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58 total results for ISNOT( score: 20 )
29 results for ISNOT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Tue Nov 15, 2022 | 9A | Ain't, in other words | Sandy Ganzell | Shortz |
| Sun Jul 31, 2022 | 98D | "Failure ___ an option" | Jesse Goldberg | Shortz |
| Wed Jan 6, 2021 | 18D | "Huh-uh!" | Eric Bornstein | Shortz |
| Tue Jul 21, 2020 | 53D | "This ___ a test" (2) | Zhouqin Burnikel | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 30, 2020 | 47D | Immature retort | Caitlin Reid | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 25, 2018 | 26D | "Love ___ a victory march" ("Hallelujah" lyric) | Emily Carroll | Shortz |
| Tue Dec 27, 2016 | 57A | "All ___ lost" (2) | Herre Schouwerwou | Shortz |
| Tue Feb 16, 2016 | 26D | "All ___ lost" (2) | Ron and Nancy Byron | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 4, 2015 | 28A | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
| Fri Feb 20, 2015 | 2D | Schoolyard retort | David Woolf | Shortz |
| Thu Dec 11, 2014 | 48A | Ain't spelled out? | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 20, 2013 | 57D | "This ___ a test" (2) | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Wed Jul 3, 2013 | 25D | "This ___ a drill!" (2) | Pamela Klawitter | Shortz |
| Sun Oct 7, 2012 | 9D | Playground retort (4) | Zoe Wheeler | Shortz |
| Mon Jul 30, 2012 | 51D | "War ___ the answer" | Rosemarie Dolan and Christopher Geach | Shortz |
| Wed Feb 1, 2012 | 49A | Contrarian's retort | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 12, 2011 | 66D | Ain't fixed? | C. W. Stewart | Shortz |
| Wed Jan 13, 2010 | 38A | Playground retort (4) | Kevan Choset | Shortz |
| Sun Jun 14, 2009 | 122A | Playground retort (4) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
| Thu Jun 22, 2006 | 39D | "What ___ to like?" | Christina Houlihan Kelly | Shortz |
| Sat Jan 15, 2005 | 45A | Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Love ___ All" | Ed Early | Shortz |
| Sat Jun 5, 2004 | 31D | "This ___ a drill!" (2) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
| Sun Nov 10, 2002 | 5D | Playground retort (4) | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 27, 2000 | 53D | "A house ___ a home" (2) | Greg Staples | Shortz |
| Tue Feb 22, 2000 | 55D | Comeback in a kids' argument | Dorothy E. Donaldson | Shortz |
| Thu Apr 8, 1999 | 62A | "A house ___ a home" (2) | David J. Kahn | Shortz |
| Sun Jan 17, 1999 | 34D | "The fault, dear Brutus, ___ in our stars" | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
| Tue Jul 22, 1997 | 52D | "Once ___ Enough" | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
| Fri Jun 24, 1994 | 8D | Ain't right? | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
29 results for ISNOT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
| Sat Jul 24, 1993 | 43D | Susann's "Once ___ Enough" | Harris | Maleska |
| Mon Mar 24, 1986 | 32D | "Love ___ All": Millay | Whitten | Maleska |
| Wed Nov 13, 1985 | 18D | "All that glisters ___ gold": Shak. | Jeffrey A. Mercer | Maleska |
| Sun Aug 19, 1984 | 59D | "A House ___ a Home": Adler | Mary Cee Whitten | Maleska |
| Sat Dec 3, 1983 | 27D | " ... mercy ___ strained": Shak. | Jesse Roarke | Maleska |
| Wed Feb 16, 1983 | 38A | Susann's "Once ___ Enough" | Karen Hodge | Maleska |
| Fri Apr 11, 1975 | 38A | "All ___ gold that glitters" | Jordan S. Lasher | Weng |
| Wed Aug 8, 1973 | 34D | "God ___ a man ... " | Unknown | Weng |
| Thu Dec 16, 1971 | 55A | "He ___ a God of the dead ... " | Unknown | Weng |
| Sun Dec 12, 1971 | 126A | "A House ___ a Home" | Edward J. O'Brien | Weng |
| Sun Jun 8, 1969 | 117A | Doesn't exist | Anthony Morse | Weng |
| Tue Apr 23, 1968 | 25D | Frequently contracted phrase. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Sat May 15, 1965 | 51D | "All ___ gold ... " | Unknown | Farrar |
| Tue Mar 23, 1965 | 33D | "The quality of mercy ___ strained ... " | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
| Sun Sep 22, 1963 | 61D | Has no being. | Barbara Brasure | Farrar |
| Mon Apr 1, 1963 | 31D | "The race ___ to the swift." | Unknown | Farrar |
| Mon Dec 10, 1962 | 31D | "The race ___ to the swift." | Unknown | Farrar |
| Sat Jun 9, 1962 | 58A | "The game ___ worth the candle." | John Byrne | Farrar |
| Sat May 26, 1962 | 50A | "All ___ gold ... " | Helen H. Kamerling | Farrar |
| Sun Mar 25, 1962 | 33A | Non est. | Mary Grow | Farrar |
| Sat Mar 18, 1961 | 30D | "The race ___ to the swift ... " | Unknown | Farrar |
| Fri Jul 25, 1958 | 6D | "He that ___ with me is against me." | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
| Fri Jun 1, 1956 | 49D | "The race ___ to the swift ... " | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
| Sun Oct 16, 1955 | 6D | Negative declaration: 2 wds. | Charles Baron | Farrar |
| Mon May 23, 1955 | 14A | See 29 Down. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Mon Jan 3, 1955 | 53D | "The race ___ to the swift ... " | Fred C. Jaschob | Farrar |
| Sat Sep 29, 1951 | 51D | Two plus two ___ five. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Sat Jul 7, 1951 | 6D | Lacks being: 2 wds. | Unknown | Farrar |
| Fri Feb 2, 1951 | 27A | "The fault, dear Brutus, ___ in our stars ... " | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
| Anagrams: | NOITS, TINOS, TOSIN, OINTS, TISON, NITOS, TONIS, ITSON, TIONS, SITON, ITSNO |