| ___ a soul (nobody at all) |
New York Times |
23 Mar 2026 |
| __ a soul (nobody) |
Newsday |
18 Mar 2026 |
| ___ a soul |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Mar 2026 |
| Not, colloquially |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2026 |
| Not, colloquially |
New York Times |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Not, quaintly |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2026 |
| __ a one |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jan 2026 |
| Hardly |
New York Times |
31 Dec 2025 |
| ___ a soul (nobody) |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Dec 2025 |
| -- a soul |
Premier Sunday |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Never |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Nov 2025 |
| __ a soul (no one) |
Newsday |
09 Nov 2025 |
| Survive with ___ a scratch |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Not even one |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Aug 2025 |
| __ a soul |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2025 |
| ____ a soul, no-one |
The Telegraph Mini |
28 Jul 2025 |
| __ a one |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jun 2025 |
| Not one, in old English? |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
New York Times |
28 May 2025 |
| __ a one |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2025 |
| ____ a, not one |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Mar 2025 |
| ___ a soul (no one) |
Universal |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Never (colloq) (4) |
|
|
| Not even one |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Never coming from North Ayr resort (4) |
|
|
| Old-timey not any |
|
|
| Not one, old style |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
Universal |
13 Dec 2024 |
| __ a soul |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2024 |
| ___ a one; none |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2024 |
| ____ a soul |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
09 Oct 2024 |
| ____ a soul |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Not even one |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Oct 2024 |
| __ a soul (nobody) |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2024 |
| Not even one |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Aug 2024 |
| None |
USA Today Quick |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Quaint negative |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jul 2024 |
| Hardly |
New York Times |
09 Jun 2024 |
| __ a soul (no one) |
Newsday |
03 Jun 2024 |
| Never in dialect |
|
|
| Never managed to turn at end of runway (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
27 May 2024 |
| Californian never rails against own continent |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 May 2024 |
| __ a one |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2024 |
| ___ a one (none at all) |
|
|
| __ a soul (no one) |
Newsday |
09 Apr 2024 |
| With ___ a (lacking even one) |
|
|
| Not even one |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Mar 2024 |
| - a, not a single (4) |
|
|
| With ___ a care in the world |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jan 2024 |
| With ___ a (without any) |
|
|
| Less than hardly |
New York Times |
02 Dec 2023 |
| A soul (no one) |
|
|
| Quaint, poetic negative |
Family Time |
22 Oct 2023 |
| __ a soul (no one) |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2023 |
| "___ a soul" (Not even one) |
|
|
| Not one |
Family Time |
23 Jan 2023 |
| ___ a soul |
Universal |
21 Jan 2023 |
| ___ a soul (no one) |
New York Times |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Not, quaintly |
Universal |
16 Jan 2023 |
| ___ a soul |
Universal |
23 Dec 2022 |
| ___ a soul |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2022 |
| __ a soul (no one) |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2022 |
| — a one (zero) |
Premier Sunday |
15 May 2022 |
| __ a soul (nobody) |
Newsday |
01 May 2022 |
| — a soul |
Premier Sunday |
17 Apr 2022 |
| ___ a soul |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Feb 2022 |
| ___ a soul (nobody) |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jan 2022 |
| ___ a one (nobody) |
|
|
| ___ a soul (Not even one) |
|
|
| __ a soul |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2021 |
| — a one (zilch) |
Premier Sunday |
10 Oct 2021 |
| ___ a one (none) |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2021 |
| __ a soul (no one) |
Newsday |
19 Jul 2021 |
| With 3-Down, zero |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jul 2021 |
| With 3-Down, zero |
|
|
| Not, quaintly |
|
|
