| Impossible! |
The Times Sunday Concise |
01 Mar 2026 |
| "Forget it!" |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jan 2026 |
| "Impossible!": 2 wds. |
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| With 1-Down, not under any circumstances |
New York Times Mini |
10 Dec 2025 |
| "Nuh-uh!" |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2025 |
| "Absolutely not": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
22 Nov 2025 |
| "In your dreams!" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2025 |
| "Impossible!" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Forget it! |
The Telegraph Plusword |
27 Jul 2025 |
| "Absolutely not": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
29 May 2025 |
| "Absolutely impossible!" |
The Telegraph Mini |
21 May 2025 |
| "Absolutely not!" |
USA Today |
18 May 2025 |
| "Impossible!": 2 wds. |
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| A lack of established routine in your dreams |
The Times Cryptic |
10 Apr 2025 |
| "Is that really true?!" (2 wds.) |
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| "Uh-uh!": 2 wds. |
Commuter |
04 Feb 2025 |
| Get out of town and head to Russia, leaving country |
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| "___ Out"; Kevin Costner film |
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| "You've got to be kidding!" |
New York Times Mini |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Currently, ay? Definitely not! (2,3) |
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| "Not happening!" |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2024 |
| "Ain't gonna happen!" |
New York Times |
22 Sep 2024 |
| Reply to JosAA½ |
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| "That's impossible!" (2 wds.) |
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| Quite impossible! |
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| Refusal to go round the town centre? Not at all! (2,3) |
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| Off the beaten path - never! (2,3) |
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| "Impossible!": 2 wds. |
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| "It can't be!" |
Universal |
30 Apr 2024 |
| "Forget it!" |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Apr 2024 |
| "You can't be serious!" |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Dead end? You don't say! |
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| "___, Jose!"; firm refusal |
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| "Dream on!" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Right out of the country? It's impossible (2,3) |
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| "__, José!" |
Commuter |
20 Dec 2023 |
| "Never in a million years!" |
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| "Impossible!" |
Universal |
27 Jun 2023 |
| Absolutely not! |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Jun 2023 |
| 'You're kidding!' |
New York Times |
14 May 2023 |
| Leader of revolution has abandoned country? You're kidding! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Feb 2023 |
| 'I don't believe it!' |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2022 |
| 'Not a chance!' |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2022 |
| 22 across observing king's abdication? Don't hold your breath! |
The Guardian Cryptic |
05 Aug 2022 |
| 'You must be dreaming' |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2022 |
| "Get out of town!" |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2022 |
| 'Zero chance!' |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2021 |
| 'That's impossible!' |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Run out of Scandinavian country? In your dreams! |
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| "Dream on!" |
Universal |
23 May 2021 |
| "Get outta here!" |
Universal |
04 Apr 2021 |
| 'You're kidding!' |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2020 |
| ''Ain't happening!'' |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2020 |
| 'Forget it!' |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Dec 2019 |
| 'You gotta be kidding!' |
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| "You gotta be kidding!" |
LA Times Daily |
07 Oct 2019 |
| ''That couldn't happen!'' |
Newsday |
25 Aug 2019 |
| "In your dreams!" (2 words) |
Family Time |
21 Jul 2019 |
| "I don't believe it!" |
Universal |
05 Jun 2019 |
| 'That couldn't happen!' |
USA Today |
01 Jun 2019 |
| Certainly not right to leave Swedish neighbour |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Emphatic denial (informal) |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Mar 2019 |
| 'Inconceivable!' |
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| "You gotta be kidding!" |
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| "I don't believe it!" |
|
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| "That couldn't happen!" |
|
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| "Impossible!" |
Universal |
29 Dec 2018 |
| Unambiguous refusal |
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| 'Sorry, bro' |
|
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| "Sorry, bro" |
LA Times Daily |
16 Nov 2018 |
| 'Keep dreaming!' |
|
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| "Fat chance!" |
Universal |
28 Jul 2018 |
| Emphatic refusal |
Newsday |
06 May 2018 |
| Turndown to Jose? |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2018 |
| 'Forget it!' ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2018 |
| Turndown to Jose? |
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| "Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across |
|
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| "Impossible!" |
|
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| "Keep dreaming!" |
|
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| "Fat chance!" |
|
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| "Sorry, bro" |
|
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| 'I don't buy it' |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
USA Today |
28 Feb 2017 |
| "Forget it!" |
|
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| "Out of the question!" |
Universal |
06 Dec 2016 |
| 'That can't be true!' |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jun 2016 |
| �Surely you�re kidding!� |
Wall Street Journal |
19 May 2016 |
| 'Ain't happening' |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2016 |
| 'Never ever!' |
Premier Sunday |
