| ROUGH | 'Not even a collar', you say |
| NAILS | Collars -- you probably have 20 of them (5) |
| STERN | Not a bow; not even a smile apparently |
| MOUSE | Not a creature was stirring, not even a ___ (5) |
| EVE | The night before Christmas when, all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mous |
| NIGHT | "Twas the ... before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a |
| SOUPCON | Part of a meal's a swindle, not even a mouthful (7) |
| ARTURRUBINSTEIN | Pianist who said, "Music is not a hobby, not even a passion with me; music is me" (1800) |
| SHUSHPUPPIES | When you wear these shoes, not even a dog can hear you sneak up? |
| HOUSE | "'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the ... / Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse" |
| ODDFELLOW | Not even a man, a society member (9) |
| ASPOORASACHURCH | Like a needy one with NOT EVEN A MOUSE? |
| UNFAIR | Not just, in fact not even a pretty face? |
| NOFEAR | Not even a modicum of nerves? Definitely not (2,4) |
| ODDMANOUT | Not even a soldier on strike could be called a misfit (3,3,3) |
| ODDJOBBER | Not even a famously patient person is right to be a handyman (3-6) |
| NONE | Not even a single devout woman was heard |
| ODD | Not even a hint of overdraft with direct debit |
| SOBER | Not even a little drunk |
| NEER | Not even a single time, poetically |
