First-___ (top-quality) Crossword Clue

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First-___ (top-quality) Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. assign a rank or rating to
2. estimate the value of
(noun)
1. the relative speed of progress or change
2. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TOP-QUALITY (adjective)
1. surpassing in quality
QUALITY (noun)
1. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
2. a degree or grade of excellence or worth
QUALITY (adjective)
1. of superior grade
2. of high social status

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More Daily Themed Crossword (5/4/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ talk (coach's speech to a team at halftime)

4. "___, humbug!" (cry from Ebenezer Scrooge)

7. North Pole helper with pointy ears

10. Weed-tackling tool

11. Big brass instrument you may spot in a marching band

12. "Mamma ___! Here We Go Again" (2018 film starring Lily James)

13. Burst ___ the scene (appeared unexpectedly)

15. Puts into service

16. "You've ___ your match" ("You have tough competition")

17. Kit ___ (chocolate treat)

19. "___ New World," heavy metal song by Iron Maiden that takes its name from a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley

21. People fool others on the first day of this month

24. Scarlett O'___ of "Gone With the Wind"

26. "All ___ on the Western Front," song by Elton John that takes its name from an anti-war novel by Erich Maria Remarque

27. Denver ___, NFL team that won the Super Bowl 50

31. Scanned lines on store items: Abbr.

32. "American Girl" singer ___ Petty

33. "The book covers everything from ___ Z": 2 wds.

34. On the beach

37. On a regular ___ (frequently)

39. Sushi roll eggs or an anagram of 35d

40. Liquids for quills

41. "___ and Juliet," Dire Straits song that takes its name from a Shakespearean play about star-crossed lovers

44. Corporal's superior, for short

45. Letters suggesting an alter ego

46. Chow __: noodle dish

49. "We need this now!" in the E.R.

53. Wee bit

54. "For Whom the ___ Tolls," rock song by Metallica that takes its name from an Ernest Hemingway novel set in Spain

55. Object used to perform a "Walk the Dog" trick: Hyph.

56. "Public" or "private" follower

57. Dial-up pioneer: Abbr.

58. Word after pig or bull

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Down

1. Vietnamese noodle soup (anagram of "hop")

2. Millions and millions of years

3. "___ Sematary," punk song by the Ramones that takes its name from a horror novel by Stephen King

4. Long, yellow vehicle parked in a school lot, often

5. President Lincoln's nickname

6. Toy company that makes Monopoly and Scrabble

7. ___ Watson, "Little Women" actress

8. "Ray Donovan" actor ___ Schreiber (anagram of "veil")

9. Unavoidable destiny

11. King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, familiarly)

14. "___ dokie!" ("Alright!")

18. Ctrl and del's buddy

20. Broke into a sprint

21. Band with the hit "Barbie Girl"

22. Baby dogs

23. Like Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne

24. "The White Lotus" network: Abbr.

25. Limb with a funny bone

28. "The ___ of Amontillado," progressive rock song by the Alan Parsons Project that takes its name from a gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe

29. Big name in elevators

30. "Help us!" letters at sea

32. Souvenir shop shirt

35. Vein fill

36. Disc-shaped vacuum cleaner from iRobot

37. Gargantuan

38. Nervous and fidgety

42. What 14d is slang for

43. ___-to-order (specially designed)

44. NBC sketch comedy show that celebrated 50 seasons in 2025: Abbr.

47. Fair-hiring letters

48. Feeling green, perhaps

50. On ___ (where this clue isn't)

51. "Got it, captain!"

52. Bridge weight unit

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