No. 1 Crossword Clue

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No. 1 Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
2. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
(noun)
1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
2. the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

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More The Atlantic Crossword (6/6/2026) Answers

Across

1. "You're not totally off"

6. People at an industry event, maybe

9. Greed, e.g.

14. Planet that's home to Mos Eisley

16. Casual greeting that one might pair with a tip of their hat

18. Briefly pauses for a visit

19. God in French

20. Place for a gutter

21. The l of lmk

22. Where a date might give you chocolate?

26. Social activity

27. 'Who ___ would it be?'

28. Disheveled person, say

29. Item in a kitchen cabinet

30. NBA star Thompson who was half of the "Splash Brothers"

31. It might not be worth correcting

32. With 34-Across, closely guarded culinary secret, often

34. See 32-Across

37. Computing pioneer Lovelace

38. Cubes (but not spheres), e.g.

39. '___ been thinking . . .'

41. Torah holders

43. Unit of socks or scissors, say

44. High point

45. Space left at the dinner table?

48. ___ room (place to play games)

49. Bloor-to-Danforth direction, in Toronto

50. Thanksgiving carb

51. "Sounds right to me 🤷"

53. Vague early afternoon time

56. Historical figure portrayed by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton (among others)

57. City whose name is said to come from the Latin for "knees," in one theory

58. Headwear at Disneyland

59. Podcast-distribution initials

60. Fork over

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Down

1. Disney Channel's ___ Possible

2. Potential response to "Anyone have objections?"

3. State of bliss achieved at Comic-Con, say

4. Actor Radcliffe or Kaluuya

5. Completely unfamiliar, say

6. "A caveman could do it!"

7. Christmas, in Italy

8. What a chef may stand over

9. Canon camera series introduced in 1987

10. Members of some string ensembles

11. Deduces

12. Dipped, familiarly

15. Parts of stand-up comics' routines?

17. Spread that has a new peanut variety released in 2026

22. GarageBand preset

23. Like actor Marlee Matlin

24. Plasticine, e.g.

25. ___ tirar más fotos (Bad Bunny album)

30. Where to get fries for tots?

31. With 42-Down, classic gold-wrapped-chocolate brand

33. Shark depicted on the Jaws poster

34. Ransack, as one's own fridge

35. Means of transferring liquid assets?

36. "___ thought about that?"

38. Milk containers

40. Abbr. next to a business number

41. 1986 self-titled album with the duet "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"

42. See 31-Down

43. Cliques, maybe

44. Like a device that's conserving energy

46. Total phony

47. Collection that might be shuffled through

48. Bris, e.g.

52. Figures touted by performatively smart people, for short

54. Singer Xav, to Justin Trudeau

55. Tried, as a dish, say

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