| Respectful denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Feb 2026 |
| Soldier's denial |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2026 |
| Polite denial |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Dec 2025 |
| Polite refusal |
Universal |
11 Nov 2025 |
| Polite refusal |
New York Times |
02 Oct 2025 |
| GI's denial: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
05 Sep 2025 |
| Polite turndown at boot camp: 2 wds. |
|
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| Polite rejection |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Polite refusal |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Gentleman's disagreement? |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Some prisoners uprising for refusing to obey officer |
|
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| Soldier's denial |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2025 |
| Respectful reply to a question (2 wds.) |
|
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| Polite denial: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
05 May 2025 |
| General denial? |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Mar 2025 |
| Polite denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Mar 2025 |
| Emphatic denial |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Diplomatic denial |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2025 |
| Soldier's denial |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2024 |
| Military negative (2 wds.) |
|
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| Polite refusal (2 wds.) |
|
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| Denial of service? |
Newsday |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Sir _____, Jane Fonda documentary about the Vietnam war (2 words) |
|
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| Polite denial |
LA Times Daily |
05 Nov 2024 |
| Military reply, sometimes |
|
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| Army reply |
|
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| Base phrase, at times |
|
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| Soldier's reply, sometimes |
|
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| Respectful denial |
New York Times Mini |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Polite refusal |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Polite refusal |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Polite denial |
New York Times |
07 Jul 2024 |
| Military denial: 2 wds. |
Commuter |
18 Jun 2024 |
| Polite refusal |
Universal |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Response to a superior, sometimes |
|
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| Respectful reply (2 wds.) |
|
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| Polite refusal |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2024 |
| Polite turn |
|
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| Polite refusal |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2024 |
| "Yes sir, that's my baby; ..., I don't mean maybe" (2,3) |
|
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| Respectful denial (2 wds.) |
|
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| Cadet's reply, often |
|
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| Denial from a private |
Universal |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Denial made to a headmaster, perhaps (2,3) |
|
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| Polite denial |
LA Times Daily |
03 Oct 2023 |
| Respectful denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Sep 2023 |
| Denial to the headmaster |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Sep 2023 |
| Formal denial |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2023 |
| Recruit's denial |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2023 |
| 'Forget it!' |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2023 |
| Polite refusal |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Respectful denial |
Newsday |
02 Jul 2023 |
| Junior officer's refusal |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2023 |
| Denial to the headmaster |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jun 2023 |
| Denial to the headmaster |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jun 2023 |
| Polite refusal |
New York Times |
20 Apr 2023 |
| Respectful denial |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Private reply? |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Apr 2023 |
| Respectful refusal |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2023 |
| Navy nay |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2023 |
| Polite rejection |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Military denial |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Major denial? |
Universal |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Polite refusal |
New York Times |
17 Jul 2022 |
| Polite refusal |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Jul 2022 |
| Denial to a drill sergeant |
Universal |
15 Jun 2022 |
| Deferential denial |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2022 |
| Polite refusal |
The Washington Post |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Polite refusal |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Polite denial |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Polite denial |
The Washington Post |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Soldier's denial |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2022 |
| 'Uh-uh, dude' |
USA Today |
04 Dec 2021 |
| Reply to a commanding officer, on occasion |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Nov 2021 |
| Boot camp denial |
Newsday |
24 Oct 2021 |
| Polite refusal |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Oct 2021 |
| 'Zero chance!' |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2021 |
| Deferential denial |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Polite refusal |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Polite refusal |
The Washington Post |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Military denial |
Universal |
24 Jul 2021 |
| Definitive denial |
Newsday |
09 Jul 2021 |
| Polite refusal |
USA Today |
02 May 2021 |
| Decline in military activity? |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2021 |
| Polite denial |
Universal |
28 Mar 2021 |
| GI's "Uh-uh!" |
Premier Sunday |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Respectful military denial: 2 wds. |
|
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| Private's denial |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Polite rejection |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Soldier's denial |
Premier Sunday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Polite military denial |
Newsday |
18 Jan 2021 |
| Respectful refusal |
USA Today |
06 Jan 2021 |
| Negative reply to a general |
New York Times |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Respectful refusal |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Formal turndown |
New York Times |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Military turndown |
Jonesin |
29 Sep 2020 |
| Answer to the headmaster |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Sep 2020 |
| Polite refusal |
Universal |
18 Sep 2020 |
| Denial to the headmaster |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Sep 2020 |
| 58 Across denial |
Newsday |
12 Sep 2020 |
| Unequivocal disclaimer |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2020 |
| Answer to a general question? |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2020 |
| Polite refusal |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Mar 2020 |
| Military denial |
Universal |
11 Mar 2020 |
| Polite denial |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Feb 2020 |
| Military refusal |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Feb 2020 |
| **Soldier's denial (4 and 5) |
Universal |
06 Dec 2019 |
| Boot camp negative |
USA Today |
20 Nov 2019 |
| Denial on the base: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Private turndown |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jun 2019 |
| Private's denial |
Newsday |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Private reply? |
The Washington Post |
03 Apr 2019 |
| Private reply? |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2019 |
| Denial on a military base: 2 wds. |
|
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| Post denial |
Newsday |
04 Jan 2019 |
| Private reply? |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
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| Polite denial |
|
|
| Private turndown |
|
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| Polite refusal |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2018 |
| Polite rejection |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Denial to a drill sergeant |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2018 |
| Private's denial |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2018 |
| Soldier's denial |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2018 |
| 10-Down, politely |
The New Yorker |
11 Jun 2018 |
| Emphatic denial |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2018 |
| Respectful refusal |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2018 |
| GI's denial |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2018 |
| Private's respectful denial |
|
|
| Military denial: 2 wds. |
|
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| Private's denial |
|
|
| Denial to a drill sergeant |
|
|
| Respectful refusal |
|
|
| Polite refusal |
|
|
| Polite rejection |
|
|
| GI's denial |
|
|
| Deferential denial |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2017 |
| Polite refusal |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2017 |
| Definitive denial |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2017 |
| Respectful negative |
The Washington Post |
28 Sep 2017 |
| Respectful negative |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2017 |
| Polite denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Sep 2017 |
| Respectful decline, from a private, say: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Respectful denial |
USA Today |
12 Aug 2017 |
| ''Negative'' alternative |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2017 |
| Private's denial |
The Washington Post |
23 May 2017 |
| Private's denial |
LA Times Daily |
23 May 2017 |
| Respectful refusal |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2017 |
| Respectful refusal |
The Washington Post |
10 May 2017 |
| Respectful denial |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2017 |
| Emphatic turndown |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2017 |
| Respectful denial |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2017 |
| Army denial |
Premier Sunday |
12 Feb 2017 |
| 'Unh-unh!' |
Premier Sunday |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Draftee's denial |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jan 2017 |
| Base reply? |
The Washington Post |
09 Jan 2017 |
| Respectful denial |
|
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| Private's denial |
|
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| Respectful negative |
|
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| Respectful refusal |
|
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| Strong denial |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2016 |
| Polite refusal |
LA Times Daily |
16 Oct 2016 |
| Underling's denial |
The Washington Post |
24 Jul 2016 |
| Base denial |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jun 2016 |
| Military refusal |
The Washington Post |
23 May 2016 |
| Response to a general |
The Washington Post |
18 Apr 2016 |
| Deferential denial |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2015 |
| Emphatic turndown |
Jonesin |
03 Nov 2015 |
| Subordinate's refusal |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2015 |
| Strong refusal |
Newsday |
01 May 2015 |
| 'Huh-uh!' |
Premier Sunday |
15 Mar 2015 |
| Respectful reply |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2015 |
