| Like simple survey questions | 28 |
| Like no-nonsense questions | 26 |
| Like many poll questions | 24 |
| Like an easy-to-answer question | 31 |
| Like "Will you marry me?" questionwise | 48 |
| Kind of quick question | 22 |
| Kind of question with only two possible answers | 47 |
| Kind of question with only two answers | 38 |
| Kind of question on a survey | 28 |
| Kind of answer | 14 |
| Hedging on an issue | 19 |
| Hedging on a question | 21 |
| Having no room for hedging | 26 |
| Having no gray area, as a question | 34 |
| Easy type of question | 21 |
| Easy to respond to | 18 |
| Courtroom question type | 23 |
| Binary type of question | 23 |
| Answerable with a nod or a shake | 32 |
| __ question | 11 |
| Response option | 15 |
| Cross-examiner's demand, perhaps | 36 |
| It has only two possible responses | 34 |
| Simple things to answer | 23 |
| "Vote ___ Proposition 1" | 34 |
| "___ no?" | 19 |
| "Answer ___ no" | 25 |
| ''Was that a ___ a no?'' | 40 |
| ''Answer ___ no, please'' | 41 |
| ___ no | 6 |
| "Please answer ___ no" (litigator's request) | 58 |
| "Give me a straight ___ no answer!" | 45 |
| "Answer me, ___ no!" | 30 |
| "Answer __ no" | 24 |
| "___ no?" ("Well?") | 39 |
| "__ no?" | 18 |
| ''Please answer ___ no!'' | 41 |
| ___-no | 6 |
| Simple kind of query | 20 |
| "Make up your mind!" | 30 |
| "What's it gonna be?" | 35 |
| "Don't evade the question!" | 41 |
| Answer choice | 13 |
| "So what'll it be already?" | 41 |
| "Don't beat around the bush!" | 43 |
| "Decide already!" | 27 |
| ''Make up your mind!'' | 38 |
| What a politician often avoids saying | 37 |
| Uncomplicated type of question | 30 |
| Uncomplicated kind of question | 30 |
| Three-word ultimatum | 20 |
| Terse ultimatum | 15 |
| Straightforward demand | 22 |
| Simple type of question | 23 |
| Simple answer choice | 20 |
| Response request | 16 |
| Demand for a simple answer | 26 |
| Definitive answer | 17 |
| Choice from a cross-examiner | 28 |
| "What's it going to be?" | 38 |
| "Stop equivocating!" | 30 |
| "Just give me an answer already!" | 43 |
| "I need an answer!" | 29 |
| "I need an answer now!" | 33 |
| "Give me your answer" | 31 |
| "Give me a straight answer!" | 38 |
| "Don't hedge!" | 28 |
| "Decide now!" | 23 |
| "Answer the question" | 31 |
| "Answer the question!" | 32 |
| 'What's it gonna be?' | 33 |
| ''What is your answer?'' | 40 |
| "Will you marry me?" is one | 37 |
| "Will you marry me?" e.g. | 35 |
| Polite acceptance | 17 |
| Boot camp affirmative | 21 |
| Overly emphatic assent said with a fist pump | 44 |
| Concurred with | 14 |
| "___," said Tom privately | 35 |
| Words of acquiescence | 21 |
| Words from a toady | 18 |
| Words bosses like to hear | 25 |
| Sycophantic responses | 21 |
| Swains' requests | 20 |
| Some RSVPs | 10 |
| Project go-aheads | 17 |
| Plays the toady, perhaps | 24 |
| Loyalist's answers | 22 |
| Good news from lenders | 22 |
| Agreeable responses | 19 |
| Emphatic affirmative | 20 |
| Army affirmative | 16 |
| Private aye? | 12 |
| Private aye | 11 |
| Private acknowledgment? | 23 |
| Polite affirmation | 18 |
| Military assent | 15 |
| Cadet's reply | 17 |
| Underling's acquiescence | 28 |
| Soldier's assent | 20 |