| Surpass in endurance | 20 |
| Surpass in firepower | 20 |
| Surpass in gluttony | 19 |
| Surpass in loquacity | 20 |
| Surpass in performance | 22 |
| Surpass in quality | 18 |
| Surpass in shouting | 19 |
| Surpass in strategy | 19 |
| Surpass in the market | 21 |
| Surpass in venditions | 21 |
| Surpass Nolan Ryan | 18 |
| Surpass on the stage | 20 |
| Surpass on the track | 20 |
| Surpass others at an auction | 28 |
| Surpass others in sports | 24 |
| Surpassed | 9 |
| Surpassed at the buffet | 23 |
| Surpassed in audacity | 21 |
| Surpassed in extravagance | 25 |
| Surpassed in performance | 24 |
| Surpasses | 9 |
| Surpasses in a logomachy | 24 |
| Surpasses in bewitchery | 23 |
| Surpasses in slyness | 20 |
| Surpasses in stripes | 20 |
| Surpasses other vendors | 23 |
| Surpassing | 10 |
| Surpassing a classic arcade game? | 33 |
| Surpassing all | 14 |
| Surpassing another | 18 |
| Surpassing everything | 21 |
| Surpassing expectations | 23 |
| Surpassing in quality | 21 |
| Surpassing in rank | 18 |
| Surpassing: Comb. form | 22 |
| Surpassing: Prefix | 18 |
| Surpassingly good | 17 |
| Surplice | 8 |
| Surplus | 7 |
| Surplus amount | 14 |
| Surplus goods | 13 |
| Surplus integral to this puzzle's theme answers | 51 |
| Surplus of pleasure yachts? | 27 |
| Surplus or vestige | 18 |
| Surplus store | 13 |
| Surplus store caveat | 20 |
| Surplus store outfit | 20 |
| Surplus word | 12 |
| Surplus's opposite | 22 |
| Surplus-water passage | 21 |
| Surplusage | 10 |
| Surpluses | 9 |
| Surprise | 8 |
| Surprise "from the blue" | 34 |
| Surprise 1990s Oscar winner | 27 |
| Surprise 2012 New York Knick standout Jeremy __ | 47 |
| Surprise action | 15 |
| Surprise also-ran in 1948 | 25 |
| Surprise and then some | 22 |
| Surprise at the box office | 26 |
| Surprise at the door | 20 |
| Surprise at the end | 19 |
| Surprise at the polls | 21 |
| Surprise attack | 15 |
| Surprise attack by the cops | 27 |
| Surprise attacker | 17 |
| Surprise attacks | 16 |
| Surprise big-time | 17 |
| Surprise birth | 14 |
| Surprise birthday parties often involve them | 44 |
| Surprise blessing | 17 |
| Surprise bust | 13 |
| Surprise candidate | 18 |
| Surprise challenger | 19 |
| Surprise champions, like the 1969 Mets | 38 |
| Surprise court actions | 22 |
| Surprise cries | 14 |
| Surprise development | 20 |
| Surprise developments | 21 |
| Surprise drop-by | 16 |
| Surprise during filming | 23 |
| Surprise fare | 13 |
| Surprise football plays | 23 |
| Surprise for a bride-to-be | 26 |
| Surprise for the bride | 22 |
| Surprise for the taste buds | 27 |
| Surprise found in software and the spring | 41 |
| Surprise from a lamp | 20 |
| Surprise from Francis Marion | 28 |
| Surprise gift from your tailor? | 31 |
| Surprise giveaway? | 18 |
| Surprise greatly | 16 |
| Surprise hit | 12 |
| Surprise hit movie of 1986 | 26 |
| Surprise hit, maybe | 19 |
| Surprise hit, sometimes | 23 |
| Surprise hits | 13 |
| Surprise in a story | 19 |
| Surprise in class | 17 |
| Surprise in sports | 18 |