First-rate NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 11 Jul 2025

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AONE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The best of the bestCrossword Clue
OutstandingCrossword Clue
Top-notchCrossword Clue
Top left Battleship coordinateCrossword Clue
Steak sauce brandCrossword Clue
First-classCrossword Clue
TopsCrossword Clue
PrimeCrossword Clue
Alphanumerical superlativeCrossword Clue
High qualityCrossword Clue

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TOPS
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
At a maximumCrossword Clue
Best or bestsCrossword Clue
OutperformsCrossword Clue
At the mostCrossword Clue
At mostCrossword Clue
Toys that spinCrossword Clue
Highest in importanceCrossword Clue
Spinners for brillCrossword Clue
The bestCrossword Clue

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TOPNOTCH
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Excellent shirt, not check?Crossword Clue
ExcellentCrossword Clue
The very bestCrossword Clue
First-rate feature of doorstop not chosenCrossword Clue
Five-starCrossword Clue
First-classCrossword Clue

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STELLAR
7 Letters
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ExtraordinaryCrossword Clue
OutstandingCrossword Clue
Fab McCartney, perhaps with introduction from RingoCrossword Clue
Great Swiss hero wearing short Indian garmentCrossword Clue
SuperlativeCrossword Clue
All set for reform at end of December? Outstanding!Crossword Clue
Brilliant cast all restCrossword Clue
AwesomeCrossword Clue
Excellent! McCartney's being broadcastCrossword Clue
Excellent! McCartneys being broadcastCrossword Clue

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TIPTOP
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Best of the bestCrossword Clue
Great cook's equipment – mine comes from the eastCrossword Clue
Excellent recommendation for better coverCrossword Clue
Overturned bedpan by bed? Fantastic!Crossword Clue
In ___ shapeCrossword Clue
A1Crossword Clue
Excellent prize fund mine when given raiseCrossword Clue
Hint cap is first-classCrossword Clue
Excellent suggestion by spinnerCrossword Clue
Fabulous shot, mine, reboundingCrossword Clue

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CRACK
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Open, like an eggCrossword Clue
Give in under pressureCrossword Clue
Sarcastic remarkCrossword Clue
Solve, as a problemCrossword Clue
Try first-rate drugCrossword Clue
Noted feature of the Liberty Bell, as depicted in this gridCrossword Clue
Decipher jokeCrossword Clue
Excellent tryCrossword Clue
Expert attemptCrossword Clue
First-rate friendly chat in the Highlands?Crossword Clue

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STERLING
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Excellent English footballerCrossword Clue
Genuine curled ringletsCrossword Clue
Pounds, e.gCrossword Clue
Worthy Scottish town given mentionCrossword Clue
Authentic report of sizeable Scottish settlementCrossword Clue
Pure clothed in chaster lingerieCrossword Clue
Excellent moneyCrossword Clue
Pure polyester lingerie clothesCrossword Clue
Excellent toss to win! Score many in sessionCrossword Clue
Money somewhere in Scotland by the sound of it?Crossword Clue

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CHOICE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FineCrossword Clue
First-classCrossword Clue
Select — optionCrossword Clue
DecisionCrossword Clue
OptionCrossword Clue
Smart to buy nothing, keeping some earnings for bestCrossword Clue
Select frozen dessert thats not cold in the middleCrossword Clue
Plum varietyCrossword Clue
Select sweet with no centreCrossword Clue
Exclusive food, but not with cold dessertCrossword Clue

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DANDY
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Clothes horseCrossword Clue
Natty dresserCrossword Clue
Hunky-doryCrossword Clue
Fine partner?Crossword Clue
Fine and ___Crossword Clue
Just peachyCrossword Clue
Fine partnerCrossword Clue
Showy dresser, extremely dishy?Crossword Clue
Desperate character unpacked deadly bladeCrossword Clue

