| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First-rate | New York Times | 04 Feb 2025 |
| Crème de la crème | LA Times Daily | 04 Jan 2025 |
| Of the highest quality | USA Today | 23 Dec 2024 |
| As good as it gets | USA Today | 04 Nov 2024 |
| Of the highest level | USA Today | 12 May 2024 |
| Best of the best | New York Times | 05 May 2024 |
| Most 35 Across | Newsday | 03 Dec 2022 |
| Like the cream of the crop | New York Times | 09 Sep 2021 |
| Grade-A | New York Times | 08 May 2021 |
| Of the highest quality | LA Times Daily | 31 Mar 2019 |
| Of the highest quality | The Washington Post | 31 Mar 2019 |
| Of the highest quality | ||
| Elite | New York Times | 11 May 2018 |
| Elite | ||
| First-class | ||
| Macramé artist? | ||
| Elite |