Best LA Times Crossword Clue

• (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

• 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

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

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