| DISSENTS | Isn't a pro |
| ANTI | One who isn't a pro |
| PERSONALTRAINER | One giving advice on fitness isn't a pro, learner found out (8,7) |
| NICKEL | "Wow! If I had a ___ for every time I was 'doomed' by a puppet, I'd have two ___s - which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Right?" |
| RAMBLER | Walker who isnt a good story-teller (7) |
| DOESNTHOLDWATER | How a leaky bath isn't a compelling proposition? (6,4,5) |
| FACTCHECKER | What sounds like a disk, but isn't a disk? |
| WRITERSBLOCK | What sounds like a cube, but isn't a cube? |
| FAMILIARRING | What sounds like a circle, but isn't a circle? |
| CHARITYBALL | What sounds like a sphere, but isn't a sphere? |
| DOE | She isn't a buck, but she sounds like a synonym of "bucks" |
| REDHERRING | Woman's upset about detective initially making a mistake - this isn't a clue |
| LOL | Acronym that might denote "this isn't a big deal" at the end of a text |
| LYON | French city that isn't a homonym of a roaring feline |
| NOONE | There isn't a single person who can name a song by Ray Charles or Alicia Keys (2-3) |
| SINATRA | A crooner isn't a manufactured artist (7) |
| TWINGE | Old English for "pinch, wring", thus today's little stab that isn't a knife, but a sharp shooting pain, pang of guilt, prick of conscience or sting of an unpleasant emotion (6) |
| SOW | Pig that isn't a boar |
| DEM | Pol who isn't a Rep., often |
| SAGA | Story that isn't a quick read |
