| "I don't appreciate the humor" | 44 |
| "Do you see me laughing?" | 35 |
| 'I don't find that amusing' | 39 |
| Polite decline | 14 |
| Polite declination | 18 |
| Thanks, but _____ | 17 |
| "I'm good" | 24 |
| "I'll pass on that" | 33 |
| Obstructing progress, informally | 32 |
| Hardly any time at all | 22 |
| Start of a truism about human productivity | 42 |
| Lover's sweet talk? | 23 |
| Part of a familiar oath | 23 |
| "Smooth sailing!" | 27 |
| Simple as ABC | 13 |
| "That'll be a snap!" | 34 |
| "Don't look at me!" | 33 |
| Denier's words | 18 |
| Reply to the Little Red Hen | 27 |
| Phrase of denial | 16 |
| Terse denial | 12 |
| Response to the Little Red Hen | 30 |
| Words of self-denial? | 21 |
| Statement of denial | 19 |
| Answer to the Little Red Hen | 28 |
| "The Little Red Hen" response | 39 |
| Cop-out in "The Little Red Hen" | 41 |
| "You've got the wrong person" | 43 |
| "It wasn't me!" | 29 |
| "Don't look at me" | 32 |
| Reply in "The Little Red Hen" | 39 |
| Denier's phrase | 19 |
| Claim of innocence | 18 |
| "Wasn't me!" | 26 |
| "The Little Red Hen" denial | 37 |
| "Count me out!" | 25 |
| ''The Little Red Hen'' denial | 45 |
| Words of self-denial | 20 |
| Words of innocence | 18 |
| Stiff denial | 12 |
| Reply to a storybook hen | 24 |
| Proper words of denial | 22 |
| Innocent's claim | 20 |
| Denier's comment | 20 |
| Curt denial | 11 |
| Answer from the unwilling | 25 |
| "Was it you?" answer | 30 |
| "The Little Red Hen" turndown | 39 |
| "The Little Red Hen" disclaimer | 41 |
| "Me? Uh-uh!" | 22 |
| "Forget it, Little Red Hen!" | 38 |
| ''Don't look at me!'' | 41 |
| Words said with a look of innocence | 35 |
| Two-word turndown | 17 |
| Succinct denial | 15 |
| Response to finger pointing | 27 |
| Reply of innocence | 18 |
| Refusal in "The Little Red Hen" | 41 |
| Proclamation of innocence | 25 |
| Plea of the innocent | 20 |
| Negative reply to the Little Red Hen | 36 |
| Little Red Hen's disclaimer | 31 |
| Little Red Hen retort | 21 |
| Little Red Hen retort | 24 |
| Invariable reply to the Little Red Hen | 38 |
| Frequent comeback to the Little Red Hen | 39 |
| Denial of a sort | 16 |
| Cop-out in the "Chicken Little" story | 47 |
| Brief denial | 12 |
| "You must be looking for someone else" | 48 |
| "Wasn't my fault!" | 32 |
| "Wasn't me" | 25 |
| "The Little Red Hen" reply | 36 |
| "The Little Red Hen" cop-out | 38 |
| "Surely you don't mean me" | 40 |
| "Me? Never!" | 22 |
| "It was someone else" | 31 |
| "It must have been someone else" | 42 |
| "Don't look at me, Little Red Hen!" | 49 |
| "Don't blame me!" | 31 |
| "Chicken Little" turndown | 35 |
| 'It wasn't my fault!' | 33 |
| ''Wasn't me!'' | 34 |
| ''Little Red Hen'' turndown | 43 |
| Something to serve | 18 |
| Many a posting | 14 |
| It's often given two weeks before leaving | 45 |
| Critical review | 15 |
| Intention to resign | 19 |
| Foreknowledge | 13 |
| "Let me point out . . ." | 34 |
| Something posted | 16 |
| Review or remark | 16 |
| Posting, say | 12 |
| It's sometimes served | 25 |
| It's served, sometimes | 26 |
| It may be given before leaving | 30 |
| Handbill heading | 16 |
| Aren't oblivious to | 23 |
| "Wanted" poster e.g. | 30 |