| CUTABOVETHEREST | The best thing a barber has to offer? (3,5,3,4) |
| AGAME | Best thing a player can bring |
| EAR | Something a barber has to avoid |
| ANCIENTLIGHTS | The right to see the best of what The Sun has to offer is a legal right, granted (7,6) |
| RAZORBILL | What barber has to pay for flier |
| CHOCOLATE | The best thing to come out of the rainforest (by way of the cacao tree) |
| THECATSWHISKERS | The best thing about a musical (Hair) is the riotous finale |
| BROWNSKINGIRL | "The best thing in the world," per a 2019 Beyonce song |
| ROOTBEER | Spooner has to offer a kick up the backside to get a drink in North America (4,4) |
| HEPBURN | "The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." She starred in the movie Roman Holiday. |
| SLICEDBREAD | Food that the "best thing" is compared to, and a description of this puzzle's second parted word |
| JEWEL | The best thing is to get religious fellow elevated (5) |
| STARTOVER | It may be the best thing to dowhen you're stuck |
| FREEDOMOFJOIST | The best thing about buying support beams, according to Tim? |
| CREAM | The best thing to follow brandy (5) |
| NOTANSWER | The best thing to do with difficult questions? |
| WAITER | Write a novel at the table laying out what The Bar has to offer (6) |
| FREE | The best thing about the library is that you can take home any book you want for ___ |
| PERHAPSI | Philosophers dug a break - Maybe leaving would be the best thing for me (7,1,6,2) |
| SHOULDGO | Philosophers dug a break - Maybe leaving would be the best thing for me (7,1,6,2) |
