| Not the silence of the lambs? | 29 |
| Not the settling-down type | 26 |
| Not the secretive sort | 22 |
| Not the ritziest area of town | 29 |
| Not the reigning champs | 23 |
| Not the real decision-maker | 27 |
| Not the present or future | 25 |
| Not the prayerful sort | 22 |
| Not the pick of the litter | 26 |
| Not the past or the future | 26 |
| Not the party type?: Abbr. | 26 |
| Not the party type: Abbr. | 25 |
| Not the party sort: Abbr. | 25 |
| Not the original color | 22 |
| Not the most stimulating work | 29 |
| Not the most rewarding work | 27 |
| Not the most refined fellow | 27 |
| Not the main route: Abbr. | 25 |
| Not the main event, briefly | 27 |
| Not the longest dashes | 22 |
| Not the life of the party | 25 |
| Not the least bit nice | 22 |
| Not the least bit impressed | 27 |
| Not the least bit fresh | 23 |
| Not the least bit distracted | 28 |
| Not the king's English | 26 |
| Not the handsomest dog | 22 |
| Not the guitars or cords | 24 |
| Not the gregarious type | 23 |
| Not the glad-handing sort | 25 |
| Not the genuine article | 23 |
| Not the first transaction | 25 |
| Not the first recording | 23 |
| Not the daintiest of eaters | 27 |
| Not the courageous type | 23 |
| Not the complete distance | 25 |
| Not the color of money? | 23 |
| Not the brightest people | 24 |
| Not the brainiest sort | 22 |
| Not the best way to live | 24 |
| Not the best thing to put on | 28 |
| Not the best purple flower? | 27 |
| Not the best place to crash | 27 |
| Not the best part of town | 25 |
| Not the best one can be | 23 |
| Not the best of examples | 24 |
| Not the best mushroom to eat | 28 |
| Not the best kind of wave | 25 |
| Not the adventurous kind | 24 |
| Not terrestrial, perhaps | 24 |
| Not tantamount to a catamount | 29 |
| Not talking to, perhaps | 23 |
| Not taking sides: Abbr. | 23 |
| Not taking no for an answer | 27 |
| Not taking calls, perhaps | 25 |
| Not taking a loss well, say | 27 |
| Not taken to the cleaners? | 26 |
| Not take the heat well | 22 |
| Not take tailoring seriously? | 29 |
| Not take responsibility | 23 |
| Not take it lying down | 22 |
| Not table d'hôte | 23 |
| Not sweet, to a wine drinker | 28 |
| Not sustain, as an objection | 28 |
| Not sure which way to go? | 25 |
| Not sure what's wrong | 25 |
| Not supporting, slangily | 24 |
| Not suitable for passing | 24 |
| Not substantive, as profits | 27 |
| Not subject to the rules | 24 |
| Not subject to bargaining | 25 |
| Not subdivided, in a way | 24 |
| Not strict by any means | 23 |
| Not strict about, as crime | 26 |
| Not straightforward or candid | 29 |
| Not straight, in a way | 22 |
| Not straight, as a street | 25 |
| Not stored on disk, say | 23 |
| Not stopping the draft, say | 27 |
| Not stop for, in a way | 22 |
| Not stop a musical gig | 22 |
| Not stick to the script? | 24 |
| Not stick to one's guns | 27 |
| Not staying in one's lane | 29 |
| Not stay long for shots? | 24 |
| Not stay in the bucket, say | 27 |
| Not stay fully upright | 22 |
| Not stay all the way up | 23 |
| Not standing, in a way | 22 |
| Not stand on ceremony? | 22 |
| Not stand for oppression | 24 |
| Not stand completely erect | 26 |
| Not specifically assigned | 25 |
| Not speaking to, perhaps | 24 |
| Not speaking to, maybe | 22 |
| Not sound good to the ears | 26 |
| Not some fuddy-duddy, maN | 25 |
| Not soggy, as a cookie | 22 |
| Not so well-heeled person? | 26 |
| Not so swift on the uptake | 26 |