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PRIME
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025Crossword Clue
High-qualityCrossword Clue
Of the highest qualityCrossword Clue
Top-qualityCrossword Clue
Amazon optionCrossword Clue
Like 2, 3 and 23Crossword Clue
Top-quality, as beefCrossword Clue
Like the number 19Crossword Clue
Word with number or timeCrossword Clue
Rishi Sunak's main job titleCrossword Clue

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PRIMO
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Of the utmost qualityCrossword Clue
First-classCrossword Clue
A-oneCrossword Clue
Beyond compareCrossword Clue
Holocaust survivor and author of If This Is a ManCrossword Clue
Super-deluxeCrossword Clue
Top-shelfCrossword Clue
Top-notchCrossword Clue
Fancy, in slangCrossword Clue

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ACEHIGH
7 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Two pair beats it in pokerCrossword Clue
Like the ideal poker straightCrossword Clue
Like some flushesCrossword Clue

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BANGUP
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
First-rate, as a jobCrossword Clue
Impressively done, as a jobCrossword Clue
Slam in the slammer!Crossword Clue
Very good, as a jobCrossword Clue

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BEST
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Second to noneCrossword Clue
OutperformCrossword Clue
"___ in Show" (2000 mockumentary)Crossword Clue
Inferior to noneCrossword Clue
The "B" of BFFCrossword Clue
FinestCrossword Clue
OutdoCrossword Clue
GOATedCrossword Clue

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ELECT
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Vote inCrossword Clue
To-beCrossword Clue
Vote into officeCrossword Clue
Choose to leadCrossword Clue
Put in officeCrossword Clue
ChooseCrossword Clue
Put in powerCrossword Clue

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EXCELLENT
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Smashing old room at front of hospital departmentCrossword Clue
Sounding extra large, fast and superbCrossword Clue
Terrific party after ten, hosted by wild teenCrossword Clue
Golden wing in the center of former coinCrossword Clue
"Very good leads in Emmy-winning Xena chronicle episodes; Lucy Lawless exhibits natural talent "Crossword Clue
Former room ten redesignated A-1Crossword Clue
Spreadsheet: advanced and superbCrossword Clue
Boss of former unit on hospital departmentCrossword Clue
Superb spreadsheet provided for limited time?Crossword Clue

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FINEST
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Top-shelf, sayCrossword Clue
Most excellentCrossword Clue
Best of the bestCrossword Clue
Highest-qualityCrossword Clue
Epithet for New York’s policeCrossword Clue
Second to noneCrossword Clue
BestCrossword Clue
Ground for the longest timeCrossword Clue
Most subtle and devious feintsCrossword Clue

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GREAT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Fantastic"Crossword Clue
Better than goodCrossword Clue
"Awesome!"Crossword Clue
"Well, that's just perfect"Crossword Clue
"Super!"Crossword Clue
Grey with worry that’s seriousCrossword Clue
"Terrific!"Crossword Clue
"Two thumbs up!"Crossword Clue
Australia's ___ Barrier ReefCrossword Clue
Super importantCrossword Clue

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NEAT
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Cool!Crossword Clue
Drink choiceCrossword Clue
Without iceCrossword Clue
OrderlyCrossword Clue
"That's swell!"Crossword Clue
Whiskey orderCrossword Clue
TidyCrossword Clue
TrimCrossword Clue
Straight from the bottleCrossword Clue

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STUNNING
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Model basking outside is gorgeousCrossword Clue
BewitchingCrossword Clue
SensationalCrossword Clue
Very attractiveCrossword Clue
Sensational job in a shamblesCrossword Clue

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SUPER
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
"Wunderbar!"Crossword Clue
Great thing that could come before those going my wayCrossword Clue
Word before hero or powerCrossword Clue
ReallyCrossword Clue
Late in the day, some scoff half-heartedly – it’s wickedCrossword Clue
Policeman’s drink on retirementCrossword Clue
Great month to get a brilliant body transformationCrossword Clue
"Terrific!"Crossword Clue
Very – greatCrossword Clue

