| 100% | GREET | 5 | Say something like "Welcome to my humble abode" or "Hey there!" |
| 41% | ABODES | 6 | Welcome to my humble ___ (plural) |
| 38% | ABODE | 5 | "Welcome to my humble ___" (oft-said to guests) |
| 36% | ABODE | 5 | "Welcome to my humble ___" |
| 36% | ABODE | 5 | "Welcome to my humble ___!" |
| 36% | ABODE | 5 | "Welcome to my humble ___..." |
| 36% | ABODE | 5 | "Welcome to my humble ___." |
| 35% | ABODE | 5 | "Welcome to my humble ___..." (home) |
| 33% | SHED | 4 | To lose something, like fur or leaves |
| 33% | PREFER | 6 | To want or like something above other similar items |
| 33% | FIRE | 4 | Something said to be in the eyes or belly |
| 32% | ELSE | 4 | "Is there anything ___ you'd like to say?" |
| 32% | HEART | 5 | Something that you may lose to someone you like or love |
| 31% | WARM | 4 | Like some welcomes, or change a letter in 39a to get the answer |
| 31% | DIDYOUCATCHTHAT | 15 | "Someone say something?" or a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 54- and 59-Across |
| 30% | SCURRY | 6 | *Dash around like a critter, or a casual way to say "hurry" |
| 30% | AHEM | 4 | "I'd like to say something ..." |
| 30% | SPEKE | 5 | English explorer whose name sounds like something you might say to a dog |
| 29% | EER | 3 | "Give my regards to old Broadway / And say that I'll be there ___ long" |
| 29% | TELLS | 5 | Says something to someone |
| 28% | REEVES | 6 | Jim __, country singer of Welcome to My World |
| 28% | WHALE | 5 | "I ___ always love you, mom!" something a "humpback" or "blue" aquatic mammal may say to its mom |
| 28% | YOUNG | 5 | With 68-Across, still feeling like a teenager, say ... or a hint to the answers with shading |
| 28% | STATETHEOBVIOUS | 15 | Say something to which people reply "Duh!" |
| 28% | JOKE | 4 | Say something funny to make people laugh |
| 27% | IMALLEARS | 9 | "You have my full attention" … or something 17-, 24-, 38- and 51-Across might say? |
| 27% | GREET | 5 | Say hey to |
| 27% | WHEN | 4 | Something to say? |
| 27% | YOUCOMPLETEME | 13 | Something you might say to your darling ... or to the letters D-A-R-L-I-N-G in this puzzle |
| 27% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |