Best
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 12 Nov 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Wednesday, 22 Sep 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 30 Jul 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 3 Nov 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 3 Jun 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 7 Jul 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 16 Jun 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 7 Mar 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 6 Mar 2019

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

4 letters

TOPS
Of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

WHIP
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

5 letters

CHAMP
Chafe at the bit, like horses

FIRST
Ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

OFALL

ACTOR
A theatrical performer

WORST
The weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

OUTDO
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

ONEUP

SCOOP
A hollow concave shape made by removing something

TRUMP
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

CREAM
Toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

ELITE
Selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

IDEAL
The idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

ONEUP

6 letters

UTMOST
The greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"

OUTFOX
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

DEFEAT
The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

FINEST

GRADEA

BETTER
The superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"

ONE-UP

NICEST

TOPPER
A man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur

CHBEST

OUTWIT
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

TIPTOP
The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

7 letters

WESTERN
A sandwich made from a western omelet

ECLIPSE
One celestial body obscures another

SUPREME
Greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"

TROUNCE
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

CONQUER
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

OPTIMUM
Most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances

OPTIMAL
Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

OUTPLAY
Excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"

SURPASS
Distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"

8 letters

OVERCOME
Get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

OUTSMART
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

OUTFLANK
Go around the flank of (an opposing army)

CHOICEST

VANQUISH
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

PEERLESS
Eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"

OUTSTRIP
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

9 letters

OVERTHROW
The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

NONPAREIL
A flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar

10 letters

UNEXCELLED
Not capable of being improved on

11 letters

UNSURPASSED
Not capable of being improved on

SUPERLATIVE
Highest in quality

12 letters

SECONDTONONE

14 letters

CREAMOFTHECROP

15 letters

PICKOFTHELITTER

18 letters

CHARLESHERBERTBEST
Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)