| 100% | PUPPY | 5 | You finally find your gift! Let's take a look! (1/4) You hear little barks from a holey box. What could your gift be? |
| 37% | TOY | 3 | (3/4) You're handed a box that makes a plastic rattle when shaken, as if it were a plaything. What could your gift be? |
| 36% | GAME | 4 | (4/4) You hear dice rattle around when you shake the rectangular box given to you. Could your gift be a board ___? |
| 30% | BOEING | 6 | Are you ready to travel through time? First, let's go to the 1970s! What will you see here? ___ 747 Jet, airplane that you could take a ride in |
| 29% | WORK | 4 | When things get too tiring, it's time to take a break! What are you taking a vacation from? (1/3) Daily 9-to-5 activity |
| 28% | BOOK | 4 | (2/4) You see something that is small and rectangular, wrapped in Barnes and Noble packaging. What could your gift be? |
| 27% | HOOTS | 5 | What you hear in this conversation: "Good evening." "Good evening. Oh look, there's a mouse. I'll be right back." |
| 26% | LOGIC | 5 | "___ will get you from A to B. Imagination can take you everywhere" (statement attributed to Einstein) |
| 26% | CHAIR | 5 | "If you can't find a partner use a wooden ___, let's rock!," lyrics from Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" |
| 26% | 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? |
| 26% | MAYISEE | 7 | "Would you let me take a look?" |
| 24% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 24% | IRAISE | 6 | What you might hear from a bumper |
| 24% | MEAT | 4 | What you can buy from a butcher |
| 24% | YOGA | 4 | What could make you take a deep breath |
| 23% | CLEAN | 5 | Christmas is here! What can you do to be on Santa's nice list? (1/3) ___ up after yourself and don't leave a mess |
| 23% | HAIR | 4 | What can be styled into box braids or a Mohawk |
| 23% | STUB | 4 | What could be left when you rip out a check |
| 23% | REPOMAN | 7 | 1984 film with the tagline "It's 4 a.m., do you know where your car is?" |
| 23% | YEARS | 5 | What is a great thing about Leap Day jokes? "You only hear them every 4 ___" |
| 23% | OCEANVIEW | 9 | What you can see from a beach house, often: 2 wds. |
| 23% | REPOMAN | 7 | 1984 movie with the tag line "It's 4 a.m., do you know where your car is?" |
| 23% | ORES | 4 | What you might take your lead from? |
| 23% | SEVENCARDS | 10 | What a straight may be taken from |
| 23% | BOOK | 4 | What you find in a library, or a word which can be used at the start of 20a, 25a, 35a, 48a, 55a, 31d, and 45d |
| 23% | INEZ | 4 | "You heard the rumors from ___, you can't believe a word she says" |
| 23% | APEEK | 5 | "At least let me take ___" (have a look): 2 wds. |
| 22% | TINDER | 6 | (4/5) You get up from your bed to go get your food order! Ting Ting "It's a match!" You open ___ (dating app) to find out! |
| 22% | POP | 3 | "___ quiz!" phrase to indicate a surprise quiz that you have probably heard from your teacher |
| 22% | ENS | 3 | Sir___ from the police cars could be heard from a distance |