| Not the chorus | 14 |
| Not the busiest | 15 |
| Not the brightest people | 24 |
| Not the brightest lights in the chandelier | 42 |
| Not the brightest hotel worker | 30 |
| Not the brightest bulb on the tree | 34 |
| Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree | 44 |
| Not the brightest bulb in the lamp | 34 |
| Not the brainiest sort | 22 |
| Not the biggest thoroughfare in town | 36 |
| Not the big shot | 16 |
| Not the big picture | 19 |
| Not the best way to live | 24 |
| Not the best type of affection | 30 |
| Not the best things to bite into | 32 |
| Not the best thing to put on | 28 |
| Not the best thing to have at the end of one's rope | 55 |
| Not the best street from sleeping? | 34 |
| Not the best street for sleeping? | 33 |
| Not the best service | 20 |
| Not the best purple flower? | 27 |
| Not the best plan for becoming a millionaire | 44 |
| Not the best place to crash | 27 |
| Not the best place for witches | 30 |
| Not the best place for a thorn | 30 |
| 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 best composer in the world | 34 |
| Not the best bedmate | 20 |
| Not the beginning | 17 |
| Not the B one (hyph.) | 21 |
| Not the architect's most audacious work? | 44 |
| Not the adventurous kind | 24 |
| Not that? | 9 |
| Not that spectacular | 20 |
| Not that many | 13 |
| Not that important | 18 |
| Not that hot | 12 |
| Not that great | 14 |
| Not that good | 13 |
| Not that common | 15 |
| Not that bad | 12 |
| Not that | 8 |
| Not terribly fashionable word for sites like Slate | 50 |
| Not terribly current | 20 |
| Not terrible, but not great either | 34 |
| Not terrestrial, perhaps | 24 |
| Not terrestrial | 15 |
| Not tense | 9 |
| Not temp. | 9 |
| Not telling | 11 |
| Not teetotalers | 15 |
| Not tear up the rug or pee inside, say | 38 |
| Not teachers | 12 |
| Not taxing | 10 |
| Not taut | 8 |
| Not taught or trained | 21 |
| Not taught | 10 |
| Not tarry to marry | 18 |
| Not tardy | 9 |
| Not taped maybe | 16 |
| Not taped | 9 |
| Not tantamount to a catamount | 29 |
| Not tamed | 9 |
| Not tall | 8 |
| Not talking to, perhaps | 23 |
| Not talking | 11 |
| Not talkative | 13 |
| Not taking the lead | 19 |
| Not taking sides: Abbr. | 23 |
| Not taking sides | 16 |
| Not taking no for an answer | 27 |
| Not taking kindly to | 20 |
| Not taking calls, perhaps | 25 |
| Not taking any more | 19 |
| Not taking a loss well, say | 27 |
| Not taken to the cleaners? | 26 |
| Not taken seriously? | 20 |
| Not taken out | 13 |
| Not taken in by | 15 |
| Not taken in | 12 |
| Not taken down a peg | 20 |
| Not taken by surprise | 21 |
| Not taken by | 12 |
| Not taken | 9 |
| Not take the heat well | 22 |
| Not take tailoring seriously? | 29 |
| Not take risks | 14 |
| Not take responsibility | 23 |
| Not take part in | 16 |
| Not take out of the company, say | 32 |
| Not take off | 12 |
| Not take it lying down | 22 |
| Not take for credit | 19 |
| Not take a back seat to anyone? | 31 |
| Not take "no" for an answer | 37 |
| Not tailored | 12 |