| Army negative |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2015 |
| Emphatic turndown |
|
|
| Deferential denial |
|
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| Emphatic denial |
|
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| Polite refusal |
|
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| Respectful reply |
|
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| Army negative |
|
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| Respectful refusal |
|
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| Respectful denial |
|
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| 'Huh-uh!' |
|
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| Strong refusal |
|
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| Subordinate's refusal |
|
|
| Base reply? |
|
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| Polite refusal |
|
|
| Private response? |
|
|
| Military denial |
|
|
| Corporal's denial |
|
|
| Private reply, maybe |
|
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| Private reply? |
|
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| Respectful reply |
|
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| Base denial |
|
|
| Draftee's denial |
|
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| Respectful refusal |
|
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| Diplomatic denial |
|
|
| Words of denial spoken to an officer |
|
|
| Plebe's denial |
|
|
| Polite military denial |
|
|
| Boot camp denial |
|
|
| "Forget it!" |
|
|
| General refusal? |
|
|
| Private reply? |
|
|
| Respectful response |
|
|
| Boot camp response |
|
|
| Respectful refusal |
|
|
| Respectful response |
|
|
| GI's refusal |
|
|
| Boot camp negative |
|
|
| Deferential denial |
|
|
| Gentle decline? |
|
|
| Military denial |
|
|
| Response to a general question? |
|
|
| Military response |
|
|
| Answer given by 60 Across |
|
|
| Respectful denial |
|
|
| Private response |
|
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| Respectful turndown |
|
|
| Private disagreement? |
|
|
| Official denial |
|
|
| Military response |
|
|
| Polite turndown |
|
|
| "You bet!" opposite |
|
|
| Polite turndown |
|
|
| Plebe's denial |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
|
| Boot camp reply |
|
|
| Emphatic denial |
|
|
| Private remark? |
|
|
| Plebe's denial |
|
|
| Respectful refusal |
|
|
| GI's 'Uh-uh!' |
|
|
| Boot camp reply |
|
|
| Polite turndown |
|
|
| GI denial |
|
|
| Negative response to a sergeant |
|
|
| Grunt's denial |
|
|
| Boot camp reply |
|
|
| Private's reply |
|
|
| Boot camp negative |
|
|
| Private reply? |
|
|
| GI's negative |
|
|
| Barracks denial |
|
|
| "Aye, aye" opposite |
|
|
| Denial on the base |
|
|
| Boot camp negative |
|
|
| Denial on the base |
|
|
| Respectful reply |
|
|
| Respectful refusal |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
|
| Military denial |
|
|
| Boot-camp response |
|
|
| Private rejection? |
|
|
| Polite refusal |
|
|
| "I disagree, Sarge!" |
|
|
| Private reply? |
|
|
| Base reply |
|
|
| Deferential denial |
|
|
| GI's denial |
|
|
| Polite refusal |
|
|
| Private denial |
|
|
| Military denial |
|
|
| Subordinate refusal |
|
|
| Subordinate refusal |
|
|
| Emphatic denial |
|
|
| Soldier's reply |
|
|
| Private denial? |
|
|
| Polite refusal |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
|
| Polite refusal |
|
|
| Recruit's denial |
|
|
| Recruit's negative |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
|
| Respectful denial |
|
|
| Private reply, maybe |
|
|
| Military response |
|
|
| Adamant refusal |
|
|
| Formal turndown |
|
|
| Emphatic denial |
|
|
| Denial to a drill instructor |
|
|
| Army retort |
|
|
| Private reply |
|
|
| Official denial |
|
|
| Polite turndown |
|
|
| Recruit's response |
|
|
| Military denial |
|
|
| Plebe's answer |
|
|
| Army negative |
|
|
| Polite refusal |
|
|
| Emphatic turndown |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
|
| Military reply |
|
|
| Polite answer |
|
|
| Private denial? |
|
|
| Major reply |
|
|
| Polite refusal |
|
|
| Military response, sometimes |
|
|
| G.I.'s reply |
|
|
| Private reply |
|
|
| Diplomatic denial |
|
|
| Military response |
|
|
| "Uh-uh!" |
|
|
| Diplomatic denial |
|
|
| Emphatic turndown |
|
|
| Private rejection? |
|
|
| Recruit's denial |
|
|
| Polite turndown |
|
|
| Private reply, maybe |
|
|
| Polite turndown |
|
|
| Helmsman's negative |
|
|
| Private rejection? |
|
|
| Emphatic turndown |
|
|
| Private's response |
|
|
| Military denial |
|
|
| Military negative |
|
|
| Base reply |
|
|
| General denial? |
|
|
| Private's response |
|
|
| "Not on your life!" |
|
|
| Military denial |
|
|
| Private's response |
|
|
| Private denial? |
|
|
| Private reply? |
|
|
| Response to a general |
|
|
| Polite answer |
|
|
| Private response? |
|
|
| Private reply? |
|
|
| Academy answer |
|
|
| Emphatic turndown |
|
|
| "Uh-uh!" |
|
|
| "Not on your life!" |
|
|
| Army response |
|
|
| Refusal, military style |
|
|
| Private disagreement? |
|
|
| Military reply |
|
|
| Private disagreement |
|
|
| "__, don't mean maybe" |
|
|
| Response to 14 or 18 Across |
|
|
| Polite denial |
|
|
| Cadet response |
|
|
| Army refusal |
|
|
| Private reply, maybe |
|
|
| Emphatic denial |
|
|
| Military response |
|
|
| Recruit's response |
|
|
| Plebe's answer |
|
|
| Military reply |
|
|
| Polite negative reply |
|
|
| Base reply |
|
|
| Polite negative |
|
|
| Private's reply |
|
|
| Subordinate's response |
|
|
| Strong denial |
|
|
| "___, don't mean maybe" |
|
|
| Recruit's negative |
|
|
| Plebe's answer |
|
|
| General reply |
|
|
| Emphatic words |
|
|
| Negative answer. |
|
|
| Polite answer. |
|
|
| Denial. |
|
|
| Polite negative. |
|
|
| Polite denial. |
|
|
| Opposite of 20 Across. |
|
|
| Opposite of 68 Across. |
|
|
| Definite denial. |
|
|
| Definitely not! |
|
|
| Emphatic refusal. |
|
|
| Ditto 67 Down. |
|
|
| Absolutely not! |
|
|
| Two-word negative. |
|
|
| Respectful denial. |
|
|
| Polite negative reply. |
|
|
| Polite refusal. |
|
|
| "I should say not!" |
|
|
| Emphatic negative. |
|
|