| Not the final version | 21 |
| Not the finest dog | 18 |
| Not the finest homes | 20 |
| Not the first | 13 |
| Not the first recording | 23 |
| Not the first transaction | 25 |
| Not the fringes | 15 |
| Not the front or back | 21 |
| Not the genuine article | 23 |
| Not the glad-handing sort | 25 |
| Not the gregarious type | 23 |
| Not the guitars or cords | 24 |
| Not the handsomest dog | 22 |
| Not the highest grade | 21 |
| Not the highest person on the social ladder | 43 |
| Not the hoi polloi | 18 |
| Not the inside track? | 21 |
| Not the king's English | 26 |
| Not the leaders | 15 |
| Not the least bit | 17 |
| Not the least bit distracted | 28 |
| Not the least bit fresh | 23 |
| Not the least bit impressed | 27 |
| Not the least bit nice | 22 |
| Not the least bit off | 21 |
| Not the life of the party | 25 |
| Not the long vers. | 18 |
| Not the longest dashes | 22 |
| Not the lowest price | 20 |
| Not the lowest prices | 21 |
| Not the main action | 19 |
| Not the main bank | 17 |
| Not the main building | 21 |
| Not the main event | 18 |
| Not the main event, briefly | 27 |
| Not the main office | 19 |
| Not the main route: Abbr. | 25 |
| Not the main rte. | 17 |
| Not the mixing kind | 19 |
| Not the modern method | 21 |
| Not the modest sort | 19 |
| 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 maneuverable ship | 30 |
| Not the most prestigious publication | 36 |
| Not the most refined fellow | 27 |
| Not the most reliable set of wheels | 35 |
| Not the most rewarding work | 27 |
| Not the most sophisticated humor | 32 |
| Not the most stimulating work | 29 |
| Not the norm | 12 |
| Not the original color | 22 |
| Not the others | 14 |
| Not the outgoing type | 21 |
| Not the outro | 13 |
| Not the party sort: Abbr. | 25 |
| Not the party type: Abbr. | 25 |
| Not the party type?: Abbr. | 26 |
| Not the past or the future | 26 |
| Not the pick | 12 |
| Not the pick of the litter | 26 |
| Not the pictures | 16 |
| Not the pilots you want flying | 30 |
| Not the prayerful sort | 22 |
| Not the present or future | 25 |
| Not the professionals | 21 |
| Not the quiet ones | 18 |
| Not the real Charlie of Star-Kist ads? | 38 |
| Not the real decision-maker | 27 |
| Not the real Martha? | 20 |
| Not the real McCoy | 18 |
| Not the real name | 17 |
| Not the real thing | 18 |
| Not the reigning champs | 23 |
| Not the retiring type | 21 |
| Not the ritziest area of town | 29 |
| Not the sailing sort | 20 |
| Not the same | 12 |
| Not the same anymore | 20 |
| Not the same: Abbr. | 19 |
| Not the secretive sort | 22 |
| Not the settling-down type | 26 |
| 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 the silence of the lambs? | 29 |
| Not the singles (hyph.) | 23 |
| Not the smartest extinct bird | 29 |
| Not the sort to share | 21 |
| Not the sport to get tips | 25 |
| Not the subs | 12 |
| Not the swiftest horse | 22 |
| Not the usual | 13 |
| Not the usual sp. | 17 |
| Not the usual spelling: Abbr. | 29 |
| Not the usual thing | 19 |
| Not the way it was | 18 |