| 100% | WORTHY | 6 | Wayne and Garth say they're not this |
| 46% | ABS | 3 | They're made in the kitchen and not at the gym, it's said |
| 41% | SEEN | 4 | What children should be, and not heard, they say |
| 41% | ETS | 3 | They're not of this world (Abbr.) |
| 40% | IMPOSTORS | 9 | They're not who they say they are |
| 40% | IDO | 3 | After saying this they become man and wife (2 wds) |
| 40% | FADS | 4 | They’re hot and then not |
| 37% | DICE | 4 | They're used in Monopoly and Risk, but not Scrabble |
| 37% | POETS | 5 | They're "born, not made," according to an old saying |
| 37% | SIDRA | 5 | "Seinfeld" woman who said, "They're real, and they're spectacular!" |
| 36% | UNTO | 4 | "And the angel said ___ them, 'Fear not'" |
| 36% | NINELIVES | 9 | Cats survive scrapes as they’re said to have these |
| 35% | TONI | 4 | Morrison who said "A writer's life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity" |
| 35% | OUTLOUD | 7 | Say something not in your head but this |
| 34% | ITSALLNOISE | 11 | "They're not saying anything worth listening to" |
| 34% | OFF | 3 | Not working this week, say |
| 34% | IVEGOTYOURNUMBER | 16 | "You're not fooling me!," or what 18-, 28-, and 43-Across might say? |
| 34% | PAIR | 4 | This and that, say |
| 33% | THANKYOU | 8 | Mind your manners and say please and this |
| 33% | TEAM | 4 | They say there's no "I" in this |
| 33% | TAXRETURNS | 10 | They're filed this time of year, and a hint to portions of the starred answers |
| 33% | LETS | 4 | "___ not and say we did" |
| 33% | LETS | 4 | “___ not and say we did” |
| 33% | LETS | 4 | "___ not and say we did!" |
| 33% | HANSOLO | 7 | Film character who said "Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess" |
| 33% | POLITICS | 8 | They say this is a dirty business |
| 32% | SECRETS | 7 | These must be kept and not told |
| 32% | CHEERS | 6 | Said when raising glasses and clinking them |
| 32% | WEDID | 5 | "Let's not and say ___" |
| 32% | ILL | 3 | Not hale and hearty, say |