| 2026-02-16 | Top-tier |
| 2025-12-04 | Get the win over |
| 2025-10-26 | Most exceptional |
| 2024-08-19 | Common email sign-off |
| 2024-04-19 | Choice |
| 2023-12-11 | Word in most Academy Award titles |
| 2023-10-05 | Lead-in to "by" or "Buy" |
| 2023-10-02 | Word etched on most Oscar statuettes |
| 2023-09-20 | Top |
| 2022-06-02 | Outdo |
| 2022-06-01 | "Yours truly" alternative |
| 2022-02-22 | "___ in Show" |
| 2022-01-10 | Word before Actor and Actress at the Oscars |
| 2021-10-19 | Top |
| 2021-09-26 | Tops |
| 2020-10-12 | Winning a blue ribbon |
| 2020-07-21 | Top-of-the-line |
| 2020-07-20 | ___ in show (canine award) |
| 2020-07-13 | Superlative |
| 2020-05-28 | Alternative to "Yours truly" |
| 2020-02-10 | ___ Picture (Oscars category) |
| 2019-10-01 | Part of BFF |
| 2019-09-25 | Defeat |
| 2019-04-01 | Common email sign-off word |
| 2019-03-14 | Worst in a competition |
| 2018-09-08 | One-up |
| 2018-06-22 | Sunday ___ |
| 2018-06-07 | Top |
| 2017-05-07 | Award category word |
| 2017-04-09 | Overcome |
| 2017-01-29 | Top-shelf |
| 2017-01-15 | Top |
| 2016-11-22 | Casual sign-off in a letter |
| 2016-06-19 | Finish ahead of |
| 2016-04-06 | Outduel, e.g. |
| 2016-01-25 | A+++ |
| 2015-09-14 | Cream of the crop |
| 2015-05-26 | First word in every Academy Award category |
| 2013-09-26 | Annual Car and Driver list |
| 2013-07-10 | Start of the title for every Oscar |
| 2013-05-29 | With "in" and 25-Down, blue ribbon earner |
| 2012-05-01 | Outdo |
| 2012-02-06 | Second to none |
| 2012-01-03 | A-number-one |
| 2011-04-30 | With 10-Down, favored the most |
| 2011-02-09 | Optimal |
| 2010-04-26 | Crème de la crème |
| 2009-06-03 | Letter sign-off |
| 2008-08-21 | Oscar superlative |
| 2007-08-07 | ___ in Show (Westminster prize) |
| 2007-01-14 | Tops |
| 2006-12-12 | Primo |
| 2006-10-08 | Oscar title starter |
| 2006-04-30 | Trump |
| 2006-04-14 | Eclipse |
| 2005-12-15 | Informal letter closing |
| 2005-08-17 | Tops |
| 2005-06-13 | Top spot |
| 2005-06-11 | Overcome |
| 2004-11-16 | Rating a blue ribbon |
| 2004-01-12 | Taking the blue ribbon |
| 2003-07-23 | First-place |
| 2003-04-18 | With 47-Across, Academy Award category |
| 2002-12-29 | Oscar word |
| 2002-11-13 | Sunday ___ |
| 2002-06-16 | Top of the line |
| 2002-04-15 | Superlative |
| 2002-01-14 | Tops |
| 2001-09-16 | Vanquish |
| 2000-12-12 | Numero uno |
| 2000-06-25 | Whip |
| 2000-05-29 | Brief letter sign-off |
| 2000-05-07 | Informal letter signoff |
| 2000-02-03 | Bet or buy lead-in |
| 1999-12-02 | Outdo |
| 1999-03-27 | Top |
| 1999-01-12 | Crème de la crème |
| 1998-09-22 | Numero uno |
| 1998-08-05 | Top-quality |
| 1998-01-29 | Vanquish |
| 1998-01-11 | Whip |
| 1997-11-06 | Top of the heap |
| 1997-10-22 | A+ |
| 1997-09-17 | Cream of the crop |
| 1996-04-30 | Defeat |
| 1995-11-24 | Tiptop |
| 1995-10-04 | Unsurpassed |
| 1994-02-24 | Letter closing |
| 1994-01-12 | Insurance writer A.M._____ |