| HIDE | With 6- and 8-Across, game that begins with "Ready or not, here I come!" |
| WORD | With 6-and 8-Across, Merriam-Webster feature with recent choices like "pediculous" and "longanimity" |
| VIBURNUM | Shrub with 6 and "I say, a moving grove" (8) |
| ISPY | Popular children's guessing game that begins with self-awareness and a personal observation (1-3) |
| PING | With 57-Across, game that includes the starts of 17-, 29-, 48- and 64-Across |
| POOL | Game that begins with a break |
| POCKETBILLIARDS | Game that begins with a break |
| CLUE | Game that begins with the murder of Mr. Boddy |
| PINTHETAIL | With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold |
| VIVIPARITY | Not laying eggs with six and half a dozen being the same (10) |
| HIDEANDSEEK | Game in which one might shout "Ready or not, here I come!" |
| SEEKS | Follows up on "Ready or not, here I come!" |
| READY | "___ or not, here I come!" |
| NINETEN | Words before "Ready or not, here I come" |
| SEEKER | "Ready or not, here I come" speaker |
| COME | Ready or not here I ___! crossword clue |
| GERONIMO | When returning, ring child and say "Here I come!" (8) |
| NOT | Ready or ___ here I come! |
| EVENS | 2, 4, 6 and 8, but not 1, 3, 5 and 7 |
| ICOME | 'Ready or not, here ?' |
