The Clue
Damsel's reply to the villain (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NEVER
Tags
Notes
The answer NEVER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
"___ again!"
"___ mind!"
"___ on Sunday"
" . . . ___ the twain . . . "
Absolute negative
"Absolutely not!"
Absolutely not
Alternative for now
Defiant cry
Diehard's cry
Diehard's vow
Emphatic no
Emphatic refusal
At no time
"No way!"
No way!
Not at all
Now alternative
Now's alternative
"___ say die"
___ say die
1985 hit by Heart
Not even once
Not just "no!"
"___ on Sunday," 1960 film
"___ on Sunday," Mercouri film
"And ___ the twain shall meet"
When donkeys fly
"When pigs fly!"
When pigs fly
Farrell's "A World I ___ Made"
"I ___ Sang for My Father"
"No way, no how!"
"Over my dead body!"
"When hell freezes over!"
"When hell freezes over"
"I'll ___ Smile Again," 1939 song
Definition
NEVER as an adverb:
1. (never, ne'er) = not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"
2. not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; "never fear"; "bringing up children is never easy"; "that will never do"; "what is morally wrong can never be politically right"