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 |
GI's "Uh-uh!" |
Premier Sunday |
28 Mar 2021 |
Polite denial |
Universal |
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. |
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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 |
Polite denial |
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Private turndown |
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Private reply? |
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Polite denial |
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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 |
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Military denial: 2 wds. |
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Respectful refusal |
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Private's denial |
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Polite refusal |
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Polite rejection |
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Denial to a drill sergeant |
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GI's denial |
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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. |
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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 |
The Washington Post |
10 May 2017 |
Respectful refusal |
LA Times Daily |
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 negative |
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Respectful denial |
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Private's denial |
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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 |
Subordinate's refusal |
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'Huh-uh!' |
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Army negative |
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Emphatic denial |
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Respectful refusal |
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Deferential denial |
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Respectful reply |
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Emphatic turndown |
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Polite refusal |
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Respectful denial |
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Strong refusal |
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Polite refusal |
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Military denial |
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Base reply? |
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Private response? |
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Words of denial spoken to an officer |
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Diplomatic denial |
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Plebe's denial |
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Boot camp denial |
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Corporal's denial |
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Base denial |
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Draftee's denial |
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Respectful refusal |
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Private reply, maybe |
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Private reply? |
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Polite military denial |
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Respectful reply |
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Boot camp response |
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Private reply? |
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Respectful refusal |
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Respectful response |
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General refusal? |
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Respectful response |
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"Forget it!" |
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Military response |
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Respectful turndown |
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Official denial |
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Boot camp negative |
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Answer given by 60 Across |
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Private response |
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Military response |
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Respectful denial |
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Response to a general question? |
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Military denial |
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Gentle decline? |
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Deferential denial |
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Private disagreement? |
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GI's refusal |
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Boot camp reply |
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Polite denial |
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Polite denial |
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"You bet!" opposite |
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Polite turndown |
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Plebe's denial |
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Respectful refusal |
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Polite turndown |
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Plebe's denial |
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Private remark? |
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Emphatic denial |
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GI denial |
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GI's negative |
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Private's reply |
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Barracks denial |
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Grunt's denial |
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Boot camp reply |
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Denial on the base |
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Boot camp negative |
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GI's 'Uh-uh!' |
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Boot camp reply |
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Denial on the base |
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Private reply? |
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Boot camp negative |
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Negative response to a sergeant |
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"Aye, aye" opposite |
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Polite turndown |
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Private reply? |
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Base reply |
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Respectful reply |
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Respectful refusal |
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"I disagree, Sarge!" |
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Private rejection? |
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Military denial |
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Polite denial |
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Polite refusal |
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Boot-camp response |
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Private denial |
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Private denial? |
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Subordinate refusal |
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Deferential denial |
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Emphatic denial |
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Military denial |
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GI's denial |
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Soldier's reply |
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Subordinate refusal |
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Polite refusal |
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Recruit's denial |
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Respectful denial |
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Private reply, maybe |
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Polite denial |
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Recruit's negative |
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Polite denial |
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Polite refusal |
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Military response |
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Polite refusal |
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Recruit's response |
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Private reply |
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Formal turndown |
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Army negative |
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Official denial |
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Army retort |
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Polite turndown |
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Emphatic turndown |
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Polite refusal |
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Military denial |
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Plebe's answer |
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Emphatic denial |
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Denial to a drill instructor |
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Adamant refusal |
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Private denial? |
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Major reply |
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Polite answer |
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Polite refusal |
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Military reply |
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Military response, sometimes |
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G.I.'s reply |
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Polite denial |
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Private reply |
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"Uh-uh!" |
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Military response |
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Emphatic turndown |
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Diplomatic denial |
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Emphatic turndown |
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Recruit's denial |
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Polite turndown |
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Helmsman's negative |
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Private rejection? |
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Private reply, maybe |
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Diplomatic denial |
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Private rejection? |
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Polite turndown |
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Military negative |
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Military denial |
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Private's response |
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Private reply? |
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Response to a general |
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Private's response |
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Base reply |
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Private's response |
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"Not on your life!" |
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General denial? |
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Military denial |
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Private denial? |
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Emphatic turndown |
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Polite answer |
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Private response? |
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Private reply? |
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Academy answer |
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"Uh-uh!" |
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"Not on your life!" |
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Private disagreement? |
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Military reply |
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Army response |
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Refusal, military style |
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Polite denial |
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Cadet response |
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"__, don't mean maybe" |
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Private reply, maybe |
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Army refusal |
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Response to 14 or 18 Across |
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Private disagreement |
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Military response |
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Emphatic denial |
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Recruit's response |
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Plebe's answer |
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Military reply |
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Polite negative reply |
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Base reply |
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Polite negative |
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Private's reply |
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Subordinate's response |
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Strong denial |
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"___, don't mean maybe" |
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Recruit's negative |
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Emphatic words |
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Negative answer. |
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Polite refusal. |
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Polite answer. |
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Denial. |
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Polite denial. |
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Polite negative. |
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Opposite of 20 Across. |
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Emphatic negative. |
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Opposite of 68 Across. |
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"I should say not!" |
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Definite denial. |
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Definitely not! |
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Ditto 67 Down. |
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Emphatic refusal. |
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Polite negative reply. |
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Absolutely not! |
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Two-word negative. |
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Respectful denial. |
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General reply |
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Plebe's answer |
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