| ONTO | ___ the Next One (Jay-Z song): 2 wds. |
| TOBEORNOTTOBE | Platform 2a... or the next one along? Make your mind up! (2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2) |
| NEXTONE | "on to the ___" (2009 jay-z song) |
| GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS | 1962 Elvis song or 2001 Jay-Z song (5,5,5) |
| HOMEGAME | The next one for the Toronto Maple Leafs is Tuesday, February 20th, 2018: 2 wds. |
| DAY | Time reckoned from one midnight to the next; one full rotation of Earth; or, the period of light between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from the night (3) |
| LOVEU | Jay-Z song "I Just Wanna ___" |
| NEED | Jay Z song, "All I -" |
| DOA | 2009 Jay Z song about Auto-Tune |
| OTIS | Kanye/Jay-Z song that samples "Try a Little Tenderness" |
| FORD | "Tom ___" (Jay-Z song named after a designer) |
| HOLYGRAIL | Jay-Z song which quotes Nirvana (4,5) |
| GATEKEEPER | There's always one to set the pace before the next one takes its place. (10) |
| FORERUNNER | There's always one to set the pace before the next one takes its place. (10) |
| MATCH | It's just like the next one in the box (5) |
| GENERATION | The next one coming in a family, and one is past (10) |
| DOMINO | In effect, one can knock the next one down (6) |
| ROSH | The next one will mark the start of 5779: Var. |
| HOVA | "Izzo (___)" (Jay-Z song) |
| STATE | "Empire ___ of Mind" (Jay-Z song that could be a "Before and After" answer on "Jeopardy!") |