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SUPERB
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Wonderful to be leading in NationalCrossword Clue
ExcellentCrossword Clue
First-classCrossword Clue
Top-notchCrossword Clue
OutstandingCrossword Clue
Great pub's diversified, importing beers regularlyCrossword Clue
Great pubs diversified, importing beers regularlyCrossword Clue

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TOP
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
OutdoCrossword Clue
Word after "tank" or "tube"Crossword Clue
Dreidel, e.gCrossword Clue
Blouse, e.gCrossword Clue
Spinning toyCrossword Clue
ShirtCrossword Clue
T-shirt or blouseCrossword Clue
Toy that spinsCrossword Clue
Word with hat or billingCrossword Clue

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AOK
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"All good to go!"Crossword Clue
Fine and dandyCrossword Clue
Just perfectCrossword Clue
Just swellCrossword Clue
Totally fineCrossword Clue
Just peachyCrossword Clue
Good to goCrossword Clue
Just dandyCrossword Clue

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BLUERIBBON
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Bubblier fans running for top prizeCrossword Clue
First-place award, oftenCrossword Clue
Wrapping for a state fair competitor?Crossword Clue

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BOSS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Freelancer's lackCrossword Clue
First-rate, in slangCrossword Clue
Head honchoCrossword Clue
Video game hurdleCrossword Clue
Major Dark Souls villain, e.gCrossword Clue
ChiefCrossword Clue
Person in chargeCrossword Clue
Bowser in the Mario games, e.gCrossword Clue
Push (around)Crossword Clue
ManagerCrossword Clue

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CAPITAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AssetsCrossword Clue
Boston or PhoenixCrossword Clue
Funds seat of government?Crossword Clue
Dover, for DelawareCrossword Clue
Madison, Jackson or LincolnCrossword Clue
Marvellous moneyCrossword Clue
Sentence starterCrossword Clue
Super moneyCrossword Clue
Character beginning sentence, type of punishmentCrossword Clue
Better country with 20% less stockCrossword Clue

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CLASSY
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Elegant and refinedCrossword Clue
Posh girl carrying crummy case? The oppositeCrossword Clue
Opposite of tackyCrossword Clue
Stylishly sophisticatedCrossword Clue
Stylish and sophisticatedCrossword Clue
UpscaleCrossword Clue
SmartCrossword Clue
Sophisticated and stylish girl wearing jacket of corduroyCrossword Clue
Fine soil covering a pair of spadesCrossword Clue
ElegantCrossword Clue

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CRACKERJACK
11 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
SuperCrossword Clue
Biscuit with salt - thats a great thingCrossword Clue
Excellent banger at Christmas dinner, standardCrossword Clue
Tube containing gift presented to sailor, something really goodCrossword Clue
Biscuit with salt, excellent thingCrossword Clue
Solver with rating perhaps thats outstandingCrossword Clue
Exceptionally goodCrossword Clue
Starting to catch a jerk stumbling into crevice? Splendid!Crossword Clue

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FINE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"OK by me"Crossword Clue
Numismatic ratingCrossword Clue
Hairline – acceptable – penaltyCrossword Clue
"Sure"Crossword Clue
"Be that way!"Crossword Clue
Speeding penaltyCrossword Clue
"Works for me!"Crossword Clue
(Larry [?) arts]Crossword Clue
"OK, have it your way!"Crossword Clue
Like some hairCrossword Clue

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HIGHCLASS
9 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Drugged out students getting UCrossword Clue
Superior found drunk with college girlCrossword Clue

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NUMEROUNO
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
The most important thing on our menu is batteredCrossword Clue
Top dogCrossword Clue
Important personCrossword Clue
Person to look out forCrossword Clue
Whom a selfish person looks out forCrossword Clue
*HonchoCrossword Clue
Head honchoCrossword Clue
Big cheeseCrossword Clue

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ONEA
4 Letters
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Top draft statusCrossword Clue
Early part of many an outlineCrossword Clue
Fit for serviceCrossword Clue
Top draft categoryCrossword Clue
Draftable statusCrossword Clue
Draft statusCrossword Clue
Top classificationCrossword Clue
High draft ratingCrossword Clue
Fit for draftingCrossword Clue
Draft choiceCrossword Clue

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SELECT
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
ChooseCrossword Clue
Make a choiceCrossword Clue
Highlight, as textCrossword Clue
First-classCrossword Clue
Choose … or choiceCrossword Clue
Pick nose lecturing nursesCrossword Clue

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SUPERBAD
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
*Evil eyesCrossword Clue

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SWELL
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
"Neat"Crossword Clue
Hunky-doryCrossword Clue
Fine and dandyCrossword Clue
BalloonCrossword Clue
Peachy keenCrossword Clue
ExpandCrossword Clue
"Marvelous!"Crossword Clue
Fine — mushroomCrossword Clue
Terrific increaseCrossword Clue

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THETOPS
7 Letters

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TI/OP
5 Letters

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TOPCLASS
8 Letters

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TOPGRADE
8 Letters

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TOPHOLE
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Toy with one part of course that's excellentCrossword Clue
First-rate, in British slangCrossword Clue

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TOPTIER
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Crème de la crèmeCrossword Clue
Of the highest qualityCrossword Clue
As good as it getsCrossword Clue
Of the highest levelCrossword Clue
Best of the bestCrossword Clue
Like the cream of the cropCrossword Clue
Grade-ACrossword Clue
EliteCrossword Clue

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ACE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Get 100% onCrossword Clue
Opening day pitcher, typicallyCrossword Clue
Highest card in Texas Hold 'emCrossword Clue
WhizCrossword Clue
Unreturnable serveCrossword Clue
Perfect serveCrossword Clue
Card in a royal flushCrossword Clue
A club might be seen on oneCrossword Clue
Blackjack cardCrossword Clue
Card sometimes worth oneCrossword Clue

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ACES
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Top poker cardsCrossword Clue
NailsCrossword Clue
Gets an A+ onCrossword Clue
Crushes, in a wayCrossword Clue
Gets a top score onCrossword Clue
Blackjack necessitiesCrossword Clue
Highest poker cardsCrossword Clue
Poker high cardsCrossword Clue
Some fighter pilotsCrossword Clue

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CLASSA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The best of the bestCrossword Clue
SuperiorCrossword Clue
Top-tierCrossword Clue
Top-gradeCrossword Clue
PrimeCrossword Clue
Modesto Nuts' baseball level, historicallyCrossword Clue
Top-drawerCrossword Clue
Preferred variety of stockCrossword Clue
Like some shares and baseball teamsCrossword Clue
Minor league baseball levelCrossword Clue

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WHIZBANG
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Sensationally successful, in older slangCrossword Clue
CrackerjackCrossword Clue

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TOPDRAWER
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Lift prize cup of the highest qualityCrossword Clue
Best to return bonus put in pocketCrossword Clue
Aristocratic designer of blouses?Crossword Clue
Where to keep bustiers and halters?Crossword Clue
Lifted prize, prize of highest qualityCrossword Clue
A list of bonus funds withdrawnCrossword Clue

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HIGH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Type of roadCrossword Clue
Cutting edge -->Crossword Clue
LoftyCrossword Clue
Like a soprano's voiceCrossword Clue
Hard seltzer -->Crossword Clue
School typeCrossword Clue
Like some heels and hopesCrossword Clue
Important greeting reaching earsCrossword Clue
StonedCrossword Clue
Drug-addled greeting heardCrossword Clue

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AONER
5 Letters

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AONES
5 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Top-class typesCrossword Clue

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CORKER
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Excellent jokeCrossword Clue
Excellent specimenCrossword Clue
Beauty, one sealing bottle?Crossword Clue
Astonishing personCrossword Clue
One bottling wine, a beautyCrossword Clue
ShowstopperCrossword Clue

