Sunday clothes? |
Mirror Classic |
21 Apr 2024 |
Choice |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2024 |
Most excellent: - in the class |
|
|
Dribbler who drank stronger beer |
|
|
Live with Saint George? (4) |
|
|
Live with Saint George? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
12 Apr 2024 |
"All the ___!" ("Good luck!") |
|
|
First word of every Oscars category |
New York Times Mini |
09 Apr 2024 |
Outmatch |
|
|
In one's Sunday ___ (clothes for special occasions) |
|
|
____ friend |
|
|
Better than better |
|
|
Surname of Will who co-presented the show mentioned in 6 Down (4) |
|
|
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Mar 2024 |
Optimal |
Universal |
21 Mar 2024 |
Academy Award for ___ Picture |
|
|
Most successful wager includes initial stake (4) |
|
|
Simple superlative |
|
|
Good, better, __ |
Commuter |
23 Feb 2024 |
Of highest quality |
|
|
First-rate |
USA Today |
20 Feb 2024 |
Optimal |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Feb 2024 |
Pre-Ringo drummer Pete ___ (4) |
|
|
"Save the ___ for last" |
|
|
Second to none |
Commuter |
05 Feb 2024 |
Superlative on some year-end lists |
|
|
"My ___ Friend's Wedding" |
|
|
Attractively |
|
|
Former Northern Ireland and Manchester United player who died in 2005 (6,4) |
|
|
Top bets are lost |
Mirror Cryptic |
28 Jan 2024 |
Supreme |
Mirror Quick |
28 Jan 2024 |
The top performers must be the supreme (4) |
|
|
Outsmart |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2024 |
"Diamonds Are a Girl's -- Friend" |
|
|
"Simply the ___" (Tina Turner hit) |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2024 |
"Simply the " (Tina Turner hit) |
|
|
A superlative of "good"; one's smartest attire; a person's utmost effort or endeavour; a winning majority; a personal record or PB; or, a casual expression of one's regards (4) |
|
|
Top wager - second coming in |
|
|
Part of many Oscar category names |
TV |
07 Jan 2024 |
Supreme |
Mirror Quick |
03 Jan 2024 |
Top bets are lost |
Mirror Cryptic |
03 Jan 2024 |
Lick cream |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Jan 2024 |
Lick cream (4) |
|
|
Top-shelf |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2023 |
Good, better, ___ |
|
|
Unsurpassed |
Newsday |
17 Dec 2023 |
Get the better of one in the highest degree (4) |
|
|
Word in most Academy Award titles |
New York Times |
11 Dec 2023 |
Preferred |
|
|
Optimum |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Dec 2023 |
___ man, bridegroom's helper (4) |
|
|
TV's "Father Knows __" |
Commuter |
04 Dec 2023 |
Second to none |
USA Today |
02 Dec 2023 |
Beyond better |
|
|
Gamble about son becoming number one |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
13 Nov 2023 |
Lead-in to "by" or "Buy" |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2023 |
Kind of man or boy? |
|
|
Word etched on most Oscar statuettes |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2023 |
"My ___ Friend's Wedding" (Julia Roberts starrer) |
|
|
Wager involving second highest |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Sep 2023 |
Top |
New York Times |
20 Sep 2023 |
Top-ranked |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2023 |
'It happens to the ___ of us' |
USA Today |
02 Sep 2023 |
Top-of-the-line |
USA Today |
30 Aug 2023 |
Unimprovable |
Newsday |
17 Aug 2023 |
Highest in quality |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2023 |
Optimum |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jul 2023 |
Oscar-night word |
|
|
Praise word you may find in Oscar categories |
|
|
Optimal to live above street |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Jun 2023 |
Better than better? |
|
|
Number one |
USA Today |
21 May 2023 |
Outwit |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Apr 2023 |
Word in many award category names |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2023 |
___ man (groomsman) |
|
|
Outwit what could follow all the next level |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Mar 2023 |
Outperform |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2023 |
"The ___ is yet to come" |
|
|
"All the ___" |
|
|
Outdo |
Newsday |
25 Dec 2022 |
Unsurpassed |
Universal |
15 Dec 2022 |
Highest in quality |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2022 |
Unsurpassable |
Newsday |
11 Dec 2022 |
'I wish you the ___' |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2022 |
Highest-quality |
Newsday |
21 Nov 2022 |
Gamble about son being first |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Nov 2022 |
— Actress (award for 39-Down) |
Premier Sunday |
13 Nov 2022 |
Second to none |
LA Times Daily |
13 Nov 2022 |
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Nov 2022 |
Most worthy |
Canadiana |
07 Nov 2022 |
See 3 Down |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Nov 2022 |
Brief email sign-off |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2022 |
Part 6 of our Christmas Carol |
Canadiana |
17 Oct 2022 |
Better than better |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2022 |
Brief letter closing |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Oct 2022 |
___ Picture (Oscar's category) |
|
|
Top-rated |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Sep 2022 |
