| 100% | FORTHEFIRSTTIME | 15 | "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down) |
| 32% | BLINDSPOTS | 10 | Areas about which one is uninformed, or something 17-, 25-, 34- and 51-Across collectively have? |
| 31% | EGG | 3 | Something that has to be broken before it can be used |
| 30% | OMOO | 4 | Novel that ends "By noon, the island had gone down in the horizon; and all before us was the wide Pacific" |
| 29% | SHARP | 5 | Having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something |
| 28% | INNUENDO | 8 | "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?," e.g. |
| 27% | ITSNOTTHATDEEP | 14 | "You're overthinking this" ... or what might be said about 3-, 9-, 17- and 34-Down? |
| 27% | ACAB | 4 | Something that's widely hailed but never seems to be there when you want one |
| 27% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across |
| 27% | IKNEW | 5 | "___ you were going to say that" |
| 27% | SOITBEGINS | 10 | "Things are about to go down" |
| 27% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 26% | RESERVATION | 11 | Something you may make before going to a restaurant? |
| 26% | GOT | 3 | "___ To Have You," 2001 song that was co-written by Christina Milian, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg |
| 26% | JEEP | 4 | Let's go to the 1940s! What will you see here? You will see this SUV being launched and becoming popular |
| 26% | FUTURE | 6 | Something in front of you that can't be seen |
| 26% | BATH | 4 | Go for an early ___, phrase that originated in rugby that means to stop doing something before you've finished |
| 26% | POWER | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to someone who has great energy, and something that's not actually a house |
| 26% | FROZENVEGGIES | 13 | Produce that has to be thawed before eating |
| 26% | FIRETRAP | 8 | Building that may be about to go up? |
| 26% | RISE | 4 | Get up and is about to go round |
| 26% | PORTER | 6 | Word before "house" to refer to an establishment where steaks were served, and something that wasn't actually a house |
| 26% | SKEPTICAL | 9 | To be doubtful or reserved about something |
| 26% | AMENDED | 7 | Something that has been changed or modified |
| 26% | ELSIETHECOW | 11 | Company mascot introduced in the 1930s that has never been put out to pasture |
| 26% | GREEN | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to a glass building where plants are kept, and something that's not actually a house |
| 26% | WHEEL | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to a part of a boat or ship, and something that's not actually a house |
| 26% | RORSCHACH | 9 | With 14-Down, something that can have you seeing things |
| 25% | RECEIVED | 8 | To have been given or presented with something |
| 25% | GATE | 4 | Let's go to the 1930s! What will you see here? The Golden ___ Bridge, landmark in San Francisco that you can see after 1937 |