| Best at chess | 13 |
| Best at putting things away | 27 |
| Best at the plate | 17 |
| Best at the table | 17 |
| Best at trickery | 16 |
| Best athletes | 13 |
| Best available | 14 |
| Best batting average possible | 29 |
| Best behavior | 13 |
| Best bet | 8 |
| Best bets? | 10 |
| Best bib and tucker | 19 |
| Best bond rating | 16 |
| Best boy's bailiwick | 24 |
| Best boy's boss | 19 |
| Best boy's colleague | 24 |
| Best bro | 8 |
| Best bud | 8 |
| Best bud, in Bolivia | 20 |
| Best buddies | 12 |
| Best buds | 9 |
| Best buds, affectionately | 25 |
| Best buds? | 10 |
| Best bunch | 10 |
| Best butcher in the world? | 26 |
| Best Buy array | 14 |
| Best Buy assortment | 19 |
| Best Buy brand | 14 |
| Best Buy buy | 12 |
| Best Buy buys | 13 |
| Best Buy buys [SEE NOTE LINK ABOVE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS PUZZLE] | 63 |
| Best Buy buys, informally | 25 |
| Best Buy department | 19 |
| Best Buy section | 16 |
| Best Buy squad members | 22 |
| Best Buy support group | 22 |
| Best Buy's Geek Squad, e.g. | 31 |
| Best by a bit | 13 |
| Best by far | 11 |
| Best cases | 10 |
| Best classes | 12 |
| Best competitive effort, informally | 35 |
| Best conditions | 15 |
| Best crew | 9 |
| Best defense, in some cases | 27 |
| Best degrees | 12 |
| Best detritus from dawn until dusk? | 35 |
| Best Director between Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese | 56 |
| Best Director film for Warren Beatty | 36 |
| Best Director for "Annie Hall" | 40 |
| Best Director nominee for "A Room With a View" (14) | 61 |
| Best Director of 1934, '36 and '38 | 42 |
| Best Director of 1947 and 1954 | 30 |
| Best Director of 1986 and 1989 | 30 |
| Best Director of 1992 | 21 |
| Best Director of 1992 and 2004 | 30 |
| Best director of 1997 | 21 |
| Best Director of 1997, and Best Director nominee of 2009 | 56 |
| Best Director of 2001 | 21 |
| Best Director of 2005 | 21 |
| Best Director Oscar winner five years after Kevin | 49 |
| Best Director Oscar winner for 2012 | 35 |
| Best Director winner of 1972 | 28 |
| Best Director, twice | 20 |
| Best dishes, perhaps | 20 |
| Best documentary short subject nominee "___ Hands" | 60 |
| Best draft status | 17 |
| Best dramatic actress Tony winner of 1948, 1978 and 1983 | 56 |
| Best effort | 11 |
| Best effort, informally | 23 |
| Best ending? | 12 |
| Best example | 12 |
| Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy winner between Fiona and Sheryl | 73 |
| Best film of 1954 | 17 |
| Best film: 1943 | 15 |
| Best final result | 17 |
| Best for picking | 16 |
| Best for seeking advice from | 28 |
| Best for the job | 16 |
| Best Foreign Film of 2005 | 25 |
| Best Foreign Film Oscar winner of 1998 | 38 |
| Best Foreign Language Film of 2005 | 34 |
| Best fraternity pledge tormentor? | 33 |
| Best friend of Thomas the Tank Engine | 37 |
| Best friend's dinner, maybe | 31 |
| Best friend's meal? | 23 |
| Best grade | 10 |
| Best groomed | 12 |
| Best guess, for short | 21 |
| Best guess: Abbr. | 17 |
| Best guesses: Abbr. | 19 |
| Best guests | 11 |
| Best guide around town, probably | 32 |
| Best hand in baccarat | 21 |
| Best hand in Texas hold 'em | 31 |
| Best heart? | 11 |
| Best imaginable | 15 |
| Best in | 7 |
| Best in a game | 14 |
| Best in a hot dog contest | 25 |