Better than the rest |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2022 |
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2022 |
Optimal |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Aug 2022 |
First ace |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2022 |
"___ of You," 2005 Grammy-nominated song by the alt-rock band Foo Fighters |
|
|
Optimal |
The Telegraph Quick |
21 Jul 2022 |
Greatest |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2022 |
Insulin co-discoverer |
Canadiana |
11 Jul 2022 |
Top |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jun 2022 |
Footballer from Belfast, second-to-none |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 May 2022 |
Top-of-the-line |
Universal |
09 May 2022 |
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 May 2022 |
Most excellent |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 May 2022 |
Triumph over chief |
|
|
Highest quality |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Apr 2022 |
In one's Sunday ___ (clothes for special occasions) |
|
|
Outdo |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Mar 2022 |
Highest-quality |
Newsday |
21 Mar 2022 |
Academy Award for ___ Picture |
|
|
Get the better of |
|
|
Awards adjective |
The Washington Post |
20 Feb 2022 |
Awards adjective |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2022 |
Inferior to none |
Universal |
17 Feb 2022 |
"My ___ Friend's Wedding," 1997 movie starring Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney |
|
|
Top bishop is in Paris |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Feb 2022 |
Second to none |
The Washington Post |
07 Feb 2022 |
Second to none |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2022 |
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jan 2022 |
Optimum |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jan 2022 |
Oscars adjective |
Universal |
16 Jan 2022 |
Top-ranked |
Universal |
13 Jan 2022 |
Outdo |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jan 2022 |
___-case scenario |
USA Today |
03 Jan 2022 |
As good as possible |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Dec 2021 |
Optimum |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Dec 2021 |
Unsurpassed |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2021 |
___ Picture (top Oscar award) |
|
|
Second to none at the start of 11 across |
Irish Times Crosaire |
19 Nov 2021 |
… worst risks son's raised |
|
|
... worst risks son's raised |
The Guardian Cryptic |
11 Nov 2021 |
Top-quality |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2021 |
Highest-quality |
|
|
Optimal |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Oct 2021 |
The Number One starting for all sides today |
Irish Times Crosaire |
23 Oct 2021 |
Common awards word |
The Washington Post |
20 Oct 2021 |
Common awards word |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2021 |
Top |
New York Times |
19 Oct 2021 |
'You're My ___ Friend' (Queen song) |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2021 |
"My ___ Friend's Wedding" (Julia Roberts starrer) |
|
|
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Oct 2021 |
Outdo |
Universal |
08 Oct 2021 |
Unsurpassed |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2021 |
Most optimal |
Universal |
28 Sep 2021 |
Highest in quality |
Newsday |
28 Sep 2021 |
Optimal |
Canadiana |
27 Sep 2021 |
Tops |
New York Times |
26 Sep 2021 |
First defeat |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Sep 2021 |
Part of BFF |
Family Time |
19 Sep 2021 |
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Sep 2021 |
Surpass, or unsurpassed |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Sep 2021 |
'Yours truly' alternative |
The Washington Post |
04 Sep 2021 |
"Yours truly" alternative |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2021 |
Optimum |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Aug 2021 |
Finest possible |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2021 |
Oscars category adjective |
The Washington Post |
09 Aug 2021 |
Oscars category adjective |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2021 |
Greatest |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2021 |
Outplay |
The Washington Post |
29 Jul 2021 |
Outplay |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2021 |
Opposite of worst |
USA Today |
02 Jul 2021 |
The "B" in BFF |
Universal |
27 Jun 2021 |
"Save the ___ for last" |
|
|
Letter ender, perhaps |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2021 |
James ___, actor who played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the action-comedy series "The Dukes of Hazzard" |
|
|
First defeat |
|
|
Word in a Tony Award |
USA Today |
25 Apr 2021 |
'The ___' (Tina Turner hit) |
USA Today |
13 Apr 2021 |
Sample of microbes tested in the cream |
Irish Times Crosaire |
07 Apr 2021 |
Top scorer (on and off the pitch) |
|
|
Opposite of worst |
USA Today |
29 Mar 2021 |
A BFF word |
Family Time |
14 Mar 2021 |
Optimum |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Mar 2021 |
Most excellent footballer |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2021 |
Optimum |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Feb 2021 |
