Crossword clues for Bested one 5 lettersAnswerClueLOSERSecond-best one.SEATSThe best ones are often near the frontLOSERBested oneAREITMy mom told me to pick the very best one and you ___ACTOROscar to the best oneALIBIThe best one is airtightCOPESDoes the best one canIDEASSome of the best ones are crazyDOGITGive much less than one's bestAGAMEOne's best, to a coachAILEDWasn't at one's bestTRIEDGave one's best shotAGAMEOne's best, in competitionGOALL___ out (try one's best)TRIEDDid one's bestBGAMENot one's best effort, in coachspeakAGAMEOne's best effort, so to speakTRIEDTook one's best shotTOGUPGet dressed in one's bestADELE2009's one-named Best New ArtistSTONEA flat one is best to skipBGAMENot quite one's best effortINTOP__ form (at one's best)AGAMEOne's bestLEVELDo one's ___ bestBGAMENot one's best effort, in sportsVASESHomes for one's best budsAGAMEOne's best effort, in sports slangBGAMEIt's not one's best performanceBGAMENot one's best effortNIMOYSpock is definitely one of my best friends speakerTOGUPGet into one's Sunday bestOFFEROne may be "best and final"AGAMEOne's competitive bestAMEALOne can say everything best over __: George EliotPLOTSThe best novels have great onesNADIAOne of Bela's bestENEMYIn the practice of tolerance, one's ___ is the best teacher: Dalai LamaREPAYBest way to maintain one's credit ratingGABLEBest actor for "It Happened One Night"DAMONOne of a pair of best friends in Greek legendFREDOOne of three brothers in a Puzo best sellerGWENNOscar” winner for best male supporting role. nyt 1948 GYRUS One of the ridges on brain surface. nyt 1948 GYVE Shackle. nyt 1948 HAD Owned. nyt 1948 HAD Possessed. nyt 1948 HAG Macbeth adviser. nyt 1948 HAGEN Slayer of Siegfried. nyt 1948 HAIDEE Greek girl in Byron's Don Juan."ADELEOne-named singer with the 2008 Grammy for Best New ArtistNOOSENot the best thing to have at the end of one's ropeSCRAMGet lost!' lat 2016 SCRAM Make a run for it lat 2016 SCRAMS Beats it lat 2016 SCRAP Get rid of lat 2016 SCRAP Junkyard material lat 2016 SCRAP Note-to-self paper lat 2016 SCRAWL Many a signature lat 2016 SCREAMAT Dress down in a big way lat 2016 SCREEN Project at the theater lat 2016 SCREENDOOR Bug barrier lat 2016 SCREW Carpentry fastener lat 2016 SCREW Common fastener lat 2016 SCREW Tapered fastener lat 2016 SCREW Threaded fastener lat 2016 SCRIM Curtain material lat 2016 SCRIP Doc's order to a pharmacist lat 2016 SCROD New England whitefish lat 2016 SCROLLWHEEL Mouse feature lat 2016 SCUBADIVER Certain explorer lat 2016 SCUFFS Shoe polish targets lat 2016 SCULL Boat, or the tool that moves it lat 2016 SCULL Regatta racer lat 2016 SCUM Film on stagnant water lat 2016 SCUM Pond build-up lat 2016 SCUM Pond gunk lat 2016 SCUM Problem in a neglected pool lat 2016 SCUT Bunny's tail lat 2016 SCUT Rabbit's tail lat 2016 SCYTHES Grain cutters lat 2016 SDAK Black Hills st. lat 2016 SDAK Deadwood's state: Abbr. lat 2016 SDI '80s missile prog. lat 2016 SDI Deterrent announced in 1983: Abbr. lat 2016 SDI Reagan prog. lat 2016 SDI Star Wars initials lat 2016 SDI Star Wars, initially lat 2016 SDS '60s radical gp. lat 2016 SDS Vietnam War protest gp. lat 2016 SEA Aegean, for one lat 2016 SEA Neptune's domain lat 2016 SEA Salty expanse lat 2016 SEA See 61-Down lat 2016 SEABASS Fisherman's Wharf entrée lat 2016 SEABED Mussel habitat lat 2016 SEABED Wreckage resting place lat 2016 SEABISCUIT *Laura Hillenbrand best-seller about a racehorse lat 2016 SEAFOODBOILS Shellfish cookouts lat 2016 SEAGOD Neptune, e.g. lat 2016 SEAHAG Popeye" pirateGETMEDon't ___ wrong wsj 2000 GETSEVEN Has one's revenge wsj 2000 GETSON Boards wsj 2000 GETSTO Affects strongly wsj 2000 GHAT Ganges steps wsj 2000 GHOSTTOWN T-bond for a deserted spot wsj 2000 GHWB White House inits. of the '90s wsj 2000 GIA 1998 role for Angelina Jolie wsj 2000 GIANNI Designer Versace wsj 2000 GIBRALTAR Rock in the Prudential logo wsj 2000 GIFTS They're kept under wraps wsj 2000 GIGI Best Picture of 1958 wsj 2000 GIGOLO He may lie down on the job wsj 2000 GILA Arizona river wsj 2000 GILA Tributary of the Colorado wsj 2000 GILDS Gives an expensive coat to wsj 2000 GILL Bass organ? wsj 2000 GINSU Knife hawked on TV wsj 2000 GIRL Typical 'N Sync fan wsj 2000 GIS Mil. men wsj 2000 GIT Skedaddle!"BEANSThere will be no ___ in the Almost Perfect State.”—Don Marquis. nyt 1948 BEARSKIN Shako. nyt 1948 BEAT One's proper range of activities. nyt 1948 BEAUMARCHAIS Creator of Figaro. nyt 1948 BEAVERBROOK Owner of London Daily Express. nyt 1948 BECLASP Embrace. nyt 1948 BEDAUBED Smeared. nyt 1948 BEDE Adam that loved Hetty Sorrel. nyt 1948 BEDE Adam, the carpenter, in 1859 novel. nyt 1948 BEDIGHTS Adorns. nyt 1948 BEERS Beverages. nyt 1948 BEERSHEBA Town in south Palestine. nyt 1948 BEERY Holder of medal as world's best movie actor."OFFDAYWhen one's not at one's bestOUTDUELBest in a one-on-one