The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Particle physics subject
2. Work-from-home option
3. Microsoft on Wall Street, for example
4. Best of the best
5. In fact, or a metaphor for hidden assets

Answers:

1. String theory
2. Cottage industry
3. Blue chip stock
4. Cream of the crop
5. Swiss back account

What the answers have in common:

The first word of each answer names a kind of cheese. 

Credit: Dale Reilly