom Waits |
|
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| Spinning toy |
|
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| First half of an inning |
|
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| Go one better than |
|
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| Mountain part |
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| Acme |
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| Part of an inning |
|
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| The upper part |
|
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| Type of dog or dollar |
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| Bikini part |
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| Word with "hat" or "banana" |
|
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| Go one better |
|
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| "America's Next ___ Model" |
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| Spinner |
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| Overcome |
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| Tee or blouse |
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| Defeat |
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| Beat |
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| Shirt or blouse |
|
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| Apex |
|
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| Sunroof, for instance |
|
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| Summit |
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| Foremost |
|
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| Certain separate |
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| Outdo |
|
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| With 62-Across, a hint to the starts of this puzzle's four longest Down answers |
|
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| Spinner |
|
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| "On ___ of Old Smoky" |
|
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| Crown |
|
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| Highest-rated |
|
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| Toy "wrapped" in the answer at 58-Across |
|
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| Spinning toy |
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| Spinning toy featured in a Burlington, Wisconsin museum |
|
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| Surpass |
|
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| Spinny thing |
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| Better |
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| Uppermost |
|
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| CEO's place |
|
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| Spinning toy |
|
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| Tell a better joke than, e.g. |
|
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| Word with "seed" or "banana" |
|
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| Turner for a tot |
|
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| Outdo |
|
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| Best |
|
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| Better |
|
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| Head |
|
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| Do better than |
|
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| Highest point |
|
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| Blouse, e.g. |
|
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| Highest point |
|
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| Bikini part |
|
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| Shirt |
|
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| "___ Chef" |
|
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| Kind of hat or coat |
|
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| Outdo |
|
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| Zenith |
|
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| Tank or tee |
|
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| Climber's goal |
|
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| Get a bigger laugh than |
|
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| Outdo |
|
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| #1 spot |
|
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| Dreidel, e.g. |
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| Do better than |
|
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| Lid |
|
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| High point |
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| Go one better |
|
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| Vertex |
|
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| Go beyond |
|
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| Tesla "Rock Me to the ___" |
|
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| CEO's place |
|
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| Highest-rated |
|
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| Kid's spinner |
|
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| Principal |
|
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| "___ o' the mornin'" |
|
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| __-secret |
|
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| Crest |
|
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| Where all stars want to be |
|
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| See 29-Down |
|
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| Toy that spins |
|
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| Blouse, e.g. |
|
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| __-secret |
|
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| Word with seed or banana |
|
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| Spinning toy |
|
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| Uppermost |
|
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| Do better than |
|
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| Word with seed or banana |
|
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| Better or best |
