| 100% | WEHAVEACTURE | 12 | What you might say to the AAA help center without including any wordplay? |
| 38% | AAH | 3 | What you might say to an otolaryngologist |
| 36% | OUCH | 4 | What you might say upon seeing the bill |
| 36% | GIVEATOKENTOKEN | 15 | What Barbie might say to the tollbooth clerk |
| 35% | AHA | 3 | What you may say when you crack the case |
| 35% | SPIT | 4 | What you might do to the juice from chewed tobacco |
| 35% | BET | 3 | "You ___!" (what you might say when someone asks if you're coming to the party) |
| 34% | BOO | 3 | Word you might say to scare the hiccups out of someone |
| 34% | FAME | 4 | What you might get when you climb to the top |
| 34% | ROBE | 4 | What you might wear to lounge around in the morning |
| 34% | MAYO | 4 | "Hold the ___!" (what you may say to customize your sandwich) |
| 33% | TOE | 3 | What you might use to test the temperature of a bath |
| 33% | CANIBUYAVOWEL | 13 | What you might cry when trying to answer the six starred clues? |
| 33% | GIVEATOMETOME | 13 | What the scholar might say to the librarian |
| 32% | EARTH | 5 | What you might "come down to" after having your head in the clouds |
| 32% | LIFE | 4 | *You light up my ___, what you might say to someone who fills your days with joy |
| 31% | FIREEXIT | 8 | What might help you beat the heat? |
| 31% | ENNUI | 5 | What might lead you to say "Whatever" |
| 31% | THATSAWRAP | 10 | "And we're done!" ... or what you might say when you see the words hidden in the themed answers? |
| 31% | AAH | 3 | What a doctor might ask you to say |
| 31% | AAH | 3 | Something you may have to say to the doc. |
| 31% | AGENT | 5 | Word you might say over the phone to be connected with a real person |
| 30% | YOUCOMPLETEME | 13 | Something you might say to your darling ... or to the letters D-A-R-L-I-N-G in this puzzle |
| 30% | LAVIE | 5 | What you might say after ''C'est'' |
| 30% | DESSERTWIND | 11 | What might beat you to blowing out the candles on the cake? |
| 30% | HEARINGDOGS | 11 | Certain assistance animals ... or what you might be doing when you say the pairs of shaded words out loud? |
| 30% | OHMAN | 5 | What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| 30% | FORGET | 6 | "___ about it!" (what you might say to brush someone off when they express gratitude for a favor) |
| 29% | CHANGELANES | 11 | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| 29% | ICANTWIN | 8 | What you might say when you're really beat? |