This answer set for “First-rate” reflects what was used in previous crosswords with matching clues, helping you avoid guesswork and check entries that are known to fit.
Answer List:
- AONE
- TOPTIER
- TOPS
- PRIME
- SUPERB
- ELITE
- TOPNOTCH
- EXCELLENT
- BANGUP
- BEST
- ACE
- SUPERBAD
- SMASHING
- PRIMO
- FINEST
- CRACK
- FINE
- TIPTOP
- TOPPING
- TOPFLIGHT
Synonyms and Definitions
TOPS
- Synonyms: a-one, ace, acme, big top, circus tent, clear, cover, crack, crest, crown, elevation, exceed, go past, height, lead, meridian, overstep, pass, peak, pinch, pinnacle, round top, spinning top, summit, super, superlative, teetotum, tip, tiptop, top of the inning, top off, top out, top side, top-notch, transcend, upper side, upside, whirligig
PRIME
- Synonyms: bloom, blossom, choice, efflorescence, flower, flush, ground, heyday, premier, prime of life, prime quantity, prize, quality, select, undercoat
SUPERB
- Synonyms: brilliant
ELITE
- Synonyms: elect, elite group
TOPNOTCH
- Synonyms: tops
EXCELLENT
- Synonyms: fantabulous, first-class, splendid
BEST
- Synonyms: adept, beneficial, better, dear, dependable, effective, estimable, expert, full, good, honest, honorable, in effect, in force, just, near, outdo, outflank, practiced, proficient, respectable, right, ripe, safe, salutary, scoop, secure, serious, skilful, skillful, sound, topper, trump, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt, upright, well
ACE
- Synonyms: 1, angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme, breeze through, champion, genius, hotshot, i, maven, mavin, nail, one, pass with flying colors, sail through, sensation, single, star, superstar, sweep through, unity, virtuoso, whiz, whizz, wiz, wizard
SMASHING
- Synonyms: bang up, bang-up, bankrupt, blast, boom, break, bully, corking, cracking, crush, dandy, dash, demolish, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, ruin, shattering, slap-up, smash, smash up, swell
FINEST
- Synonyms: all right, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., okay
CRACK
- Synonyms: break through, break up, chap, check, cleft, collapse, crack cocaine, crack up, cranny, crevice, crock up, fissure, fling, fracture, gap, go, offer, quip, sally, scissure, shot, snap, tornado, whirl, wisecrack
- Definition: an extended, slim gap
FINE
- Synonyms: amercement, mulct, ticket
TIPTOP
- Synonyms: top
TOPPING
- Synonyms: top-flight, top-hole