Oscar category adjective |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Feb 2021 |
'It's for the ___' |
Jonesin |
12 Jan 2021 |
Outclass |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2021 |
Optimum |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Jan 2021 |
Good, better, ___ |
|
|
Heartless creature is worst |
|
|
Battered beef so dodgy — after this? |
|
|
More than better |
|
|
Outdo |
LA Times Daily |
08 Nov 2020 |
Outdo |
The Washington Post |
08 Nov 2020 |
__ man |
The Washington Post |
28 Oct 2020 |
__ man |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2020 |
Winning a blue ribbon |
New York Times |
12 Oct 2020 |
Second to none |
Newsday |
12 Oct 2020 |
Most favorable |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2020 |
Highest in quality |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2020 |
___ man (groomsman) |
|
|
Optimal |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Jul 2020 |
Top-of-the-line |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2020 |
___ in show (canine award) |
New York Times |
20 Jul 2020 |
Amongst microbes tested in the cream |
Irish Times Crosaire |
17 Jul 2020 |
Superlative |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2020 |
Correspondence sign-off |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2020 |
Correspondence sign-off |
The Washington Post |
12 Jul 2020 |
Numero uno |
Universal |
23 Jun 2020 |
To the highest degree |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2020 |
Take down |
Newsday |
30 May 2020 |
Optimal |
Wall Street Journal |
30 May 2020 |
"___ That You Can Do," song from the movie "Arthur" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1981 |
|
|
Alternative to 'Yours truly' |
New York Times |
28 May 2020 |
Famous sportsman, ‘The Greatest' |
|
|
Academy Awards word |
Wall Street Journal |
16 May 2020 |
Finest |
USA Today |
07 May 2020 |
Most successful, getting shilling in wager |
|
|
Worst footballer? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
28 Apr 2020 |
Academy Award adjective |
The Washington Post Sunday |
12 Apr 2020 |
Good, better, ___ |
|
|
Top-rated |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Mar 2020 |
Award adjective |
LA Times Daily |
12 Feb 2020 |
Award adjective |
The Washington Post |
12 Feb 2020 |
___ Picture (Oscars category) |
|
|
The ___ Burger in New York, Marshall's find from "How I Met Your Mother" |
|
|
Of the highest grade |
|
|
Finest — and worst? |
|
|
Common letter closer |
Newsday |
13 Dec 2019 |
Footballer George |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Dec 2019 |
Least bad |
Universal |
10 Nov 2019 |
Second to none |
LA Times Daily |
06 Nov 2019 |
Second to none |
The Washington Post |
06 Nov 2019 |
Top-of-the-line |
Universal |
04 Nov 2019 |
*Top, or tops |
Universal |
29 Oct 2019 |
Part of BFF |
New York Times |
01 Oct 2019 |
Defeat |
New York Times |
25 Sep 2019 |
Numero uno, with "the" |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2019 |
Numero uno, with 'the' |
The Washington Post |
16 Sep 2019 |
Overcome famous footballer |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Sep 2019 |
Friendly email sign-off |
Universal |
07 Sep 2019 |
Better than better |
Family Time |
25 Aug 2019 |
Oscars adjective |
Universal |
10 Aug 2019 |
Most excellent |
The Times Concise |
30 Jul 2019 |
Informal letter signoff |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2019 |
Most impressive of the bunch |
|
|
Ultimate effort |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2019 |
Oscar category word |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2019 |
Outdo |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 May 2019 |
___ man (groomsman) |
|
|
''Level'' effort |
Newsday |
03 May 2019 |
Maradona good, Pelé better, George? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Apr 2019 |
Banting and ____ (Insulin discoverers ) |
Canadiana |
15 Apr 2019 |
Oscars word |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2019 |
Common email sign-off word |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2019 |
Highest-quality |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2019 |
Worst in a competition |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2019 |
Outperform |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2019 |
Superlatively good |
Irish Times Simplex |
01 Mar 2019 |
Place higher than |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2019 |
Cream of the crop |
The Washington Post |
16 Jan 2019 |
"A-one" word for a winner |
|
|
Cream of the crop |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jan 2019 |
Informal letter signoff |
|
|
Defeat |
|
|
Common email sign-off word |
|
|
Outdo |
|
|
Numero uno, with "the" |
|
|
Cream of the crop |
|
|
Correspondence sign-off |
|
|
Part of BFF |
|
|
Worst in a competition |
|
|
*Top, or tops |
|
|
Friendly email sign-off |
|
|
Oscars adjective |
|
|
Top-of-the-line |
|
|
Outperform |
|
|
One-word letter closing |
|
|
Oscar category word |
|
|
Outdo |
Newsday |
21 Dec 2018 |
Second to none |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Dec 2018 |
Ultimately better? |
Universal |
12 Dec 2018 |
Oscar adjective |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2018 |
