| WORLDCLASS | Everyone finding elegance the very best (5-5) |
| ALLTHEBEST | Everyone finding top way to end message (3,3,4) |
| KENNELCLUB | Wherein only the very best, best friends officially gather |
| GRANDHOVEL | The very best in miserable accommodations? |
| CREMEDELACREME | The very best, pick of the bunch (5,2,2,5) |
| CREMEDELACR | The very best France can offer (5,2,2,5) |
| ELITE | The very best element of the literary world (5) |
| CREAM | The very best of the pale colours? (5) |
| TOPTENS | Lists listing the very best of the best of things: 2 wds. |
| FLOWER | The very best of the exhibits at the horticultural show? (6) |
| THECREAMOFTHECROP | The very best of all; the choicest part (3,5,2,3,4) |
| BEESKNEES | The very best honey producers go on benders (3'1,5) |
| LATETOSTOPNOW | "Too ___: The Very Best of the Dubliners" |
| STATEOFTHEART | Condition of the (very best) paintings? (5,2,3,3) |
| ULTRA | You all sit after tea finishes as the very best (5) |
| THEBEESKNEES | Just the very best (3,4,5) |
| AIOLI | The very best oil stirred in to garlic mayonnaise (5) |
| TOPMOST | Are better than the majority - in fact, the very best (7) |
| LAINE | Just lie to an alien and be considered the very best (5) |
| TOP | The very best in the toyshop (3) |