| Not, quaintly |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2021 |
| __ a one |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jul 2021 |
| __ a one |
|
|
| ___ a one (none) |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jun 2021 |
| — a soul (no one) |
Premier Sunday |
02 May 2021 |
| __ a soul |
Newsday |
18 Apr 2021 |
| ___ a soul (no one) |
Family Time |
28 Mar 2021 |
| __ a one: none |
LA Times Daily |
23 Feb 2021 |
| __ a one: none |
|
|
| Not even one |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Feb 2021 |
| Hardly any, old-style |
Family Time |
08 Feb 2021 |
| ___ a soul |
Universal |
18 Jan 2021 |
| Quaint "not" |
Universal |
02 Jan 2021 |
| — a soul |
Premier Sunday |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Quaint 'not' |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2020 |
| Antiquated 'not' |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2020 |
| __ a one: zero |
LA Times Daily |
18 Aug 2020 |
| __ a one: zero |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
Universal |
15 Aug 2020 |
| Old-timey 'not' |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2020 |
| 'You ain't gwyne to drink a drop--__ single drop': Twain |
|
|
| "You ain't gwyne to drink a drop--__ single drop": Twain |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2020 |
| ___ a one (none) |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2020 |
| — a one (zero) |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Feb 2020 |
| Without any |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
New York Times |
31 Dec 2019 |
| Not even one, with "a" |
Family Time |
02 Dec 2019 |
| __ a soul: no one |
LA Times Daily |
18 Nov 2019 |
| __ a soul: no one |
|
|
| Negative that precedes ''a'' |
Newsday |
25 Oct 2019 |
| What can come before a one |
Newsday |
12 Oct 2019 |
| __ a care in the world |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2019 |
| ___ a soul (nobody) |
Wall Street Journal |
28 May 2019 |
| — a soul (nobody) |
Premier Sunday |
07 Apr 2019 |
| ___ a soul (no one) |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2019 |
| __ a soul |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2019 |
| __ a soul |
|
|
| Not a single |
New York Times |
10 Jan 2019 |
| __ a soul |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
|
|
| ___ a soul (nobody) |
|
|
| Not a single |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| __ a one: none |
|
|
| Less than hardly |
LA Times Daily |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Less than hardly |
|
|
| Not any |
Premier Sunday |
30 Sep 2018 |
| '... with ___ a soul in sight' |
|
|
| __ a one |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2018 |
| __ a one |
|
|
| ___ a soul (none at all) |
|
|
| ___ a one (none) |
Universal |
14 Jul 2018 |
| ___ a one |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2018 |
| ___ a soul (nobody) |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2018 |
| Not |
|
|
| Not |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2018 |
| A right to be in US city? Never! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Feb 2018 |
| __ a soul (no one) |
Newsday |
29 Jan 2018 |
| ___ a soul (nobody) |
|
|
| Not |
|
|
| Less than hardly |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
|
|
| ___ a one (none) |
|
|
| ___ a one |
|
|
| "... with ___ a soul in sight" |
|
|
| __ a one |
|
|
| __ a (no) |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2017 |
| ___ a soul |
New York Times |
04 May 2017 |
| ... twisting ends of story is not American |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Mar 2017 |
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| ___ a one (none) |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2016 |
| Add it to "a one" to make "none" |
Universal |
22 Jul 2016 |
| Not, quaintly |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2016 |
| Old-timey 'not' |
|
|
| ___ a one (zero) |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2016 |
| __ a soul (no one) |
Universal |
29 Mar 2016 |
| With 109-Across, zilch |
Premier Sunday |
14 Feb 2016 |
| Old-timey "not" |
|
|
| Not, quaintly |
|
|
| Add it to "a one" to make "none" |
|
|
| ___ a one (nobody) |
Universal |
15 Dec 2015 |
| Word with "a soul" |
Universal |
28 Sep 2015 |
| __ a soul (nobody) |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2015 |
| Not one, colloquially |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2015 |
| Quaint "not" |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2015 |
| ___ a soul |
USA Today |
25 Mar 2015 |
| Hardly |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2015 |
| Word with "a soul" |
|
|
| Not |
|
|
| ___ a one (nobody) |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| Not one, colloquially |