Maradona good — Pelé better — George? |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Dec 2018 |
It has none better |
Universal |
23 Nov 2018 |
Worst as verb, not as adjective |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Oct 2018 |
Vanquish |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Oct 2018 |
Triumph over |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Oct 2018 |
Defeat the pick of the bunch |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Oct 2018 |
Optimal |
Premier Sunday |
16 Sep 2018 |
One-up |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2018 |
& 22 Old churchgoer's habit of jiggling bust? It's covering bottom of blouse |
|
|
Second to none on all sides today |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Aug 2018 |
Live on street that's most desirable |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Aug 2018 |
Blue-ribbon |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2018 |
Worst gamble accommodating son |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Jul 2018 |
Unexcelled |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2018 |
Of the highest quality |
Newsday |
25 Jun 2018 |
Sunday ___ |
New York Times |
22 Jun 2018 |
Top |
New York Times |
07 Jun 2018 |
Most appropriate wager about son |
|
|
Most outstanding |
Newsday |
20 May 2018 |
Optimal |
Newsday |
13 May 2018 |
___ practice |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 May 2018 |
With 51-Down, tops |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2018 |
With 51-Down, tops |
The Washington Post |
14 Apr 2018 |
Outwit; most excellent |
The Times Concise |
03 Apr 2018 |
What nothing is better than |
Family Time |
12 Mar 2018 |
Finest |
Premier Sunday |
11 Mar 2018 |
"Save the ___ for Last" (better than everything else) |
|
|
Cream of the crop |
Universal |
04 Mar 2018 |
It's better than better |
Universal |
21 Feb 2018 |
Top-quality |
Newsday |
14 Feb 2018 |
Highest in quality |
The Washington Post |
22 Jan 2018 |
Highest in quality |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jan 2018 |
Oscars superlative |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2018 |
Top of the line |
The Washington Post |
15 Jan 2018 |
Top of the line |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2018 |
Second to none |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2018 |
Worst |
The Times Concise |
07 Jan 2018 |
Second to none |
|
|
Sunday ___ |
|
|
Top |
|
|
Vanquish |
|
|
Triumph over |
|
|
With 51-Down, tops |
|
|
Top of the line |
|
|
Second to none |
|
|
Oscar adjective |
|
|
Oscar adjective |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2018 |
Oscar adjective |
|
|
Highest in quality |
|
|
Oscars superlative |
|
|
Blue-ribbon |
|
|
One-up |
|
|
Oscar adjective |
The Washington Post |
01 Jan 2018 |
It has none better |
|
|
It's better than better |
|
|
Ultimately better? |
|
|
Top-shelf |
Newsday |
22 Dec 2017 |
Brightest's cohort |
Universal |
30 Nov 2017 |
It's better than better |
Family Time |
12 Nov 2017 |
Defeat good enemy? |
|
|
Worthy of a blue ribbon |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2017 |
Oscars category word |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2017 |
Unsurpassable |
Newsday |
20 Jul 2017 |
#1 |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jul 2017 |
Drummer replaced by Starr |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2017 |
Part of BFF |
Family Time |
26 Jun 2017 |
It's better than better (with "the") |
Universal |
26 Jun 2017 |
Leading |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2017 |
Most suitably |
The Times Concise |
09 Jun 2017 |
Leading |
The Washington Post |
09 Jun 2017 |
Amongst microbes traditionally in the cream |
Irish Times Crosaire |
29 May 2017 |
Pete, the Beatles' drummer before Starr |
USA Today |
21 May 2017 |
Award category word |
New York Times |
07 May 2017 |
Beat |
The Washington Post |
29 Apr 2017 |
Beat |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2017 |
Overcome |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2017 |
Worst as one part of speech, but only one |
|
|
Top of the line |
USA Today |
26 Feb 2017 |
Top-shelf |
New York Times |
29 Jan 2017 |
Most desirable |
Newsday |
09 Jan 2017 |
Pete, the Beatles' drummer before Starr |
|
|
Beat |
|
|
It's better than better (with "the") |
|
|
Brightest's cohort |
|
|
Overcome |
|
|
Award category word |
|
|
Worthy of a blue ribbon |
|
|
Top of the line |
|
|
Drummer replaced by Starr |
|
|
Oscars category word |
|
|
Top-shelf |
|
|
Leading |
|
|
Top-ranked |
Newsday |
28 Dec 2016 |
Word used when there is none better? |
Universal |
16 Dec 2016 |
Outdo George? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Nov 2016 |
Casual sign-off in a letter |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2016 |
Cream |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2016 |
Better than good |
Universal |
10 Sep 2016 |
Nonpareil |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2016 |
Top footballer of yesteryear |
|
|
Oscar title starter |
Universal |
27 Jun 2016 |
Finish ahead of |
New York Times |
19 Jun 2016 |
Top-of-the-line |
USA Today |
13 Jun 2016 |
Outwit |
Wall Street Journal |
14 May 2016 |
