| 100% | SIREE | 5 | Word which may follow "yes" and often seems to be addressed to "Bob" |
| 40% | MERGE | 5 | Something road construction often requires and the "zipper" ones seem to be preferred |
| 38% | BUSY | 4 | Word with 11a, which may be used to refer to someone with a packed schedule |
| 38% | WHEW | 4 | Word that corresponds to the emoji with a grinning face, beads of sweat and seems to be wiping its brow |
| 37% | THATSTHETICKET | 14 | "Exactly!" ... and a hint to where 20-, 36- and 43-Across' ending words may be found |
| 36% | CORNMEAL | 8 | Coarse maize-based flour that might be used to make tortillas or porridge, and which thickens when heated |
| 35% | DOC | 3 | The mysterious personage that Bugs always seems to be addressing |
| 35% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 35% | LETTERS | 7 | They may be addressed to editors |
| 35% | RYE | 3 | Bread that is dense and often considered to be more healthy |
| 35% | ZOSO | 4 | Led Zep's fourth album which had no title and was released in 1971 was often referred to as this |
| 34% | HOPE | 4 | Bob ___, legendary actor and entertainer from "Road to Bali" who may be a "glass-half-full" kind of guy |
| 34% | SORRY | 5 | "___ Seems to Be the Hardest Word," Elton John song |
| 34% | ORR | 3 | "S___y seems to be the hardest word" |
| 34% | TIME | 4 | It may seem to be crawling or flying |
| 34% | JUSTDESSERTS | 12 | Appropriate reward, as often misspelled ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues might be |
| 34% | SIR | 3 | Word often following yes or no |
| 34% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which bobbing one’s fist up and down translates to “yes” |
| 34% | RIPLEY | 6 | Cartoonist Robert ___ who founded the franchise which deals in bizarre events and items one may or may not be able to believe |
| 34% | SCAPE | 5 | Word that can follow sea and man to make new words |
| 34% | HELL | 4 | Word that might be changed to "heck" |
| 34% | ORNO | 4 | Words that might follow “yes” |
| 33% | JUNKMAIL | 8 | Unwanted flyers that might be addressed to "Resident": 2 wds. |
| 33% | MYOB | 4 | Letters that might be addressed to a nosy co-worker? |
| 33% | SLY | 3 | What Wile E. Coyote tries, and often fails, to be |
| 33% | WATER | 5 | *Lake constituent under which you can go snorkeling, and where you might have to use gestures instead of words |
| 33% | ATOAST | 6 | Words that might be followed by "Hear! Hear!" |
| 33% | BURYYOURHEADINTHESAND | 21 | "___, and it may be hard to breathe" |
| 33% | ACT | 3 | It may be hard to follow |
| 33% | ACT | 3 | One may be hard to follow |