| 100% | GHOSTING | 8 | Sudden stopping of replying to messages |
| 45% | OPTOUT | 6 | Reply "stop" to a text message campaign, say |
| 43% | CUTE | 4 | Reply to a bit of cleverness |
| 42% | GHOSTED | 7 | Stopped replying to |
| 42% | LOL | 3 | Reply to a funny text message, for short |
| 40% | ISUREDID | 8 | Possible reply to "You took care of that?" |
| 39% | SWIFTEFFECT | 11 | Sudden surge of popularity due to Taylor |
| 39% | YES | 3 | Reply to roughly 3.6% of Harvard applicants for the 2028 class |
| 38% | IATEIT | 6 | Sheepish reply to "Where's the rest of the pizza?" |
| 38% | YESMAAM | 7 | Servant's reply to the lady of the house: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SPAM | 4 | Send a bunch of messages to, say |
| 37% | SPAMMING | 8 | Sending unsolicited messages to lots of people |
| 37% | DEARREADERS | 11 | Start of a message to magazine subscribers |
| 37% | KYBOSH | 6 | To put a stop to something, anagram of sky hob |
| 37% | BUTTONIT | 8 | Impolite way of telling someone to stop talking |
| 37% | REARENDER | 9 | Possible result of not knowing when to stop? |
| 36% | DAMPER | 6 | Felt block to stop the vibration of piano strings |
| 36% | READTHISGRIDINBRAILLE | 21 | How to get a message out of the boxes |
| 36% | JUSTBROWSING | 12 | Reply to a salesperson ... or a hint to the start of 19-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 36% | AMI | 3 | Witty reply to "You're the kind of person who asks too many questions" |
| 35% | CLIMAX | 6 | Part of a book where you're unlikely to stop |
| 35% | EMAILBLAST | 10 | Strategy for sending a message to lots of in-boxes |
| 35% | NRN | 3 | Typed at end of an SMS to indicate no reply needed |
| 34% | DVDS | 4 | What Netflix plans to stop selling at the end of September |
| 34% | AWAKENING | 9 | A sudden change of perspective; to open one's eyes |
| 34% | ISAID | 5 | Start of a reply to "Come again?" |
| 34% | DOTS | 4 | Three of them signal "they're writing a reply," in mobile messaging |
| 34% | BREATHER | 8 | On a long run you might stop to have one of these |
| 33% | REGGAE | 6 | "A vehicle to carry a message of freedom and peace," per Bob Marley |
| 33% | ANSWERING | 9 | Replying to |