Top man on the 24 across |
|
|
Unequaled |
Premier Sunday |
24 Apr 2016 |
Tip-top |
The Washington Post |
13 Apr 2016 |
Word in most Grammy categories |
The Washington Post |
10 Apr 2016 |
Outduel, e.g |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2016 |
Oscar superlative |
Universal |
01 Apr 2016 |
Outsmart |
Jonesin |
02 Feb 2016 |
First-rate |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jan 2016 |
A+++ |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2016 |
Perfect chance to tour the south |
|
|
A+++ |
The Washington Post |
04 Jan 2016 |
Top-of-the-line |
|
|
Cream |
|
|
Finish ahead of |
|
|
Casual sign-off in a letter |
|
|
Oscar title starter |
|
|
Word used when there is none better? |
|
|
Nonpareil |
|
|
A+++ |
|
|
Highest quality |
Newsday |
16 Nov 2015 |
Most suitable |
Universal |
11 Nov 2015 |
Unsurpassable |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Oct 2015 |
Finest — and worst! |
|
|
Number one |
LA Times Daily |
05 Oct 2015 |
See 44-Down |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2015 |
Cream of the crop |
New York Times |
14 Sep 2015 |
Limit of one's ability |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Jul 2015 |
First word in every Academy Award category |
New York Times |
26 May 2015 |
Win against the cream |
|
|
Top shape |
|
|
Overcome |
Newsday |
01 May 2015 |
Supreme |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Apr 2015 |
Unsurpassed, or surpass |
LA Times Daily |
13 Apr 2015 |
Top-rated |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Apr 2015 |
Better than better |
Universal |
06 Mar 2015 |
Defeat unbeatable |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Feb 2015 |
Order he's forgotten for cream |
|
|
Top-quality |
|
|
Unsurpassed, or surpass |
|
|
Highest quality |
|
|
First word in every Academy Award category |
|
|
Nonpareil |
|
|
Overcome |
|
|
See 44-Down |
|
|
Number one |
|
|
Second to none |
|
|
Second to none |
|
|
Unsurpassed, or surpass |
|
|
Beat |
|
|
Like the blue ribbon winner |
|
|
Highest in quality |
|
|
Cream of the crop |
|
|
Better than better |
|
|
Most suitable |
|
|
Cream tea finally regurgitated by animal |
|
|
Famous footballer (most excellent) |
|
|
Wager about second finest achievement |
|
|
Outdo |
|
|
Cream of the crop |
|
|
Original Beatles drummer Pete |
|
|
Get the better of |
|
|
Good's superlative |
|
|
__ in Show: dog prize |
|
|
Better superlative |
|
|
Vanessa Williams "Save the ___ for Last" |
|
|
Awards show superlative |
|
|
Crème de la crème |
|
|
Highest-quality |
|
|
Old sporting hero Coe over time |
|
|
Top footballer once |
|
|
As good as it gets |
|
|
Word on an Oscar |
|
|
With "in" and 25-Down, blue ribbon earner |
|
|
Foo Fighters "___ of You" |
|
|
Top-rate |
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Start of the title for every Oscar |
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Word before friend or seller |
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What father knows? |
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Brief letter closing |
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"It's for the ___" Straylight Run |
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Unexcelled |
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Outdo |
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Oscar category word |
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Top |
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Oscar category word |
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Greatest |
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Foremost |
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Cream of the crop |
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Cream of the crop |
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Defeat |
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Second to none |
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See 88-Down |
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A-number-one |
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Top-of-the-line |
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Word in an award category |
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Finest |
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See 88-Down |
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Letter closer |
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Finest |
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Like the champ |
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Pete from the Beatles |
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Outdo |
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"___ in Show" |
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As good as it gets |
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Part of BFF |
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Top of the line |
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Foremost |
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Optimal |
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Tops |
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Letter sign-off |
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Gold medalist, vis- -vis competitors |
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As good as it gets |
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___ in Show (Westminster prize) |
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Met basso |
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Letter ender, perhaps |
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Top-shelf |
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Word on Oscars |
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Letter sign-off |
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With 10-Down, favored the most |
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Tops |
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Gold medalist, vis-à-vis competitors |
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Blue ribbon-worthy |
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At the top of the heap |
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"Father Knows ___" |
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Top |
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Cream of the crop |
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Blue ribbon-worthy |
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At the top of the heap |
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Optimal |
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Crème de la crème |
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"__ in Show" |
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Film-award word |
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"__ in Show" |
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#1 |
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Oscars word |
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Optimal |
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Pre-Starr Beatle |
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Like a 63 Across? |
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Excelling all others |
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Second to none |
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Outperform |
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Vanquish |
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Top of the line |
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Top |
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___ Actress (Oscar category that Halle Berry was the first African-American woman to win in 2002) |
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Top |
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Second to none |
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New York Times ___-seller list (prestigious roster of literary works since 1942) |
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Letter sign-off |
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Most helpful |
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Nonpareil |
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Prize-winning |
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Second-to-none |
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Oscar-night word |
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Better than better |
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Cream of the crop |
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Superlatively good |
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Oscar superlative |
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Outdo |
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Top-rated |
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With 21-Across, theme of this puzzle |
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Top-quality |
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Starr predecessor |
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Deserving a blue ribbon |
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Word on a blue ribbon |
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Top-quality |
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Starr predecessor |
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Outcompete |
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Top of the heap |
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Compilation word |
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A-one |
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Tops |
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Finest possible |
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Most outstanding |
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Top |
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Award-category word |
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Word before boy or man |
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Tops |
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Outrun, say |
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___ in Show (Westminster prize) |
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Kindest regards |
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Outrun, say |
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Conquer |
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Top |
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How father knows |
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Kindest regards |
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Overthrow |
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Blue-ribbon word |
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Foremost |
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Eclipse |
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Word on a blue ribbon |
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Trump |
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Brief letter sign-off |
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Defeat |
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Tops |
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Nonpareil |
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Word on a blue ribbon |
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Brightest cohort |
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Superlative of good |
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Primo |
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"The ___ Is Yet to Come" |
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Paramount |
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Optimal |
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Brightest cohort |
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Oscar title starter |
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Vanquish |
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Top |
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Unmatched |
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Superior |
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Top-shelf |
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#1 |
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Superior |
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Top spot |
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A+ |
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Top of the line |
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Second to none |
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Sunday garb? |
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Top-rated |
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With 47-Down, what the films in this puzzle are nominated for |
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Brief letter sign-off |
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Greatest |
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Vanquish |
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Informal letter closing |
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Tops in quality |
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Top of the heap |
|
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Oscar superlative |
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Kindest regards |
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Gold medal-winning |
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Superlatively good |
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"__ in Show": 2000 film |
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Superlatively good |
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Type of bet |
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Win out over |
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Top-of-the-line |
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Outperform |
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Award-worthy |
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Worst or finest |
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Crème de la crème |
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Defeat |
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Outsmart |
|
|
Ten recipient |
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Top of the line |
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Trounce |
|
|
More than better |
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Topnotch |
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More than better |
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To the highest degree |
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|
Optimum condition |
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|
Number one |
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Optimum |
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Most outstanding |
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Most desirable |
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Unexcelled |
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Unsurpassed |
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"__ in Show": 2000 film |
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Type of bet |
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Rating a blue ribbon |
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Taking the blue ribbon |
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One-up |
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Old-time actress Edna |
