Optimal Crossword Clue

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Optimal Crossword Answer

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BEST

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BESTCASE

(8 letters)

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(adjective)
1. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
2. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
(noun)
1. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
2. the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

Hint 2: Clue Definition

OPTIMAL (adjective)
1. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

BEST
(4 letters)
BESTCASE
(8 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More Apple+ Crossword (7/6/2025) Answers

Across

1. "Mi ___ es su ___"

5. Home of the Bruins

9. Venomous snake native to sub-Saharan Africa

14. Group engaging in crude behavior?

15. Number considered unlucky in some East Asian cultures

17. 40-Across in an office?

19. Competitor of Anthem

20. Material used in many a Southwestern abode (and an anagram of a word in this clue)

21. Animals in a pride

23. Horned astrological symbol

24. 'Look what I did!'

26. 40-Across on a stage?

28. Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic

30. Prohibition

31. Congressional title (Abbr.)

32. Singer Khan known as the Queen of Funk

36. ___ von Bismarck, first chancellor of Germany

40. Challenging circumstance, or a clue to four answers in this puzzle

44. Prefix meaning "very small"

45. Strict

46. Hummer EV maker

47. Young denizen of the Hundred Acre Wood

50. Fruit with a poisonous seed

52. 40-Across in a pit?

57. Hit

58. Movie star Thurman

59. Spot

61. Indoor courtyards

64. Portmanteau utensil

66. 40-Across in an apiary?

68. Blender setting

69. Tons

70. Being and Having artist Catherine

71. Specification in a Thai restaurant order

72. Tads

73. Headed out

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Down

1. ___-Cola

2. Like two peas in ___

3. Feel-good neurotransmitter

4. "Star Wars" admiral who says, "It's a trap!

5. Mysterious aerial phenomenon (or a genus of wasp named after it)

6. Frosty the Snowman's eyes

7. Shockingly explicit

8. Zeal

9. Harmful atmosphere

10. End of some drink names

11. D.C. transit system

12. Unoriginal

13. Competitor of Budget

18. Adorn

22. Small protuberance

25. Like gray grill grates

27. Obnoxious person

28. The A in NBA (Abbr.)

29. Z in the Greek alphabet

33. Word after "bad" or before "kisser"

34. Players' clothes and gear, in soccer

35. Verb that sounds like a number

37. Walking one is a feat

38. Huge book

39. Not repeatedly

41. Abbreviation similar to Inc.

42. Safari sights

43. "But enough of that tangent ..."

48. Pitch-imperfect

49. Peanut product

51. Yoga sequence named after two animals

52. Inflection points

53. Make louder

54. People of Aotearoa

55. 2006 Amy Winehouse hit

56. Cause of some food recalls

60. Unit equal to one nautical mile per hour

62. Safecracker's shout

63. Help with a crime

65. Parks and __

67. Out-of-this-world types, for short

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