| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FINALDRAFT | Culminating - preliminary |
| TOPMOST | Culminating |
| APEX | Culminating point |
| ACME | Culminating point |
| ZENITH | Culminating point |
| FINALE | Culminating song |
| MOZART | "The culminating point that beauty has attained in the sphere of music," per Tchaikovsky |
