| 100% | FOE | 3 | "Are you friend or ___?" |
| 82% | FOE | 3 | "Are you a friend or ___?" |
| 72% | SOME | 4 | "___ friend you are!" |
| 72% | SOME | 4 | ___ friend you are! |
| 69% | CASH | 4 | "Will you be paying by card or ___?" |
| 68% | HUMAN | 5 | ___ being (me or you, e.g.) |
| 68% | EITHER | 6 | "___ you do it, or I will!" |
| 67% | ETTU | 4 | "Some friend you are," more classically |
| 66% | DRIFT | 5 | "Are you catching my ___ or am I wasting my time?" () |
| 66% | PET | 3 | Furry friend, or what you might do to one |
| 65% | LIP | 3 | You may be told to "zip" or "button" it |
| 65% | YAWNED | 6 | Showed that you were bored or tired |
| 65% | EXES | 4 | People you might still be friends with |
| 64% | AINT | 4 | "Is you is or is you ___ ma' baby?" |
| 64% | VOILA | 5 | There it is or here you are (Fre.) |
| 64% | NICE | 4 | "Have you been naughty or ___?" (Santa's question) |
| 64% | LEAST | 5 | "The ___ you could do is help your friends" |
| 63% | OUT | 3 | "Are you in or ___?" |
| 63% | THICKANDTHIN | 12 | What a loyal friend will be with you through |
| 63% | CLAIMABLE | 9 | Financial sum or property you can argue is yours |
| 62% | IAM | 3 | Answer to "Are you or are you not?" |
| 61% | ONUS | 4 | A responsibility or load to bear. "The ___ is on you" |
| 61% | MORAL | 5 | "Honesty is the best policy" or "Look before you leap" |
| 61% | MET | 3 | "Strangers are just friends you haven't ___ yet" |
| 61% | YES | 3 | "Are you coming? ___ or no?" |
| 60% | DVDRECORDER | 11 | TV hookup option ... or what you are by solving this puzzle? |
| 60% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that are worked when you do planks or leg raises |
| 60% | YOURSELF | 8 | Don't make __ a mouse, or the cat will eat you |
| 60% | FACT | 4 | Something known to be true, whether you believe it or not |
| 60% | WHATSTHEBIGDEAL | 15 | "Why are you making such a fuss?" … or a hint to 17-, 36- and 43-Across |