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[JIMMA]

25AC For recital the best philophers works (5,4) I have FLOUR MILL
(WORKS =HILL) just can't get the rest many thanks

[Lie-in King]

Flour mill - "flower Mill" (the best + philosopher) for recital; heard

[fiction-factory]

john stuart mill

[fiction-factory]

^ he is the philosopher. (Cluesaid "philosopher's works"?)

[Mamyalynne]

It did.


You having a tidy round?

[fiction-factory]

Been away for a while. Thought maybe you were going to say I haven't mentioned the missing comma from the clue, too.
I have read a bit of JS Mill, so this caught my eye. Must admit, though, i still haven't worked out why the best = flower (no River Best as far as I know so must be something else)

[Mamyalynne]

Flower

2.
the finest individuals out of a number of people or things.
"he wasted the flower of French youth on his dreams of empire"
synonyms: best, finest, top, pick, choice, choicest, prime, cream, prize, treasure, pearl, gem, jewel, the jewel in the crown, the crème de la crème, first class, elite, elect; informalthe tops
"the flower of the nation's youth"

[Lie-in King]

Apologies for missing the fact that the punctuation had been omitted.

From Chambers Thesaurus -

flower n, v ...

2 best, cream, pick, finest, choice, select, elite...