The Cream of the Crop

What it means

The best of a group, picked out from everything else available.

Where it comes from

Before homogenisation, cream rose to the top of standing milk on its own and could be skimmed straight off. The French version, la creme de la creme, doubles it for emphasis.

The puzzle it came from

The Cream of the Crop was the answer to the Phrasicle of December 16, 2025. The clue read The ____ of the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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