| Unwrapped | 9 |
| Removed shrink-wrap | 19 |
| Nightcap's counterpart in a doubleheader | 44 |
| Made the first bid | 18 |
| Began the bidding | 17 |
| Removed the lid | 15 |
| Performed prior to the main act | 31 |
| No longer shrink-wrapped | 24 |
| Made the first bet | 18 |
| Began the betting | 17 |
| Began playing on Broadway | 25 |
| Admitted the first customer | 27 |
| Warmed up the crowd | 19 |
| Unzipped | 8 |
| Uncorked, as champagne | 22 |
| Tore into, as a birthday present | 32 |
| Started the show | 16 |
| Set ajar | 8 |
| Said "one club," e.g. | 31 |
| Responded to a dentist's request | 36 |
| Pulled the cork | 15 |
| Pried a crate | 13 |
| Premiered | 9 |
| Performed first | 15 |
| Held the first performance | 26 |
| Had its premiere | 16 |
| Got ready for transactions | 26 |
| Emulated Pandora | 16 |
| Debuted | 7 |
| Broached | 8 |
| Breeders song that began? | 25 |
| Blossomed forth | 15 |
| Began, as a meeting | 19 |
| Began proceedings | 17 |
| Began doing business | 20 |
| Bloomed | 7 |
| Became communicative | 20 |
| Started to talk | 15 |
| Shared one's feelings | 25 |
| Became frank | 12 |
| Bared one's soul | 20 |
| Like some auto leases | 21 |
| Allowing for contingencies | 26 |
| Without a time limit, as a contract | 35 |
| Unrestricted, as mutual funds | 29 |
| Unrestricted, as a mutual fund | 30 |
| Side of a pillowcase that a pillow goes in | 42 |
| Like some flexible mortgages | 28 |
| Allowing for modification | 25 |
| Kind of agreement | 17 |
| Without limits | 14 |
| Unrestricted, as a discussion | 29 |
| Like some discussions | 21 |
| Like some essay questions | 25 |
| Like some debates | 17 |
| Kitchen item | 12 |
| First game | 10 |
| Starting bid | 12 |
| First game of the season | 24 |
| First act | 9 |
| Act before the headliner | 24 |
| Poker player, at times | 22 |
| Show's first number | 23 |
| First game of a doubleheader | 28 |
| Warm-up act | 11 |
| Main event preceder | 19 |
| Kitchen must | 12 |
| It concludes the off season | 27 |
| First game of a series | 22 |
| First event in a series | 23 |
| Eye or can follower | 19 |
| Bottle cap remover | 18 |
| Bartending tool | 15 |
| Kitchen-drawer device | 21 |
| Kitchen drawer item | 19 |
| Key, sometimes | 14 |
| It concludes the off-season | 27 |
| Initial act | 11 |
| Game one | 8 |
| Game 1 of a series | 18 |
| First of a doubleheader | 23 |
| First game in a series | 22 |
| Doubleheader half | 17 |
| Corkscrew, for wine | 19 |
| Corkscrew, e.g. | 15 |
| Bartender's tool | 20 |
| Word with eye or series | 23 |
| Word with eye or can | 20 |
| Word with can or season | 23 |
| Word with bottle or season | 26 |
| Word with "garage" or "bottle" | 50 |
| Word after can or season | 24 |
| Word after "can" or "letter" | 48 |
| Warmup act | 10 |
| Unwrapper | 9 |
| Swiss Army knife tool | 21 |
| Start of a doubleheader | 23 |
| Second name on the bill | 23 |
| Season's first game | 23 |
| Season ___ (first game) | 23 |