Byes

86 clues
Ta-tas
Partings
Farewells
Au revoirs
Exit lines
Toodle-oos
Parting words
Playoff coups
Tata and adieu
Playoff passes
Tourney passes
Brief farewells
Some exemptions
Quick farewells
Tournament draws
Tourney advances
Tournament slots
Casual farewells
Ciao, adios, etc.
Draws for Connors
Playoff breathers
Secondary matters
Tournament gimmes
Cricketing extras
Words of farewell
Top seeds get them
Top seeds' rewards
Tourney exemptions
Tourney situations
Common call enders
Some tourney draws
Tournament passes?
Laptop memory units
Tournament freebies
Brief parting words
Tournament sit-outs
NFL teams' off-weeks
Off weeks in the NFL
Off weeks, in sports
Passes for top seeds
Schedule blanks, say
Seeds often get them
Tournament positions
Free rides, in sports
Passes for NFL teams?
Seeds often have them
Tournament advantages
What seeds often have
Tournament situations
Tournament free rides
Tournament exemptions
Days off for top seeds
Free rides at tourneys
Lucky tournament draws
Off weeks, in football
Passes at a tournament
Skip-a-round privileges
They're drawn in sports
Top seeds may draw them
Tournament-round passes
What top seeds often get
Means of easy advancement
Free rides at the tourney
Round-skipping advantages
Brief breaks for NFL teams
Free passes at tournaments
Tournament round exemptions
They're drawn in tournaments
They're exchanged at parting
Automatic tournament advances
One-week breaks for NFL teams
Days where no games are played
Parting words said with a wave
They're drawn in some tourneys
Unopposed slots in tournaments
Tournament's automatic advances
Automatic advances at Wimbledon
Tourney draws for some top seeds
They may be exchanged at the door
Automatic advances in a tournament
What top seeds may get in tournaments
First round exemptions, in tournaments
Top seeds in tournaments often get them
Top seeds' passes to the next tournament round
What top seeds often get at the starts of tournaments
They allow tournament seeds to skip early rounds of play
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