|
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| Toy with an axis |
|
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| Shirt or blouse |
|
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| Sweater, say |
|
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| Go one better |
|
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| Mountaineer's goal |
|
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| Flavor of quark |
|
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| Shirt |
|
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| Do better than |
|
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| Score more than |
|
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| Elite |
|
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| Blouse or shirt |
|
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| Preeminent |
|
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| High point |
|
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| Go one better |
|
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| Beat |
|
|
| With 62-Across, comic's challenge |
|
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| Head |
|
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| Surpass |
|
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| Leading |
|
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| Word with "dog" or "banana" |
|
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| High point |
|
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| "You're the ___" (Cole Porter classic) |
|
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| Crown |
|
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| Preeminent |
|
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| High point |
|
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| Whirligig |
|
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| Upside? |
|
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| Toy that spins |
|
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| Whirligig |
|
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| Toy with a point |
|
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| Leader's position |
|
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| It may be blown |
|
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| Get a bigger laugh than |
|
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| Nonpareil |
|
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| Peak |
|
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| With 28-Across, 1935 nominee for Best Picture |
|
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| Word with gun or dog |
|
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| Pinnacle |
|
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| Vertex |
|
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| Tee or blouse |
|
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| Upper bound |
|
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| Eclipse |
|
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| Gyroscope's cousin |
|
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| Zenith |
|
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| Eclipse |
|
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| Foremost |
|
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| With 24-Across, number one position |
|
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| Lid |
|
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| Put frosting on, say |
|
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| Spinning toy |
|
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| T, e.g. |
|
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| Go one better than |
|
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| Do better than |
|
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| Word with "seed" or "banana" |
|
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| Leading |
|
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| Beat |
|
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| Do better than |
|
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| Best |
|
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| Beat |
|
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| Part of an inning |
|
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| You can take it out for a spin |
|
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| It's taken out for a spin |
|
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| Inning half |
|
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| Better |
|
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| With 29-Across, highest-quality |
|
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| Vertex |
|
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| Toy with a string |
|
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| Tee, e.g. |
|
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| Blouse or shirt |
|
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| Get a bigger laugh than |
|
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| Highest point |
|
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| Inning half |
|
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| Highest part |
|
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| Crest |
|
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| First-rate |
|
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| Climber's goal |
|
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| Outplay |
|
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| Zenith |
|
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| Outplay |
|
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| Go one better |
|
|
| Climber's goal |
|
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| Outscore |
|
|
| Surpass |
|
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| With 15-Down, formal chapeau |
|
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| Pinnacle |
|
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| Peak |
|
|
| See 1-Down |
|
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| One-up |
|
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| Best |
|
|
| Honcho's place |
|
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| President's place |
|
|
| #1 |
|
|
| Word with dog or dollar |
|
|
| Peak that's hidden in the four longest puzzle answers |
|
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| Go over |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
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| Exceed |
|
|
| You can take it out for a spin |
|
|
| Word with seed or banana |
|
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| Zenith |
|
|
| CEO's place |
|
|
| One-up |
|
|
| Peak |
|
|
| Go one better than |
|
|
| Answer to this puzzle's title and word that can come before the first word of 17-, 31-, 47-, or 63-Across |
|
|
| Tell a better joke than |
|
|
| Whirler |
|
|
| Beginning |
|
|
| Toy with a string |
|
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| Outstrip |
|
|
| Big ___ (circus) |
|
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| Go one better |
|
|
| Peak that's hidden in the four longest puzzle answers |
|
|
| Foremost |
|
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| Pinnacle |
|
|
| Highest-ranked |
|
|
| Halter, e.g. |
|
|
| With 19-Across, like some radio stations' playlists |
|
|
| With 27-Down, among the best |
|
|
| Stringed toy |
|
|
| Pajama part |
|
|
| Toy with a string |
|
|
| Tupperware unit |
|
|
| Apex |
|
|
| Leader's position |
|
|
| Blouse, say |
|
|
| Apex |
|
|
| Summit |
|
|
| Stringed toy |
|
|
| Surpass |
|
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| Rise above |
|
|
| Exceed |
|
|
| "__ o' the mornin'" |
|
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| Quark flavor |
|
|
| Dreidel, e.g. |
|
|
| Spinner |
|
|
| Leader's position |
|
|
| Go over |
|
|
| Sunroof alternative |
|
|
| Defeat |
|
|
| Chief |
|
|
| Bottom's opposite |
|
|
| T-shirt, e.g. |
|
|
| "__ Hat" (Berlin musical) |
|
|
| The highest status |
|
|
| Summit |
|
|
| Word with hat or coat |
|
|
| Surpass |
|
|
| Word with 10 or 40 |
|
|
| Beat |
|
|
| Blouse |
|
|
| It may be blown |
|
|
| Summit |
|
|
| Leading |
|
|
| Shirt or sweater |
|
|
| Go over |
|
|
| Outdo |
|
|
| Spinning toy |
|
|
| Summit |
|
|
| Word with 10 or 40 |
|
|
| Outdo |
|
|
| Halter |
|
|
| See 31 Down |
|
|
| Beginning |
|
|
| Spinner |
|
|
| Summit |
|
|
| Best |
|
|
| Mountain part |
|
|
| Give overspin to |
|
|
| Big ___ (circus tent) |
|
|
| Go one better |
|
|
| Surpass |
|
|
| Word before spin or notch |
|
|
| Dreidel e.g. |
|
|
| With 51-Down, a hit list? |
|
|
| Shirt or sweater |
|
|
| Give it a whirl; it's fun! |
|
|
| Preeminent |
|
|
| Blouse or shirt |
|
|
| Trump |
|
|
| Highest level |
|
|
| Zenith |
|
|
| Do one better |
|
|
| Blouse |
|
|
| Inning half |
|
|
| Shirt or sweater |
|
|
| "Up" side |
|
|
| Shirt or sweater |
|
|
| Turning toy |
|
|
| With 69-Across, a film with 27- and 64-Across |
|
|
| Outscore |
|
|
| ___ of the stretch |
|
|
| Crowning point |
|
|
| Halter, for instance |
|
|
| Spinner |
|
|
| Beat |
|
|
| Crown |
|
|
| Upper part |
|
|
| First-rate |
|
|
| Entertaining spinner |
|
|
| Dog or banana leader |
|
|
| Go one better |
|
|
| Spinner |
|
|
| Finest cannabis from the south |
|
|
| Surpass |
|
|
| Beat |
|
|
| Kids spin it |
|
|
| Word with dog or dollar |
|
|
| Word with dog or gun |
|
|
| Exceed |
|
|
| Apex |
|
|
| It may be blown |
|
|
| First vessel capsized |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
|
|
| Go one better than |
|
|
| Beat |
|
|
| Zenith |
|
|
| Spinner |
|
|
| See 14 Down |
|
|
| Best |
|
|
| Best |
|
|
| Overtrump |
|
|
| Highest point |
|
|
| It's spun for fun |
|
|
| Elite |
|
|
| Whirligig |
|
|
| Do better than |
|
|
| Pinnacle |
|
|
| Apex |
|
|
| Go one better |
|
|
| Crown |
|
|
| Exceed |
|
|
| Leading |
|
|
| Kid's toy |
|
|
| Highest part |
|
|
| Dreidel |
|
|
| Chief |
|
|
| Acme |
|
|
| Hat for Astaire |
|
|
| Overtake |
|
|
| "You're the __" |
|
|
| Word following big or high |
|
|
| "___ Gun" (Cruise film) |
|
|
| Outstrip |
|
|
| Off finish |
|
|
| Excel |
|
|
| Gyroscope's cousin |
|
|
| Part of an inning |
|
|
| Take this out for a spin |
|
|
| . . . 55 |
|
|
| Word after flip or tip |
|
|
| Be better than |
|
|
| Type of dog or dollar |
|
|
| Acme |
|
|
| Crest |
|
|
| Peak |
|
|
| Tot's spinner |
|
|
| ___ banana (burlesque bigwig) |
|
|
| Toy spinner |
|
|
| "You're the ___," Porter tune |
|
|
| Child's toy |
|
|
| "You," to C. Porter |
|
|
| Go one better |
|
|
| You, to Cole Porter |
|
|
| Crest |
|
|
| Apex |
|
|
| Plaything |
|
|
| Choicest part |
|
|
| Kind of soil or sail |
|
|
| ___ of the Mark, in S.F. |
|
|
| Porter's "You're the ___" |
|
|
| Kind of round |
|
|
| Kind of banana or dog |
|
|
| "On ___ of Old Smokey" |
|
|
| Kind of billing |
|
|
| Kind of kick |
|
|
| Banana or notch |
|
|
| Flip-___ can |
|
|
| Yoyo's relative |
|
|
| Hat or banana |
|
|
| Cap |
|
|
| ___ banana |
|
|
| Cole Porter's "You're the ___" |
|
|
| Hard or big |
|
|
| Part of a hill |
|
|
| Kind of banana |
|
|
| Banana or drawer |
|
|
| Goal at Everest |
|
|
| Over the ___ |
|
|
| Cover |
|
|
| Tip's partner |
|
|
| Part of a mountain |
|
|
| Exceed. |
|
|
| Crowning tuft. |
|
|
| Word with brass or banana |
|
|
| Surpass. |
|
|
| Kind of hat. |
|
|
| Where there is very little room. |
|
|
| Transcend. |
|
|
| Upper. |
|
|
| "___ Gear" |
|
|
| Cover. |
|
|
| First place? |
|
|
| Elite |
|
|
| It goes over your head |
|
|
| First-class: Colloq. |
|
|
| Apex. |
|
|
| Chief banana. |
|
|
| ___ sergeant. |
|
|
| Better. |
|
|
| Child's toy. |
|
|
| "___ Secret." |
|
|
| Toy for a boy. |
|
|
| Relative of a yoyo. |
|
|
| To better a witticism. |
|
|
| Big ___. |
|
|
| Kind of secret. |
|
|
| Surmount. |
|
|
| Peak. |
|
|
| Crest. |
|
|
| Go one better. |
|
|
| Cream. |
|
|
| Highest. |
|
|
| Excel. |
|
|
| High notes of the voice. |
|
|
| Choicest part. |
|
|
| Pinnacle. |
|
|
| Plaything. |
|
|
| Rise above. |
|
|
| Boy's toy. |
|
|
| Crown. |
|
|
| Acme. |
|
|
| Dominate. |
|
|
| Outdo. |
|
|
| Rise aloft. |
|
|
| Summit. |
|
|
| Zenith. |
|
|
| Teetotum. |
|
|
| Spinner. |
|
|
| Chest covering |
|
|
| Chest protector? |
|
|
| Do one better than |
|
|
| Highest point |
|
|
| Polo shirt, e.g. |
|
|
| Upside? |
|
|
| You can take it out for a spin |
|
|
| One-up |
|
|
| Kind of banana. |
|
|
| Spinning toy. |
|
|