Answer: byes

AnswerCrossword Clue
BYESTop seeds get them
BYESBrief parting words
byespreferential status of automatic advancement in a tournament without playing an earlier round
byesholes of a stipulated course still unplayed after the match is finished
byesthe position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing
byessomething subsidiary, secondary, or out of the way
byesBYE, a side issue
BYESWhat seeds often have
BYESQuick farewells
BYESWeeks off
BYESTournament free rides
BYESTata and adieu
BYESFirst round exemptions, in tournaments
BYESEasiest ways to advance
BYESOne draws these in sports
BYESThey're drawn in sports
BYESTournament's automatic advances
BYESAutomatic advances at Wimbledon
BYESWhat top seeds often get
BYESAutomatic advances in a tournament
BYESSome tourney draws
BYESTournament positions
BYESDraws for Connors
BYESTournament slots
BYESSecondary matters
BYESUnopposed slots in tournaments
BYESCiao, adios, etc.
BYESPlayoff breathers
BYESToodle-oos
BYESSeeds often get them
BYESTourney draws for some top seeds
BYESThey're exchanged at parting
BYESWhat top seeds often get at the starts of tournaments
BYESSeeds often have them
BYESTournament sit-outs
BYESCompetition freebies
BYESThey're drawn in tournaments
BYESTournament freebies
BYESPlayoff coups
BYESSome exemptions