| MILKYBARKID | Which advertising character is "strong and tough, And only the best is good enough"? (5,3,3) |
| INART | "___ the best is good enough": Goethe |
| LEGO | Toy co. where "Only the best is the best" |
| HARDY | Strong and tough |
| RUGGED | Strong and tough |
| REPAIRMAN | Longtime advertising character for Maytag appliances |
| MADISONAVENUE | A way in which ads are created abroad? |
| UPTOSCRATCH | To pull out after being in the lead: is that good enough? |
| CHERRYPICKS | Chooses only the best of the Prunus harvest? (6,5) |
| BOOTLEGSNOB | Chooser of only the best illegal hooch? |
| STALWART | In the beginning, a law-breaker is strong and sturdy (8) |
| STARK | This saint has a vessel which is strong and unyielding (5) |
| NICKEL | A silvery-white, metallic element, mined in more than 23 countries, that is strong and corrosion-resistant (6) |
| SATISFACTORY | At the end of the day is place where people work good enough? |
| ZIP | 10118, for the Empire State Bldg. (and only the Empire State Bldg.) |
| NORTHKOREA | Its motto is "Strong and Prosperous Nation" |
| MAHERSHALAALI | First black actor to win two Oscars in the same category and only the second to win two competitive Oscars: 2 wds. |
| WHILETHERESLIFETHERESHOPE | Optimistic saying attributed to Theocritus, ending with '...and only the dead have none' (5,6,4,6,4) |
| ORBISON | American singer/songwriter, 19361988, whose biggest hits were Pretty Woman and Only The Lonely (7) |
| OBERON | No robe is good enough for the king of the fairies! (6) |
