The cream of the crop in the literary world (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELITE The cream of the crop in the literary world (5) (5)
9% THE Cream of __ crop (3) Commuter Jul 17, 2025
6% TOP Crop ___ (blouse) (3)
6% DABS Smidgens, as of cream (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 8, 2025
6% SOUP Cream of mushroom ___ (4)
6% AROSE Cropped up (5) LA Times Daily Oct 6, 2025
6% BOLERO Cropped jacket (6) Commuter Oct 4, 2025
6% HAYS Farm crops (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 4, 2025
6% ROOT Many a storage crop (4) LA Times Daily Oct 4, 2025
6% GATEAU Cream cake (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2025
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