I’ve got a simple answer that jumped right out at me and works, but I’ll go under the assumption it’s wrong.

Good morning!

An idea popped right into my head too & that rarely happens for me with these Wuzzles.

Good morning. I have a guess.

Thanks, Jasdip

I actually have a guess but no confidence of course

patriciae

Maybe. Thanks, Jasdip.

tj

I can think of a couple, but neither seem quite correct...

I think I have it for once.

I can't edit the title, of course Houzz usually works but not always.

Yep!

Thanks, Jasdip

What?

patriciae

Not always. I missed it. I had ”not around”. Thanks again.

tj

Thankyou Tsugajunkie. I am having as much problems with the recent to me cryptic answers as the original puzzle. I had not anyway.

patriciae

Oh for heaven’s sake - I give up! Not always??? I had cross (k)not First thing that popped into my unimaginative brain. And I’m not even a sailor so knots aren’t even in my realm of imagining….

I thought cross knot too. ‘Not always‘ is pretty clever, though. Thanks, Jasdip!

I had knotty and not around.

Not bad answers, everyone! I’d give points for all of them.🤠

Ha - the first thing that I thought of was 'all for nought' 😀