Best of the best Crossword Clue

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TIPTOP

(6 letters)

AONE

(4 letters)

ELITES

(6 letters)

FINEST

(6 letters)

CLASSA

(6 letters)

TOPTIER

(7 letters)

ACE

(3 letters)

ALLTIMEGREATS

(13 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. selected as the best
(noun)
1. a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

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

TIPTOP
(6 letters)
AONE
(4 letters)
ELITES
(6 letters)
FINEST
(6 letters)
CLASSA
(6 letters)
TOPTIER
(7 letters)
ACE
(3 letters)
ALLTIMEGREATS
(13 letters)

More Apple+ Crossword (2/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Places with happy-hour menus

5. The 'L' in UCLA

8. "And ___ telling you ..." (start of a song from Dreamgirls)

11. Take out of the freezer and let sit

12. Glazed circle in a box of 12

14. Empire whose capital was Cuzco

15. Aching

16. Makes a big fuss

18. 2026, in the Chinese zodiac

20. Suffix for "Jumbo" or "Mega"

21. Likely to make a mess of things

22. What a valet returns

24. Pre___ students

26. ___ your time (wait)

27. Last letter of the Greek alphabet

29. Woodwind instrument

31. ___ up (absorb)

34. Start of a letter sent to the North Pole

36. "Water Lilies" painter Claude

38. The a in a.m.

39. Body parts with palates

41. ___-Cat (winter vehicle)

42. More than just some

44. Lizard with a green species often kept as a pet

49. Annual sports award

52. Asked earnestly

53. Greeting for today, in Mandarin

56. Up to the task

57. Twinkler in the night sky

58. Yangge or samba

61. Racing team on a river

62. Theater backdrops

63. Dark beer

64. Pics on the skin

65. Maple or pine, for example

66. Animals that bear lambs

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Down

1. "Boy With Luv" K-pop band

2. Hi there matey

3. Unexpected indulgence

4. Solemnly promise

5. Unit of pumpkin bread

6. Will do!

7. Vessel that carries nigiri and rolls

8. Like gases that don't react

9. Knee ligaments

10. Sex of a brooding emu

12. Stingless bee

13. ___-weenie

14. Fingers crossed!

17. Tool storage site

19. Low-seed tomatoes

22. Concluding section of a piece of classical music

23. Couldn't agree more!

25. "Keep out" road sign

28. "So happy to hear it!"

30. Unit of measurement seen on an HVAC label

32. "These low prices won't last!"

33. Tubular pasta with a diagonal cut

35. 'Te ___' (Spanish for 'I love you')

36. Additive that boosts umami

37. Frog relative

40. Cheerful greeting (or a shout in a martial-arts movie)

43. Hawaiian floral necklace

45. Still awake at 2 a.m., for example

46. Precise

47. Zodiac sign after Virgo

48. Small arm of the sea

50. Piece of footwear for an ice dancer

51. Handbag

54. Helper (Abbr.)

55. Wallet cards with birth dates

59. Actor's prompt

60. Visitors in flying saucers, for short

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