| Best in a one-on-one | 20 |
| Best in a race | 14 |
| Best in an annual Nathan's contest, say | 43 |
| Best in business | 16 |
| Best in calculating? | 20 |
| Best in competition | 19 |
| Best in counsel | 15 |
| Best in crash-test ratings | 26 |
| Best in long bargaining sessions | 32 |
| Best in mental combat | 21 |
| Best in one's position | 26 |
| Best in shows | 13 |
| Best in the dining room | 23 |
| Best in the field | 17 |
| Best in the market | 18 |
| Best in the NFL | 15 |
| Best in the polls | 17 |
| Best in the regatta | 19 |
| Best in the sport | 17 |
| Best Jockey and Best Bowler, e.g. | 33 |
| Best kind of full house | 23 |
| Best kind of pitcher's game | 31 |
| Best kind of review | 19 |
| Best kind of situation | 22 |
| Best kind of vegetables | 23 |
| Best kind of wrinkles to have, arguably | 39 |
| Best Kissers in the World "Miss ___ USA" | 50 |
| Best Latin/Alternative Album Grammy-winners | 43 |
| Best man at a wedding reception, say | 36 |
| Best man's assignment | 25 |
| Best man's best friend, often | 33 |
| Best man's burden | 21 |
| Best man's catch, perhaps | 29 |
| Best man's charge | 21 |
| Best man's concern | 22 |
| Best man's moment of uncertainty? | 37 |
| Best man's offer | 20 |
| Best man's offering | 23 |
| Best man's rental | 21 |
| Best man's responsibility | 29 |
| Best man's salute | 21 |
| Best man's wear | 19 |
| Best man, usually | 17 |
| Best meal of a cow's life? | 30 |
| Best meat to bring home? | 24 |
| Best Musical award, say | 23 |
| Best Musical of 1975, with "The" | 42 |
| Best Musical of 1977 | 20 |
| Best Musical of 1980 | 20 |
| Best Musical of 1996 | 20 |
| Best Musical of 1999 | 20 |
| Best Musical the year "Children of a Lesser God" was Best Play | 72 |
| Best Musical the year before "42nd Street" | 52 |
| Best Musical the year before "Phantom" | 48 |
| Best Musical Tony winner for '77 | 36 |
| Best Musical Tony winner of 1980 | 32 |
| Best Musical winner after "Sunset Boulevard" | 54 |
| Best musical: 1982 | 18 |
| Best New Age Album Grammy winner for "Amarantine" | 59 |
| Best New Age Album Grammy winner for "Shepherd Moons" | 63 |
| Best New American Play award | 28 |
| Best New Artist at the 2009 Grammy Awards | 41 |
| Best New Artist Grammy winner after Alicia | 42 |
| Best New Artist Grammy winner after Cyndi Lauper | 48 |
| Best New Artist Grammy winner in 2000 | 37 |
| Best New Artist Grammy winner of 2000 | 37 |
| Best New Artist Grammy winner of 2008 | 37 |
| Best New Artist Grammy winner of 2009 | 37 |
| Best New Artist Grammy winner two years after Sheryl | 52 |
| Best New Artist of 1959 | 23 |
| Best of a class | 15 |
| Best of a group | 15 |
| Best of all possible worlds | 27 |
| Best of all worlds | 18 |
| Best of anything | 16 |
| Best of “Intermezzo” | 28 |
| Best of bonds | 13 |
| Best of both ___ | 16 |
| Best of Breed winner, for example | 33 |
| Best of everything | 18 |
| Best of films | 13 |
| Best of health, figuratively | 28 |
| Best of Hollywood | 17 |
| Best of movies | 14 |
| Best of old films | 17 |
| Best of seven, e.g. | 19 |
| Best of seven, say | 18 |
| Best of the Beatles | 19 |
| Best of the Beatles, once | 25 |
| Best of the Beatles? | 20 |
| Best of the best | 16 |
| Best of the best 14. Run-down | 29 |
| Best of the best, briefly | 25 |
| Best of the best, sportswise | 28 |
| Best of the Billboard Hot 100 song list | 39 |
| Best of the boxers | 18 |
| Best of the bunch | 17 |
| Best of the bunch? | 18 |
| Best of the early Beatles | 25 |
| Best of the hits | 16 |