| 100% | YAW | 3 | Not pitch or roll, say |
| 53% | THEIR | 5 | Not your or my, say |
| 50% | UNSPOKEN | 8 | Not said or uttered aloud |
| 48% | RSVP | 4 | Say whether or not you'll attend |
| 48% | INCASH | 6 | Not by check or credit card, say |
| 48% | BOWLS | 5 | Rolls a spare or a strike, say |
| 47% | JAR | 3 | Shake or rattle, but not roll |
| 47% | HARMONY | 7 | Combination of musical pitches or tones into a pleasing composition, say |
| 46% | ALOOF | 5 | At a distance or not friendly, say |
| 46% | UNREAD | 6 | Not well-informed or educated, say |
| 46% | NICER | 5 | Not as cold or rainy, say |
| 45% | CLAUSE | 6 | Grammar says it can be restrictive or not |
| 44% | ACTIII | 6 | When Hamlet says "To be or not to be" |
| 44% | BINGE | 5 | Not stop with one or two, say |
| 44% | PLEAD | 5 | To say you're guilty or not guilty; to beg |
| 42% | PLED | 4 | Said “guilty” or “not guilty” |
| 42% | HAMLET | 6 | Who says "To be, or not to be: that is the question" |
| 42% | YODA | 4 | Film character who says "Do, or do not. There is no 'try'" |
| 42% | YODA | 4 | Jedi master who said "Do. Or do not. There is no try" |
| 42% | YODA | 4 | Jedi Master who said "Do or do not, there is no try" |
| 41% | PLED | 4 | Said "Guilty" or "Not guilty," say |
| 41% | PELE | 4 | Who said "Football is not about one or two or three star players" |
| 41% | YODA | 4 | "Star Wars" guru who says, "Do or do not, there is no try" |
| 41% | YODA | 4 | "Star Wars" Jedi who says, "Do. Or do not. There is no try" |
| 40% | PLEAD | 5 | Say "guilty" or "not guilty," for example |
| 40% | ATBAT | 5 | A walk or a hit by pitch does not count as an official one |
| 40% | IVEGOTYOURNUMBER | 16 | "You're not fooling me!," or what 18-, 28-, and 43-Across might say? |
| 40% | YODA | 4 | "Star Wars" Grand Master who said, "Do. Or do not. There is no try." |
| 39% | GEM | 3 | Pitching or fielding masterpiece |
| 38% | DANQUAYLE | 9 | Veep who said "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur" |