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ROLEXWATCH
10 Letters

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SUPERSTARBUCKS
14 Letters

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SUPREMEBERATING
15 Letters

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TOPNOTCHER
10 Letters

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AGOODDEAL
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Often in the past make up used leadCrossword Clue
PlentyCrossword Clue
Very much in the past, occasional ale drunkCrossword Clue
PlentyCrossword Clue
Lots and lotsCrossword Clue
FrequentlyCrossword Clue

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AMEN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"I so agree with you"Crossword Clue
"Absolutely!"Crossword Clue
Mass reply?Crossword Clue
"You said it!"Crossword Clue
Prayer endingCrossword Clue
"So true!"Crossword Clue
"Truth!"Crossword Clue
Prayer endingCrossword Clue
"You said it!"Crossword Clue
"Couldn't agree more!"Crossword Clue

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DUBAI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Land that has no personal income taxCrossword Clue
Burj Khalifa's homeCrossword Clue
Burj Khalifa's cityCrossword Clue
Jumeirah Mosque's cityCrossword Clue
United Arab Emirates cityCrossword Clue
Home of the Museum of the FutureCrossword Clue
Capital on the Persian GulfCrossword Clue
Where Emirates airline is headquarteredCrossword Clue
Emirates Towers locationCrossword Clue
Site of the world’s tallest buildingCrossword Clue

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TOPFLIGHT
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Best route to the attic?Crossword Clue
Excellent T-shirt on fellow at fair?Crossword Clue
Leading thinker's work on female brilliance is outstandingCrossword Clue
Excellent — best possibleCrossword Clue
Best turkey drunk, according to Spooner?Crossword Clue
Final steps up to roof? ExcellentCrossword Clue
Drug rejected by learner in struggle to be excellentCrossword Clue
Like an ace pilot?Crossword Clue
Highest levelCrossword Clue

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VERYWELL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
OK, if needs must!Crossword Clue
Thriving, or just OK?Crossword Clue
"Fine, fine, sure"Crossword Clue
Pretty much perfectly – or OK?Crossword Clue
Expression of agreementCrossword Clue
In perfect healthCrossword Clue
I guess soCrossword Clue
Sort of light source OK in the pink?Crossword Clue
Agreed, so healthyCrossword Clue
Fit as a fiddle? If you say so!Crossword Clue

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DAISIES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Links in a certain chainCrossword Clue
Platforms flanking indigo flowersCrossword Clue
Everyman wearing platforms and flowersCrossword Clue
Everyman wearing platforms and flowersCrossword Clue
Platform is shrouding the bottom of orange flowersCrossword Clue
Stand that is first to sell flowersCrossword Clue
Stops enclosing excellent source of summer flowersCrossword Clue
Yellow-disked flowersCrossword Clue
Rayed flowersCrossword Clue
Platform that is given the ultimate in gorgeous plantsCrossword Clue

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RIOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hilarious comedianCrossword Clue
Barrel of laughsCrossword Clue
Prison outbreakCrossword Clue
People pandemoniumCrossword Clue
HootCrossword Clue
Hilarious sortCrossword Clue
Hilarious personCrossword Clue
Barrel of laughsCrossword Clue
Absolute hootCrossword Clue
Real hootCrossword Clue

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SUPERIORGANG
12 Letters

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TIPTOPCLIPCLOP
14 Letters

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PANTOPHOBIA
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Fear of everything … NOT a fear of trousersCrossword Clue

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ADROIT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SkillfulCrossword Clue
DexterousCrossword Clue
SkilfulCrossword Clue
Road constructed by one-time expertCrossword Clue
Masterful play on Radio Three to start withCrossword Clue
SkillfulCrossword Clue
SkillfulCrossword Clue
SkilfulCrossword Clue
Clever grown-up skipping third of Ulster, taking in IrelandCrossword Clue
Quick and skilfulCrossword Clue