|
|
| __ a soul (nobody) |
|
|
| Hardly |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| Quaint "not" |
|
|
| __ a soul (no one) |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Old-timey "not" |
|
|
| Not a hint of |
|
|
| Not one, in Dogpatch |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| Not one, to Jethro Bodine |
|
|
| -- a soul (nobody) |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| It turns "a one" into "none" |
|
|
| Not any, country style |
|
|
| ___ a one |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| __ a soul |
|
|
| Not (a one) |
|
|
| Not, quaintly |
|
|
| Not, in dialect |
|
|
| Not (a one) |
|
|
| Hardly any |
|
|
| ___ a one (zip) |
|
|
| Not a one |
|
|
| Hardly any |
|
|
| Not, quaintly |
|
|
| Quaint negative |
|
|
| ___ a scratch |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| -- a one (zero) |
|
|
| -- a scratch (no damage) |
|
|
| Quaint negative |
|
|
| Even fewer than hardly |
|
|
| Not, colloquially |
|
|
| Even fewer than hardly |
|
|
| Not a one |
|
|
| Not |
|
|
| Not any, in the boonies |
|
|
| Quaint negative |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| Not, some time back |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Not any, country-style |
|
|
| Not one, in Dogpatch |
|
|
| Not one, to Jethro Bodine |
|
|
| Not, some time back |
|
|
| ___ a one (nada) |
|
|
| -- a soul |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| __ a one |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| Quaint "not" |
|
|
| Colloquial "not" |
|
|
| __ a soul |
|
|
| Not even 50-Down |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Quaint "not" |
|
|
| Not even 50-Down |
|
|
| Not even one, with "a" |
|
|
| Not even one, with "a" |
|
|
| Word with "a soul" |
|
|
| ___ a one |
|
|
| Negative before "a" |
|
|
| Old-timey "not" |
|
|
| Prelude to "a one" |
|
|
| Quaint "not any" |
|
|
| __ a soul |
|
|
| Quaint "not" |
|
|
| Not a one, to a poet |
|
|
| ___ a soul (no one) |
|
|
| __ a soul |
|
|
| Quaint negative |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| ___ a soul |
|
|
| ___ a one (zilch) |
|
|
| __ a one |
|
|
| Not, quaintly |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Not any, colloquially |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| Quaint negative |
|
|
| Not, in dialect |
|
|
| None at all |
|
|
| None |
|
|
| __ a care |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| Not a one |
|
|
| Colloquial "not" |
|
|
| ___ a one |
|
|
| -- a soul (no one) |
|
|
| Not a single one |
|
|
| __ a one |
|
|
| __ a soul: no one |
|
|
| __ a soul: no one |
|
|
| Hardly |
|
|
| _____ a soul |
|
|
| __ a one (nobody) |
|
|
| Word that often precedes "a" |
|
|
| Not (a one) |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| ___ a one (zip) |
|
|
| _____ a one (zip) |
|
|
| ___ a one (none) |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| _____ a one (zilch) |
|
|
| ___ a one |
|
|
| Old-style negative |
|
|
| None at all |
|
|
| ___ a one: none |
|
|
| ___ a one: none |
|
|
| ___ a one (nobody) |
|
|
| Negative before "a" |
|
|
| Word before "a soul" |
|
|
| Not any: colloq. |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| ___ a one |
|
|
| ___ a (not even one) |
|
|
| Not (a one) |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| Word before "a soul" |
|
|
| Never |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Not even one |
|
|
| It turns "a one" into "none" |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| Not even one |
|
|
| None |
|
|
| Not at all |
|
|
| Not, before "a one" |
|
|
| Not a |
|
|
| Poet's contraction |
|
|
| Not any |
|
|
| Not a single one |
|
|
| ____ a soul |
|
|
| Not a one |
|
|
| ____ a one: not any |
|
|
| Not a bit |
|
|
| ___a one |
|
|
| ____ a one |
|
|
| _____ a one |
|
|
| ____ a soul |
|
|
| Colloquial "not" |
|
|
| Not any, rustic style |
|
|
| ___ a one (none) |
|
|
| Not-a-one |
|
|
| Not one, in Dogpatch |
|
|
| Not any, country style |
|
|
| Not one, country style |
|
|
| Not any, in the Ozarks |
|
|
| Dogpatch negative |
|
|
| Not a one, in Appalachia |
|
|
| Not any, in Dogpatch |
|
|
| Not one, to Ozark Ike |
|
|
| None, in Dogpatch |
|
|
| "Not a one, Zeke" |
|
|
| Not one, to 9 Down |
|
|
| Not a bit |
|
|
| Not one |
|
|
| Negative word |
|
|
| Not a one |
|
|
| Not one: Colloq. |
|
|
| Colloquial negative. |
|
|
| Informal negative |
|
|
| ___ a one. |
|
|
| Not any, informally. |
|
|
| Not a one: Colloq. |
|
|
| Not one, informally |
|
|
| None: Dial. |
|
|
| Not one. |
|
|
| Not one: Dial. |
|
|
| Not a one. |
|
|
| Not any: Colloq. |
|
|
| Hardly any |
|
|
| Never a: Colloq. |
|
|
| Not (a one) |
|
|
| Farmer's "not one." |
|
|