| BRIDGEBUILDER | Gustave Eiffel - he'd expect you to open your mouth and show him you have teeth? (6-7) |
| YAWN | It shows you're not too tired to open your mouth (4) |
| DENTIST | When she asks you to "open wide," she wants to see inside your mouth |
| READE | English author whose name exhorts you to open the book |
| TEETH | These are in your mouth and you have to remember to brush them every day (5) |
| MAPUTO | Mozambique's "City of Acacias" or "Pearl of the Indian Ocean", whose "Iron House", attributed by some to Gustave Eiffel, is somewhat an eyeful (6) |
| LIBERTY | - Enlightening the World; original name of the New York statue with framework built by Gustave Eiffel (7) |
| EAT | Put food in your mouth and swallow it |
| PSA | "Don't Put It In Your Mouth" and similar videos (abbr.) |
| PARIS | Where Gustave Eiffel died |
| TAKETHECREDIT | What the bank might expect you to do to give oneself a pat on the back? (4,3,6) |
| COSELL | To whom Ali once said, "Every time you open your mouth, you should be arrested for air pollution" |
| PALMIST | They'll expect you to show your hand (7) |
| TODIE | 007: "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger: "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you ___!" |
| SAY | Open your mouth, for instance |
| PIZZAJOINT | Good place to open your piehole? |
| BELLY | Instrument to open your stomach (5) |
| ABBEY | French priest to open your monastery (5) |
| TOYS | Starting to open your small kids' presents (4) |
| CHOPRA | Who said "The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers" |