| 100% | NEW | 3 | Something that is fresh, or right out of the box. Brand ___ |
| 56% | NEW | 3 | Right out of the box, fresh |
| 49% | NEW | 3 | Right out of the box |
| 48% | NEW | 3 | Right out of the box, say |
| 45% | NEW | 3 | Fresh out of the box |
| 44% | ASTRAY | 6 | Out of the right or expected way |
| 44% | BACKORDERED | 11 | Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | BLADE | 5 | Cutting edge of a box cutter or razor, and something that can be sharpened |
| 42% | ORR | 3 | "Staying out of the penalty box will really help" speaker |
| 42% | BEJEEZUS | 8 | Something that might be scared out of you |
| 41% | FLU | 3 | Peak ___ season, time of the year that could be one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day or more |
| 41% | ORAL | 4 | Something that is spoken, also the kind of hygiene dentists would be concerned with |
| 41% | FAKEID | 6 | Something that might be nervously pulled out of a wallet |
| 40% | DNA | 3 | Something that might be left at the scene of a crime |
| 40% | GOURAMI | 7 | Honey __, fish that are the color of fresh honey |
| 40% | ACL | 3 | Part of the knee that is often sprained or torn |
| 40% | INN | 3 | Place that was out of room, in the Christmas story |
| 40% | NAIL | 4 | Part of the finger that may be filed or clipped |
| 40% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye that might be blue or brown |
| 40% | EGO | 3 | Part of the psyche that can be massaged or deflated |
| 40% | OMEN | 4 | Sign of the future that can be good or bad |
| 40% | VISINE | 6 | Brand of eyedrops that "gets the red out" |
| 39% | GENESIS | 7 | The origin or coming into being of something |
| 39% | UNCRATED | 8 | Out of the box? |
| 39% | IRIS | 4 | Attractive part of the eye that may be blue or brown |
| 39% | ARCH | 4 | Part of the foot that may be high, low, or flat |
| 39% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye that might be green, blue, or brown |
| 39% | INDIAN | 6 | Brand of motorcycles that makes the "Chief" or "Scout" |
| 39% | ILLEGAL | 7 | Prohibited, or something that is against the law |
| 39% | OPENED | 6 | Out of the box, perhaps |