| Best kind of situation | 22 |
| Best kind of vegetables | 23 |
| Best man's assignment | 25 |
| Best man's catch, perhaps | 29 |
| Best man's concern | 22 |
| Best man's offering | 23 |
| Best man's responsibility | 29 |
| Best meat to bring home? | 24 |
| Best Musical award, say | 23 |
| Best New American Play award | 28 |
| Best New Artist of 1959 | 23 |
| Best of all possible worlds | 27 |
| Best of “Intermezzo” | 28 |
| Best of health, figuratively | 28 |
| Best of the Beatles, once | 25 |
| Best of the best 14. Run-down | 29 |
| Best of the best, briefly | 25 |
| Best of the best, sportswise | 28 |
| Best of the early Beatles | 25 |
| Best pal in a 1950s sitcom | 26 |
| Best part of the lobster | 24 |
| Best performances: Abbr. | 24 |
| Best Picture nominee in 2011 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1953 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1963 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1970 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1975 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1981 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1989 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1995 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 1996 | 28 |
| Best Picture nominee of 2004 | 28 |
| Best Picture of '58 | 23 |
| Best Picture of 1932-33 | 23 |
| Best Picture winner in 2013 | 27 |
| Best Picture winner of 1958 | 27 |
| Best Picture winner of 1976 | 27 |
| Best Picture winner, 1976 | 25 |
| Best Picture winner, 1977 | 25 |
| Best pitcher on the staff | 25 |
| Best pitcher on the team | 24 |
| Best Play or Best Upset award | 29 |
| Best players' group | 23 |
| Best players, collectively | 26 |
| Best possible conditions | 24 |
| Best possible outcomes | 22 |
| Best possible poker hand | 24 |
| Best prepared for gymnastics | 28 |
| Best quality of merchandise | 27 |
| Best quarters at the Waldorf? | 29 |
| Best rating at Moody's | 26 |
| Best results obtainable | 23 |
| Best score in baccarat | 22 |
| Best seat in the house? | 23 |
| Best seats in some houses | 25 |
| Best seats in the house | 23 |
| Best seller by A. Goldman | 25 |
| Best seller by Doctor X: 1965 | 29 |
| Best seller by Dr. X: 1965 | 26 |
| Best seller by Fannie Hurst | 27 |
| Best seller by Jean Stein | 25 |
| Best seller by Keillor: 1985 | 28 |
| Best seller by Patrick Mann | 27 |
| Best seller by Robin Cook | 25 |
| Best seller by Susann: 1976 | 27 |
| Best seller in bear markets | 27 |
| Best seller published in 1936 | 29 |
| Best seller's number | 24 |
| Best selling ballpoint | 22 |
| Best skater in the forest? | 26 |
| Best substitute on the court | 28 |
| Best successor of 1962 | 22 |
| Best Supporting Actor of 1951 | 29 |
| Best Supporting Actor of 1958 | 29 |
| Best Supporting Actor of 1968 | 29 |
| Best Supporting Actor of 1983 | 29 |
| Best Supporting Actor of 1988 | 29 |
| Best Supporting Actor of 1999 | 29 |
| Best Supporting Actress, 1973 | 29 |
| Best to consult for advice | 26 |
| Best to follow, as advice | 25 |
| Best toys in the whirl? | 23 |
| Best two-pair poker hand | 24 |
| Best type of situation | 22 |
| Best U.S. chess player at 15 | 28 |
| Best Upset or Best Game Award | 29 |
| Best violin player ever? | 24 |
| Best way to defuse a bomb | 25 |
| Best way to get it down | 23 |
| Best way to get it down? | 24 |
| Best way to get things | 22 |
| Best way to leave Vegas? | 24 |
| Best way to make a mistake | 26 |
| Best way to play, teamwise | 26 |
| Best Western alternative | 24 |
| Best Western competitor | 23 |
| Best with one's hands | 25 |
| Best ___ (most excellent) | 25 |
| Best, according to reviewers | 28 |
| Best, at the skatepark | 22 |