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NAIL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Place for polishCrossword Clue
Get exactly rightCrossword Clue
Shellac targetCrossword Clue
Place for some finger painting?Crossword Clue
Get just rightCrossword Clue
Zip has caught a collarCrossword Clue
BradCrossword Clue
Place for cuticle oilCrossword Clue
Metal fastenerCrossword Clue
Get exactlyCrossword Clue

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ROYAL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Kauffman Stadium playerCrossword Clue
MajesticCrossword Clue
Word before "pain" or "flush"Crossword Clue
Word before "flush" or "family"Crossword Clue
Navy – blueCrossword Clue
___ flushCrossword Clue
Like some flushes and screw-upsCrossword Clue
___ flushCrossword Clue
Fit for a queenCrossword Clue
Adjective applied to the U.K.'s Air Force and Navy, but not ArmyCrossword Clue

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TREAT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Minister toCrossword Clue
Buy a round, sayCrossword Clue
"Trick or ___!"Crossword Clue
"Trick or ___!"Crossword Clue
Special rewardCrossword Clue
Unexpected delightCrossword Clue
Good dog's rewardCrossword Clue
Reward for a well-behaved dogCrossword Clue
Reward for sitting, maybeCrossword Clue
Little ___ culture (form of self-care that involves rewards)Crossword Clue

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AIOLI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Emulsified garlic sauceCrossword Clue
Garlic-rich toppingCrossword Clue
Garlic-and-olive-oil sauceCrossword Clue
Garlicky mayonnaiseCrossword Clue
Garlicky mayonnaiseCrossword Clue
Garlicky sauceCrossword Clue
Mayo seasoned with garlicCrossword Clue
Garlicky condimentCrossword Clue
Vowel-heavy sauceCrossword Clue
Mediterranean condimentCrossword Clue

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AISLE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Grocery walkwayCrossword Clue
Proverbial thing to cross, in politicsCrossword Clue
Political dividerCrossword Clue
One of two on a 747Crossword Clue
Critic's common seating preferenceCrossword Clue
It's numbered in a supermarketCrossword Clue
Piggly Wiggly walkwayCrossword Clue
Church walkwayCrossword Clue
Flier’s seat optionCrossword Clue
Plane seating optionCrossword Clue

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ASSAGAI
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Spear featuring in Anglo-Saxon epic given to Icelandic leaderCrossword Clue
Spear featuring in Anglo-Saxon epic given to Icelandic leaderCrossword Clue
It will be thrown at an animal once more, shortlyCrossword Clue
Weapon demonstrated in class againCrossword Clue
Slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people: Var. (editor here: the answer is ASSAGAI. Just fill it in and we'll pretend like this never happened.)Crossword Clue

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ASSEGAI
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wooden spear associated with 19th century Zulu warfareCrossword Clue
Hardwood spearCrossword Clue
Fresh sage under coating of asparagus - one spearCrossword Clue
Fresh sage under coating of asparagus — one spearCrossword Clue
Something thrown from carriages safely picked upCrossword Clue
Something thrown from carriages safely picked upCrossword Clue
Weapon, being that one thrown around say in South AfricaCrossword Clue
African leader is circling a long time, twirling his weaponCrossword Clue
African leader is circling a long time, twirling his weaponCrossword Clue
Fool English soldier, concealing a weaponCrossword Clue

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IMPROMPTU
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Spur of the momentCrossword Clue
Spontaneous — unrehearsedCrossword Clue
Improvised setters cue on origin of universeCrossword Clue
Without preparationCrossword Clue
Bobcats ready: you sound unpreparedCrossword Clue
Unprepared, Im put out about concertCrossword Clue
Leader of industry taken on dodgy tour with two MPs? Its not preplannedCrossword Clue
Composition in this persons concert put offCrossword Clue
Setter is ready to act, solver textually unpreparedCrossword Clue
"With little preparation, I""m leading dance with piano and pair of utus "Crossword Clue

