| 100% | BLACK | 5 | Santa appears to be running late, maybe we should look for some signs of him? (1/4) Keep an eye out for his shiny ___ boots |
| 29% | PAPER | 5 | Maybe Santa has dropped off your gift already? Let's watch out for signs of it! (1/4) Is that wrapping ___ you see? |
| 27% | ROOF | 4 | Now you know what to look for, but where is it? (1/5) Did it fall out when Santa landed on the ___ of the house? |
| 26% | VIGILANCE | 9 | The state of keeping an eye out for problems |
| 26% | REDFLAGS | 8 | Things to keep an eye out for on a first date |
| 24% | AWAIT | 5 | Keep an eye out for |
| 23% | NAME | 4 | (3/4) Watch out for cards with your ___ written on them. Maybe those are a sign of your gift? |
| 22% | UPANDCOMER | 10 | *Person to keep an eye on for future success |
| 21% | ORSONWE/NSLLES | 14 | Film director who said "I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time" |
| 21% | CLAP | 4 | One way to put your lights out, for those of us who are into weird gizmos |
| 21% | DUCKVANDYKE | 11 | Actor rejected for portraying Dr. Mark Sloane of "Diagnosis: Murder" because he turned out to be a real quack? |
| 21% | MILK | 4 | How are you preparing for Santa's visit? (1/4) Did you leave out the cookies and ___ for his midnight snack needs? |
| 21% | MIMED | 5 | Appeared to be trapped in an invisible box, maybe |
| 21% | CREDIT | 6 | Type of card for payments to be repaid later |
| 21% | NAEL | 4 | Author of a poem that runs "The tiger / He destroyed his cage / Yes / YES / The tiger is out" |
| 20% | PETER | 5 | ___ Griffin, "Family Guy" dad who misuses his powers as a mall Santa, only to be confronted by the actual Santa for the troubles he caused |
| 20% | ATOM | 4 | Length of time that was compared to the "twinkling of an eye" in the Greek text of Paul's 1 Corinthians 15:52 |
| 20% | OMEN | 4 | Sign of things to come, as an eclipse, to some |
| 20% | TELESCOPE | 9 | Notable invention from the 17th century, that is an assembly of lenses and allows us to look into space |
| 20% | SNOW | 4 | "It's the first ___ of the year! The holiday season is upon us! Look out for fun hidden themes throughout this month in DTC!" |
| 20% | OMEN | 4 | Sign of things to come, like a black cat for some |
| 20% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose last name is a 41-Down of his first name, after a D is changed to an N |
| 20% | DEADLINES | 9 | Latest times for pieces of work to be submitted |
| 20% | SWUNG | 5 | "He kept his eye on the ball and ___ it out of the park" |
| 20% | OMEN | 4 | Sign of trouble to some, like an eclipse or a black cat |
| 20% | CHARCOAL | 8 | You will need to have 1/4 cup of activated ___ to keep the terrarium healthy |
| 20% | FATHER | 6 | Santa's almost here, but what name should you call him by? (1/3) ___ Christmas is his traditional English name |
| 20% | NAMED | 5 | Player to be ___ later (feature of some sports trades) |
| 19% | CAD | 3 | What many an ex of mine turned out to be |
| 19% | PEDRO | 5 | Pascal who earned an Emmy nomination for “The Last of Us” |