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Outdo |
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Word with boy or man |
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One-up |
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Most advantageous |
|
|
With 47-Across, Academy Award category |
|
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Primo |
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Beat |
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Champ |
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Surpassing all others |
|
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One-up |
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Inferior to none |
|
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First-place |
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Highest-quality |
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Of the highest quality |
|
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Defeat |
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|
Word on an Oscar |
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Type of man or boy |
|
|
Most advantageous |
|
|
Sunday clothing? |
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|
Word before friend or seller |
|
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Top-shelf |
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|
Part of TCBY |
|
|
Tops |
|
|
Defeat |
|
|
Brief letter closing |
|
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Like all-stars |
|
|
Meriting medals |
|
|
Most outstanding |
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|
Most desirable |
|
|
Sunday clothing? |
|
|
Like all-stars |
|
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TV's 'Father Knows _____' |
|
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Oscar word |
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Superlative |
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Top of the line |
|
|
Top-level |
|
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Most outstanding |
|
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Unsurpassed |
|
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Vanquish |
|
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Sunday garb? |
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|
Get the better of |
|
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"It was the ___ of times...": Dickens |
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Outdo |
|
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"__ in Show" (movie picked as one of 2000's top 10 by the American Film Institute) |
|
|
Whip |
|
|
Bet or buy lead-in |
|
|
Informal letter signoff |
|
|
Optimal |
|
|
Numero uno |
|
|
Of top quality |
|
|
Defeat |
|
|
Top of the line |
|
|
First-rate |
|
|
Of the highest grade |
|
|
Top-level |
|
|
Top bishop is in Paris |
|
|
Top of the line |
|
|
Tops |
|
|
Utmost |
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|
Tops |
|
|
Most qualified |
|
|
"Hit Me With Your _____ Shot" |
|
|
Finest |
|
|
Brief letter sign-off |
|
|
First-rate |
|
|
Tops |
|
|
Most suitable |
|
|
Unsurpassed |
|
|
___ wishes |
|
|
Ride starter |
|
|
Optimal |
|
|
Top-quality |
|
|
Sunday ___ (finery) |
|
|
A+ |
|
|
Overcome |
|
|
First place |
|
|
Top of the heap |
|
|
Number one |
|
|
Optimal |
|
|
Good's superlative |
|
|
Superlative |
|
|
Top quality |
|
|
Actress Edna |
|
|
Defeat |
|
|
Unsurpassed |
|
|
Tiptop |
|
|
Most desirable |
|
|
Letter closing |
|
|
Insurance writer A.M._____ |
|
|
Overpower |
|
|
Supreme |
|
|
Worst |
|
|
A-one |
|
|
Better than better |
|
|
Outstrip |
|
|
WORST |
|
|
Elite |
|
|
___ bower (spare anchor) |
|
|
Drummer Pete |
|
|
Optimum |
|
|
Trounce |
|
|
Carter's "Why Not the ___?" |
|
|
Kind of man or seller |
|
|
Worst, in a way |
|
|
"___ wishes!" |
|
|
Outwit |
|
|
Beatle drummer before Starr |
|
|
Co-discoverer of insulin |
|
|
"___ Foot Forward" |
|
|
"Father Knows ___" |
|
|
Outscore |
|
|
Matchless |
|
|
British actress: 1900–74 |
|
|
Met basso |
|
|
Girl or seller |
|
|
Foot to put forward |
|
|
Kind of man |
|
|
Superfine |
|
|
Kind of seller |
|
|
Edna of stage |
|
|
Nonpareil |
|
|
Edna of theater |
|
|
It's yet to be, to Browning |
|
|
Witness of a sort, with 50 Across |
|
|
Actress Edna |
|
|
Outdo. |
|
|
Top of the line. |
|
|
Superlative. |
|
|
Defeat. |
|
|
To the highest degree. |
|
|
Finest clothes. |
|
|
Utmost. |
|
|
Most productive of good. |
|
|
Finest. |
|
|
Tops. |
|
|
Defeat or excel. |
|
|
Largest. |
|
|
Excel. |
|
|
Worst. |
|
|
Optimum. |
|
|
All for the ___. |
|
|
Most choice. |
|
|
The most one can do. |
|
|
Outstrip. |
|
|
Most. |
|
|
In the highest degree. |
|
|
Excelling all. |
|
|
Matchless. |
|
|
Par excellence. |
|
|
Most desirable. |
|
|
Most excellent. |
|
|
Prime. |
|
|
"The ___ is yet to be." |
|
|
The March Hare's "___ butter." |
|
|
Edna or Herbert. |
|
|
___ wishes. |
|
|
One's finest clothes. |
|
|
Surpass. |
|
|
Second to none. |
|
|
First grade. |
|
|
Edna of the theatre. |
|
|
Actress Edna. |
|
|
The top. |
|
|
Topnotch. |
|
|
Tiptop. |
|
|
"Actions ___ discover man."—Pope. |
|
|
Unsurpassed. |
|
|
See 39-Across |
|
|
Cheers alternative |
|
|
Like a winner |
|
|
Like the champ |
|
|