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SAMURAI
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Daimyo protectorCrossword Clue
Important figures of preindustrial JapanCrossword Clue
Member of a warrior classCrossword Clue
Daimyo’s defendersCrossword Clue
Katana wielderCrossword Clue
Fighter is harmful when ignoring the odds: right then left from boxerCrossword Clue
One required by a 1629 law to wear two swordsCrossword Clue
Owner of sword I plant while not going downCrossword Clue
Daimyo’s retainerCrossword Clue
Japanese warriorCrossword Clue

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SCOLD
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bawl outCrossword Clue
Take to taskCrossword Clue
Give a lecture, sayCrossword Clue
Tell offCrossword Clue
ChastiseCrossword Clue
Take to taskCrossword Clue
Give a talking-toCrossword Clue
ReprimandCrossword Clue
Dress downCrossword Clue
Dress downCrossword Clue

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SECT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Religious offshootCrossword Clue
Religious factionCrossword Clue
Religious subgroupCrossword Clue
Religious offshootCrossword Clue
Breakout groupCrossword Clue
OffshootCrossword Clue
Religious denominationCrossword Clue
Religious offshootCrossword Clue
Splinter groupCrossword Clue
Religious subgroupCrossword Clue

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SOLEMN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Like some oathsCrossword Clue
Sincere, like a vowCrossword Clue
Like some vowsCrossword Clue
SombreCrossword Clue
Very seriousCrossword Clue
Sincere, as an oathCrossword Clue
Single month - November or August?Crossword Clue
Solitary soldier without a graveCrossword Clue
Not at all lightCrossword Clue
Only second half of hymn is formal and dignifiedCrossword Clue

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TEASHOP
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Oolong sellerCrossword Clue
Place to pick up some oolongCrossword Clue
Where many bags of leaves can be foundCrossword Clue
CafeCrossword Clue
CafeCrossword Clue
Place to pick up leavesCrossword Clue
Spot for a spotCrossword Clue
Cafe analogueCrossword Clue
Place to score some oolongCrossword Clue
Spot for steeped beveragesCrossword Clue

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ABANDON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Leave high and dryCrossword Clue
Drop a girdle overCrossword Clue
DiscardCrossword Clue
DesertCrossword Clue
WildnessCrossword Clue
Drop first-class group gameCrossword Clue
Leave high and dryCrossword Clue
A gang working in desertCrossword Clue
An orchestra playing with lack of restraintCrossword Clue
Back out of agreement new legal group sent backCrossword Clue

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ALIBI
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cover storyCrossword Clue
“I wasn’t there,” e.gCrossword Clue
"It couldn't be me! I was out of town!" e.gCrossword Clue
Story backed up by a witness, hopefullyCrossword Clue
ExcuseCrossword Clue
OutCrossword Clue
Suspect's storyCrossword Clue
Cover story told in courtCrossword Clue
Good excuse, in courtCrossword Clue
"They were with me all day," e.gCrossword Clue

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UMBJATSLP
9 Letters

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STEILINGPOUND
13 Letters

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AIREDALETERRIER
15 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Broadcast story, short of time, on row about stray dogCrossword Clue

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AISLES
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Supermarket walkwaysCrossword Clue
Grocery store pathsCrossword Clue
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ALACRITY
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Dispatch a group of ordinary people across Costa RicaCrossword Clue

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MERMAID
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NAIRA
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TRATTORIA
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Display extravagant pictures around Roman establishment?Crossword Clue
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AIR
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CRACKLING
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ACCRA
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AIRPUMP
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It inflatesCrossword Clue
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EMPORIA
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LIAISONS
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ANATOMY
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Little bit inspired by some scienceCrossword Clue

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APOSTLES
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ALPHAPARTICLES
14 Letters

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UTOPIA
6 Letters
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ACACIA
6 Letters
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Tree with yellow or white flowersCrossword Clue
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BLUECHIP
8 Letters
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In public he made a mess of top qualityCrossword Clue
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NAMIBIA
7 Letters
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African country, independent since 1990Crossword Clue
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