| 100% | TAKENABACK | 10 | Surprised and flustered |
| 60% | AGHAST | 6 | Surprised and horrified |
| 60% | OUTINLEFTFIELD | 14 | Surprising and strange |
| 60% | AMUSE | 5 | Surprise and delight |
| 59% | AAHS | 4 | Surprised and joyous exclamations |
| 57% | ASTOUND | 7 | Surprise and shock with amazement |
| 57% | UPSTART | 7 | Surprising and sometimes annoying success |
| 56% | RAID | 4 | Surprise and sudden attack of cops |
| 56% | STUN | 4 | Surprise, and then some |
| 54% | AMAZEMENT | 9 | Feeling of surprise and wonder |
| 53% | MIRACLE | 7 | Surprising and welcome event; can't be explained |
| 52% | SHOCKED | 7 | To be extremely surprised and taken aback |
| 50% | GIFTBASKET | 10 | Surprise with cheese and wine, perhaps |
| 49% | GEE | 3 | Surprised expression and also an English letter |
| 49% | MEMES | 5 | Surprised Pikachu and Futurama Fry, for two |
| 48% | MEMES | 5 | Distracted boyfriend and Surprised Pikachu |
| 46% | KNEES | 5 | Surprising location for the ears of grasshoppers and crickets |
| 46% | MEMES | 5 | Dramatic Chipmunk and Surprised Pikachu, for two |
| 43% | HIDDENCOSTS | 11 | Surprises for buyers ... or what 18-, 28- and 43-Across contain |
| 43% | ASILIVE | 7 | With 33-Down and 51-Across, "What a surprise!" |
| 39% | JACKINTHEBOXES | 14 | Some surprises ... and what you'll find in the circled areas of this puzzle |
| 39% | TWISTS | 6 | ___ and turns (surprising changes) |
| 39% | NONEOFTHEMIS | 12 | With 62-Across, surprising fact about 18-, 24-, 33- and 41-Across |
| 39% | PHEW | 4 | Exclamation of relief and surprise that's similar to "That was close!" |
| 39% | MARK | 4 | Exclamation ___, English language punctuation that looks like ! and indicates excitement or surprise |
| 39% | BEAMAZED | 8 | "You will experience a great and unexpected surprise!" (go to 48-Across) |
| 37% | MYTOES | 6 | 19a - "The surprise visits have kept me on ___." (alert and prepared): 2 wds. |
| 37% | GIFT | 4 | (8/10) "Let's now start wrapping the surprise ___ with ribbons and bows!" |
| 36% | LED | 3 | *"Each family member had crafted heartfelt clues that ___ to cherished memories and surprises hidden..." |
| 36% | CAUGHTINTHERAIN | 15 | Surprised by a shower ... and a hint involving certain outer letters of 20-, 32- and 40-Across |