| Cry of surprise |
| Surprise attack |
| Quaint exclamation of surprise |
| Candidate's concern |
| Surprises unpleasantly, and a hint to each starred answer's first two + last two letters |
| Flash ___ (group that arranges a surprise performance in a public space) |
| All-out fight waged by candidates in commercials |
| Surprised question |
| Actor who supposedly "destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise |
| Long-shot candidate |
| Cause to be unpleasantly surprised |
| Against a Vegas worker? (Surprise! Did you expect a clue about selling heirlooms?) |
| Surprised shouts |
| A Presidential candidate |
| Hardworking candidate? |
| Encouragement to a would-be candidate? |
| Home-state candidate |
| Likable candidate? |
| Actor Rob, or either candidate named Ron who competed in a 2018 Kansas congressional primary |
| Expression of surprise |
| A.A. candidate |
| 1996 VP candidate |
| Adjective for your candidate. |
| Betrayed shocked surprise |
| Greatly surprised |
| Advocate-turned-presidential candidate Ralph |
| Interviewer's surprises |
| Allen who ran for president in 1940 as the Surprise Party candidate |
| Sounds of surprise |
| Socialites' five-time candidate? |