Of the highest quality

Latest answer — March 21, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Basketball's quadruple double, e.g
  2. 7Not done naturally, in a way
  3. 13Prosciutto, e.g.
  4. 15Player in the A.L. East
  5. 16Image on a South African Krugerrand
  6. 17Whip (up)
  7. 18Corsair
  8. 19Loses power
  9. 21Something typically left in the U.S., but not in Japan
  10. 22Site with a "Craft Supplies & Tools" category
  11. 23It's a short walk from home
  12. 25"Who ___?" (informal question)
  13. 26Item not found much in cars nowadays
  14. 28Many an M.B.A.'s undergrad major, informally
  15. 29Bad thing to blow
  16. 31Item that might be on a list
  17. 33For a song
  18. 35"About damn time!"
  19. 37Show again, as a historical event
  20. 39"How you ___?" ("Friends" catchphrase)
  21. 40"Hot-diggity" or "Cool it"
  22. 41Obfuscated
  23. 43Attire often used in filming C.G.I. scenes, informally
  24. 46Home of the Cotahuasi Canyon, which is more than two miles deep
  25. 47With 48-Across, cousin of sleet
  26. 48See 47-Across
  27. 49Tribal spiritualist
  28. 51Begin listening to a podcast, say
  29. 53PepsiCo product
  30. 55How Mario introduces himself in video games
  31. 56Really stands out
  32. 57Be on the precipice
  33. 58Historical records

Down

  1. 1Not pay as one goes
  2. 2Freedom of expression?
  3. 3Like wetlands, typically
  4. 4Chilling, maybe
  5. 5God who wears the belt Megingjörd
  6. 6Big fat mouth
  7. 7Dressing targets
  8. 8Target of the 1890 Sherman Act
  9. 9Some digital assistants, informally
  10. 10Pokémon tagline
  11. 11Ralph who wrote the novel "Juneteenth"
  12. 12Spot for cannonballs
  13. 13Minded
  14. 14People always getting favorable news coverage
  15. 20Org. with a commissioner
  16. 23To-do
  17. 24Sports great who said "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be"
  18. 26Sierra Nevadas, e.g.
  19. 27Handful on the farm
  20. 30Country represented by the Black Star of Africa
  21. 31Heaven on earth
  22. 32Dial
  23. 34Rear end
  24. 35"Fess up!"
  25. 36"Totes adorbs!"
  26. 38Philippics
  27. 40___ generis
  28. 42Features of the sci-fi planet Arrakis
  29. 44Of the highest quality
  30. 45More reasonable
  31. 46"Animal skin," in Aleut
  32. 49Eminem hit whose title became a neologism for "fan"
  33. 50Eritrea's locale in Africa
  34. 52Inhale, so to speak
  35. 54Therapists' org.

The answer to “Of the highest quality” in the New York Times crossword is PRIME — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 21, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 44-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Of the highest quality” answer

PRIME (5 letters)

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Why the answer is PRIME

PRIME is the 5-letter solution that fits "Of the highest quality" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 21, 2025 (44-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PRIME mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PRIME is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(adjective)

  • of first importance; main
  • of the best possible quality; excellent
  • (of a number) divisible only by itself and unity (e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11)

When else has “Of the highest quality” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 21, 2025 (most recent) → PRIME. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Of the highest quality”?

The answer is PRIME, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 21, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Of the highest quality”?

5 letters: PRIME.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 21, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 44-Down.

Can “Of the highest quality” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for March 21, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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