"Abso-lutely not!" Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “"Abso-lutely not!"” from the USA Today crossword of February 2, 2025? It has 8 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

USA TODAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

Hint 3 Another clue

More clues from the USA Today (February 2, 2025)

Across

1. Used to be
4. Break a fast
7. Units used in warmer months (Abbr.)
10. "The Last of Us" network
11. Pembroke ___ corgi
13. Item used on stage
14. Month after Jul.
15. Maui "howdy"
16. Candy heart word
17. Dig site discovery
19. Canola ___
20. Soup with a tonkotsu variety
21. "Resting place" for discontinued Ben & Jerry's offerings
24. "___ to Joyful" (track on Jon Batiste's "Beethoven Blues")
25. Phone number to call in a crisis
26. Messy person
28. Conclude through logic
32. On the ocean
35. "It was obvious to me"
38. Dove's call
39. Go back
41. "On vacation" initials
42. German for "no"
43. Fronded plant
44. Elevated garden structures
47. Auto dealership purchase
49. ". . . you get the ___"
50. "Go, team!"
51. Activity at a secondhand shop
56. Prefix similar to uber-
58. Section
59. The Garden of ___
60. Henhouse perch
61. Cookie commonly twisted before being eaten
62. ___ mater
63. "Nuh-uh"
64. Classmate, for example
65. Response to "who's the sweetest kitty in the whole wide world?"

Down

1. Harbor structure
2. Spanish for "grandfather"
3. "That makes me really happy!"
4. Slithery fish
5. Cauliflower potato curry dish
6. Simple piece of attire
7. Scent emanating from an oven
8. Front of a magazine
9. "How should we ___ the day?"
11. Texas city in which Dr Pepper was created
12. Islamic equivalent of "kosher"
13. Person partaking in a video game
18. "It's not so bad"
20. Extend, like a magazine subscription
22. Letter between pi and sigma
23. Certain post-production professional
27. Young boy
29. Brain freeze-inducing drink
30. Null and ___
31. Long times
32. Response to a "speak" command
33. Many a Disney Channel star, age-wise
34. Common soda bottle lid
36. Zen garden fish
37. "Abso-lutely not!"
40. Long time
42. The Dallas Mavericks, for example
45. 2013 Lady Gaga album
46. "4 sure"
48. Layer of fur or snow
52. Rabbitlike animal
53. Not going anywhere
54. Titular Pixar fish
55. Chew
56. Coffee server
57. Looky-___

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Questions

What is the answer to “"Abso-lutely not!"”?

NOSIRREE, 8 letters.

When was “"Abso-lutely not!"” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of February 2, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

8 letters, starting with N.