Not neutral on all occasions(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Not neutral on all occasions”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 1st January 2026.

The answer is

N E V E R

5 letters · most recently seen on 1st January 2026

Other clues that solve to NEVER

The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.

#16 down At no time (5) 7th September 2026
#22 down Not ever (5) 2nd September 2026
#7 down No, and that's final! (5) 27th August 2026
#2 down The answer is positively negative! (5) 17th August 2026
#31 down Not ever (5) 12th August 2026
#31 across Not ever (5) 10th August 2026
#31 across A negative point, invariably (5) 1st August 2026
#27 down Not ever (5) 30th July 2026
#21 across Not ever (5) 21st July 2026
#15 across Not ever (5) 16th July 2026
#31 across Guinevere's response to a saucy suggestion (5) 4th July 2026
#14 down Not ever (5) 26th June 2026
#16 down Not ever (5) 20th June 2026
#33 down Not ever (5) 6th May 2026
#19 across In one version, Peter Pan's land (5) 29th April 2026
#30 down At no time (5) 27th April 2026
#15 down Not ever (5) 19th April 2026
#16 down At no time (5) 11th April 2026
#14 down At no time (5) 28th March 2026
#14 down Not ever (5) 24th March 2026
#31 down Not ever (5) 16th February 2026
#21 down No, and that's final! (5) 12th February 2026
#31 across At no time (5) 1st February 2026
#21 across On no occasion (5) 17th January 2026
#31 down Not neutral on all occasions (5) 1st January 2026
#14 down At no time (5) 30th December 2025
#13 down No encouragement from lady Guinevere! (5) 20th December 2025
#31 down Not ever (5) 4th December 2025
#38 across On no occasion (5) 27th November 2025
#16 down Not; ever (5) 18th November 2025
#31 down Not always on the first of November (5) 15th November 2025
#31 down At no time (5) 10th November 2025
#12 across Not ever (5) 29th October 2025
#31 down At no time (5) 29th October 2025
#31 down At no time (5) 9th October 2025
#14 down Not ever (5) 4th October 2025
#13 down Not ever (5) 27th September 2025
#31 down Not ever (5) 15th September 2025
#13 down Not even upset at the bitter end (5) 7th September 2025
#13 down At no time (5) 7th September 2025

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 1st January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down One of a pair, very noisy, in a little boat (5)
#2 down Rare way of being done? (5)
#3 down For which the water was hot? (4)
#4 across It's eaten by many, if fun is also wanted (6)
#4 down Females in numerous employments (5)
#5 down Think to charge a quid (4)
#6 down Where to be the ultimate defender of clean sheets (2,4)
#7 across Somewhat kinky name for the honey bear (8)
#8 across Vehicle going south to somewhere on sea, possibly (6)
#9 down Scope for marginal latitude (6)
#10 across It's weak, but we all have it (5)