31 Jan 2016 |
| "You can't be serious!" |
Universal |
27 Jan 2016 |
| "Out of the question!" |
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| "You can't be serious!" |
|
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| "Not a chance!" |
USA Today |
26 Nov 2015 |
| "Forget it!" |
Universal |
09 Jun 2015 |
| "Dream on!" |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2015 |
| "Dream on!" |
|
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| "Not a chance!" |
|
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| "Not even if you paid me ..." |
|
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| "Dream on!" |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
|
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| "Can't be done!" |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
|
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| "Fat chance!" |
|
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| "In a pig's eye!" |
|
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| "When pigs fly!" |
|
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| "When pigs fly!" |
|
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| "Impossible!" |
|
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| 'Impossible!' |
|
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| "Don't even go there!" |
|
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| "Never!" |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
|
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| "You can't be serious!" |
|
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| Cry of disbelief |
|
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| "That can't be true!" |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
|
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| ___ Out (1987 thriller) |
|
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| "You gotta be kidding me!" |
|
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| "I don't think so!" |
|
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| "Impossible!" |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
|
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| "I don't think so!" |
|
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| "Impossible!" |
|
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| "Not a chance!" |
|
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| "Keep dreaming!" |
|
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| "Don't even think about it!" |
|
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| "Fuhgeddaboudit!" |
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| "Impossible!" |
|
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| "Forget it!" (and a clue to this puzzle's theme) |
|
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| "Forget it!" (and a clue to this puzzle's theme) |
|
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| "Not a chance!" |
|
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| "You can't be serious!" |
|
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| "Don't even think about it!" |
|
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| Lead-in for José? |
|
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| "Inconceivable!" |
|
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| Lead-in for José? |
|
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| Adamant denial |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
|
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| Emphatic denial |
|
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| "You're kidding!" |
|
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| "Absolutely not!" |
|
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| "Impossible!" |
|
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| "You've gotta be kidding me!" |
|
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| Emphatic denial |
|
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| "Forget about it!" |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
|
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| "Forget about it!" |
|
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| "As if!" |
|
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| "Fat chance!" |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
|
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| "I don't think so!" |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
|
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| "Fat chance!" |
|
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| "Not a chance" |
|
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| 'Forget it!' |
|
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| "Forget about it!" |
|
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| "Impossible!" and the theme of this puzzle |
|
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| "In your dreams!" |
|
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| "Forget it!" |
|
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| "Couldn't be!" |
|
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| Cry of disbelief |
|
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| "Uh uh!" |
|
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| "Uh uh!" |
|
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| "Impossible!" |
|
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| "Uh-uh!" |
|
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| "In a pig's eye!" |
|
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| Never! |
|
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| "Not a chance!" |
|
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| "I can't believe it!" |
|
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| "Ixnay!" |
|
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| "Not a chance!" |
|
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| "Never!" |
|
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| "Not a chance!" |
|
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| "Nothing doing!" |
|
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| "Dream on!" |
|
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| "___, José!" |
|
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| "Never!" |
|
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| Nix! |
|
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| "There's ___" (impossible) |
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| Not at all. |
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