| Not on the hook, as for taxation | 32 |
| Not one to take home to meet the folks | 38 |
| Not one's best effort, in a sports metaphor | 47 |
| Not open, like a Broadway theater | 33 |
| Not originals of letters, for short | 35 |
| Not otherwise categorized (Abbr.) | 33 |
| Not otherwise classified (Abbr.) | 32 |
| Not own outright, with "on" | 37 |
| Not paying immediately at the bar | 33 |
| Not perfect, as discounted new clothing | 39 |
| Not perfectly vertical, fontwise | 32 |
| Not pouring smoothly, as a liquid | 33 |
| Not present when expected, for short | 36 |
| Not prone to flying off the handle | 34 |
| Not putting clothes purchases in a bag? | 39 |
| Not quite ''nueve'' | 35 |
| Not quite good enough for the majors, say | 41 |
| Not quite half a score of jeans? | 32 |
| Not quite hitting over the outfield fence? | 42 |
| Not quite make the putt, with "out" | 45 |
| Not quite ready for the tooth fairy | 35 |
| Not quite right, as a musical note | 34 |
| Not quite straight down, briefly | 32 |
| Not quitting a building supplies specialty? | 43 |
| Not reach one's expectations | 32 |
| Not real, like some crab meat: abbr. | 36 |
| Not really interested in anybody | 32 |
| Not really, with "only" | 33 |
| Not reduced, as some illustrations | 34 |
| Not requiring a prescription (abbr.) | 36 |
| Not requiring human intervention | 32 |
| Not resting on the shoulders, say | 33 |
| Not running away from a challenge | 33 |
| Not Rush Limbaugh's favorite quarterback | 44 |
| Not safe to handle, in the kitchen | 34 |
| Not saluting for quite some time? | 33 |
| Not see an approaching vehicle, almost | 38 |
| Not settled, as battles or ball games | 37 |
| Not sharply defined, as a computer image | 40 |
| Not sharply defined, as a PC image | 34 |
| Not shoot for the stars, to put it mildly | 41 |
| Not showing one's age, in a way | 35 |
| Not shy about expressing opinions | 33 |
| Not so easy to get one's hands on | 37 |
| Not so great with, as with a sport | 34 |
| Not so great-sounding name for a tangelo | 40 |
| Not so likely to be fooled again | 32 |
| Not square, to a "cat" | 32 |
| Not stay within the allotted time | 33 |
| Not stop until it's too late | 32 |
| Not stopping in at one's regular hangout? | 45 |
| Not subject someone to a blow-by-blow | 37 |
| Not suitable for farming, in a way | 34 |
| Not suitable for farming, perhaps | 33 |
| Not suitable for kids, as a movie | 33 |
| Not suitable for serving at shul | 32 |
| Not supporting an artists' group? | 37 |
| Not take "no" for an answer | 37 |
| Not take out of the company, say | 32 |
| Not tear up the rug or pee inside, say | 38 |
| Not terrible, but not great either | 34 |
| Not the architect's most audacious work? | 44 |
| Not the best composer in the world | 34 |
| Not the best plan for becoming a millionaire | 44 |
| Not the best street for sleeping? | 33 |
| Not the best street from sleeping? | 34 |
| Not the best things to bite into | 32 |
| Not the biggest thoroughfare in town | 36 |
| Not the brightest bulb in the lamp | 34 |
| Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree | 44 |
| Not the brightest bulb on the tree | 34 |
| Not the brightest lights in the chandelier | 42 |
| Not the easiest person to deal with | 35 |
| Not the fanciest eating utensils | 32 |
| Not the highest person on the social ladder | 43 |
| Not the most authoritative journalism source | 44 |
| Not the most comfortable place to sleep | 39 |
| Not the most direct routes from point to point | 46 |
| Not the most exciting school athletes? | 38 |
| Not the most prestigious publication | 36 |
| Not the most reliable set of wheels | 35 |
| Not the most sophisticated humor | 32 |
| Not the real Charlie of Star-Kist ads? | 38 |
| Not the sharpest knife in the drawer | 36 |
| Not the sharpest pencil in the box | 34 |
| Not the sharpest tool in the shed | 33 |
| Not the shortest line between two points | 40 |
| Not this or that, below the border | 34 |
| Not this thing (with ''the'') | 45 |
| Not this twin (with "the") | 36 |
| Not to be repeated, as a performance | 36 |
| Not to be shown in middle schools | 33 |
| Not treat seriously, with "at" | 40 |
| Not treated with preservatives, as meat | 39 |
| Not under any circumstances, informally | 39 |
| Not up on all these newfangled gadgets | 38 |
| Not up or down, as a stock price: Abbr. | 39 |
| Not up to the mfr.'s standards | 34 |
| Not usually an opportunity for advancement | 42 |
| Not very believable, as an excuse | 33 |