| 100% | AMO | 3 | "Te ___" (something one may say to a lover) |
| 91% | AMO | 3 | "Te ___" (what one may say to a lover) |
| 81% | AMO | 3 | "Te ___" (one may say to a lover) |
| 57% | MOMENT | 6 | Something trendy might be said to be having one |
| 54% | BOO | 3 | Word one might say to frighten somebody |
| 53% | THECHASE | 8 | Action film climax one might "cut to," in a saying |
| 53% | ACCOUNT | 7 | Something one might be called to |
| 53% | MOVE | 4 | One may lead to a mate |
| 53% | SPEKE | 5 | English explorer whose name sounds like something you might say to a dog |
| 53% | ROOTS | 5 | Something one may be dying to hide? |
| 53% | MAT | 3 | One may say "Welcome" at a doorstep |
| 52% | DARE | 4 | One may lead to a game of chicken |
| 52% | GPS | 3 | One might say "Recalculating" after a wrong turn |
| 52% | LEASH | 5 | One might attach to a toddler's backpack |
| 51% | FAKESMILE | 9 | Something one might be forced to wear at work |
| 51% | UEY | 3 | Something one might hang in a street |
| 51% | BEAUTYS | 7 | Something one might need to look good in the morning |
| 50% | COSTUME | 7 | Something you might go to a party in |
| 50% | TAG | 3 | A mattress might have one that says not to remove it |
| 50% | AAH | 3 | Something you might say at a doctor's office |
| 50% | ONESECOND | 9 | Words one might say while holding up a finger |
| 50% | SCAT | 4 | Word one might say while firmly waving a hand |
| 50% | APPLY | 5 | Something one does to get a job |
| 50% | IDEA | 4 | One may be pitched to a publisher |
| 50% | ALERT | 5 | One might cause a phone to buzz |
| 49% | ENDSIT | 6 | Says goodbye to a lover |
| 49% | YOUCOMPLETEME | 13 | Something you might say to your darling ... or to the letters D-A-R-L-I-N-G in this puzzle |
| 49% | TAKEYOURPICK | 12 | "Go ahead and choose one," and what one might say to a 19-, 30-, or 43-Across? |
| 49% | BEERCOOLER | 10 | One may be taken to a tailgate party |
| 49% | TRAINSIGNAL | 11 | One may tell a conductor to slow down |