Best Crossword Clue

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Best Crossword Answer

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ELITE

(5 letters)

TOPRATED

(8 letters)

OUTDO

(5 letters)

ONEUP

(5 letters)

OPTIMUM

(7 letters)

OPTIMAL

(7 letters)

CREAM

(5 letters)

FINEST

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. be the culminating event
2. pass by, over, or under without making contact
(noun)
1. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
2. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
(adjective)
1. situated at the top or highest position

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BEST (noun)
1. Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)
2. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
BEST (adjective)
1. (comparative and superlative of `well’) wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
2. (superlative of `good’) having the most positive qualities
BEST (adverb)
1. from a position of superiority or authority
BEST (verb)
1. get the better of

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ELITE
(5 letters)
TOPRATED
(8 letters)
OUTDO
(5 letters)
ONEUP
(5 letters)
Optimum
(7 letters)
OPTIMAL
(7 letters)
CREAM
(5 letters)
FINEST
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
OPT

More Universal Crossword (4/16/2026) Answers

Across

1. Hundred ___ Wood (setting for "Winnie-the-Pooh")

5. Big biblical boat

8. How a storybook may be read

13. Best, in modern lingo ... or a farm animal

14. Horseshoe-shaped letter

15. Midsections of bodies

17. Gear for a rock band

18. 'This sucks!'

20. Microsoft Teams communications, briefly

21. ___, The Creator

22. Herb in essential oils

23. Bonkers

25. Deliver a speech

28. Falsehood

29. This bites!

32. Name hidden in "late riser"

33. Actress Susan of L.A. Law

34. Boggy

35. ¡__ mío!

37. "Clair de ___" (Debussy song)

38. Apt letters to be missing from in___ation

39. Chat room pioneer

40. Cocktail at a taqueria, informally

44. This blows

47. Channel with famous "unplugged" performances

48. Car parts that can be popped

49. Crunchy corn chip

50. Tons

52. Mopes around

54. Word after hot or open

55. This stinks!

58. Skeleton material

59. Break free

60. Electronic composer Brian

61. Slightly open

62. Curt

63. Do stitchwork

64. Insult

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Down

1. Opposed to

2. Independent shared-living collective

3. Kendrick Lamar, e.g.

4. Aliens, briefly

5. Sore

6. True friends, slangily

7. Masculine vibe in "Barbie"

8. Quad bike, for instance: Abbr.

9. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano.

10. Baddies in "The Lord of the Rings"

11. For the most part

12. Dance popular in the early 2010s

16. Hooks sidekick

19. Shoot!

24. Web developer?

26. Commotion

27. Actress Moriarty of "The Boys"

30. Same for me

31. Sign of an earthquake

36. Ruler unit

37. Superman's love

38. Split with a legal process

39. Cites as evidence

41. Apple avatar that tracks your facial expressions

42. Eye parts scanned for identification

43. Food merchants

44. Finally!

45. Pinocchio's grows

46. 'No __, ands, or buts!'

47. Spell caster

51. Ski lift with letter-shaped parts

53. Be sure of

56. College-level courses, familiarly

57. "Gosh!"

58. Like this puzzle's theme?

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