I’m thinking of a word that rhymes with cornet

It’s sweltering here in Toronto today, a good day for eating ice cream in between dips in the pool or lake or bathtub or just pouring a bottle of cold water over one's head!

I'm going to send some giant wasps your way for choosing a word that can be pronounced two different ways!

Be careful! The police have a system for catching people like you.

oooh, what was I thinking? Upon reflection, it doesn't matter, it's a loose rhyme with both pronunciations.

I've taken an antihistamine, so send your wasps: I'm not a-scared-a you!

NOT: hornet

He used to play a Grafton plastic saxophone but I don't know if he still does. Free jazz trivia isn't my forte.

Mine neither. In fact, Free Jazz competes closely with nails down a blackboard for my least favourite sound. Also, Crambo's word is not a proper noun.

NOT: hornet, ornette

I'm off to the opera. Must remember my fancy long-handled spectacles.

Don't forget your opera cape. What a dashing figure you'll cut. No one will even notice you're not a Crambo winner.

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette

#3??

#3 “The story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." Hey, I'm not a crook!

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet

ALPHA NOT: dragnet, hornet, lorgnette, ornette

I sphere my guess might not even be within the same solar system as crambo's word.

ISS doesn’t rhyme so it can’t be that. But it’s not any orbiting orb, neither inside nor outside our solar system.

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet

ALPHA NOT: dragnet, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, ornette, planet

Along with a cornet, I enjoy hearing a "licorice stick."

The bling I'm wearing in my hair matches the Kind Heart on my sleeve.

A pretentious (some might say) way of saying "the beginning" is
"the __ __ __ __ __, but whatʻs pretentious about being 4-letters shorter?

"The only hereditary honor which is not a peerage", says Wikipedia.

#13 YOU’VE GIVEN ME AN EARWORM!!!!! But, it’s one I never tire of, Rhapsody in Blue :-D
#14 You look FABULOUS, dahling! I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.
#15 But how different this quote would be using any other word: “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” ~Winston Churchill
#17 Ah, the things kings do to raise money!

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, clarinet, compassionate, dragnet, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, onset, ornette, planet

Winifred Banks was one.

Alas, not soldiers in petticoats!

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, suffragette

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, clarinet, compassionate, dragnet, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, onset, ornette, planet, suffragette

#14 Wasn't barrette - I was thinking of a 1950s movie - 'Kind Hearts and....'

CoUld it be "__ __ __"
(used to be colloquiailly pronounced "__ __", leaving out the vowel that is its middle letter): the past tense
of a commonly used verb. The present tense is spelt the same way as this archaic past.

Back when I played the B-flat cornet, I played in groups ranging from four to eight members (just trying to eliminate a bunch of similar words without guessing each one separately).

Probably not a monosyllable, but iʻll still try: "__ __ __"

As a crossword clue might say:
"Game" and "Match"ʻs partner

#21 Suddenly I'm feeling like a princess and craving an icy cold Guinness :-/
#22 Not sure I can really take a bite out of this one, Roland. I may need a hint :-(
#23 No musical groups were harmed in the making of this Crambo.
#24 Never underestimate the power of monosyllables!

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, octet, onset, ornette, planet, quartette, quintet, septet, set, sextet

Zucchini mon amour!

Avec plaisir, cher ami! Je suis désolé mais comme ce n'est pas le mot correct.

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set, courgette

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, courgette, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, octet, onset, ornette, planet, quartette, quintet, septet, set, sextet

C'est dommage. I am totally drenched.

22 > 25

No hint needed. Youʻve got it: 7th in the alpha list of "NOTs"

Much as to realize this pains
Me, I see only 7 members have McShaneʻs

Ill _ _ _ by a Fish Shop in
George Street.
Could it be read only by the elite?

#28 Cry me a river! Really, I hope it's because you're in a pool, hot tub or some other shark-free water.
#30 Perhaps not elitist, but rather obscure and out of print.

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set, wet, met

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, met, octet, onset, ornette, planet, quartette, quintet, septet, set, sextet, wet

"let it stand" is the monosyllable "__ __ __ __"
in Lat-
in: Have I got it with that?

A rapscallion?

#32 As a former editor, this is a word which I know well but, not Crambo's word.
#33 I can think of a couple of possibilities but nothing, or no one, shameful here.

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set, wet, met, stet, profligate, degenerate

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, degenerate, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, met, octet, onset, ornette, planet, profligate, quartette, quintet, septet, set, sextet, stet, wet

Because of the syllabic stress it doesnʻt rhyme

Very well but I venture to forward "__ __ __ __ __" this time:
Another Latin verb*-turned -Eng-
lish-noun. My addiction to such is the thing
Thatʻs at the root of these guess-
es. I wonʻt give ʻem up, but I will confess
To them, and, "as a former ed-
itor", youʻll hardly be away from them led.

*The Latin meaning is
ʻit lacks".

I've always thought of it as "insert here" which is certainly another way of saying "it lacks".

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set, wet, met, stet, profligate, degenerate, caret

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, caret, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, degenerate, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, hornet, lorgnette, met, octet, onset, ornette, planet, profligate, quartette, quintet, septet, set, sextet, stet, wet

As David Porter once wrote:

So, honey, don't you worry
'Cause you ain't seen nothin' up to this point

(two words)

awww, don't fret honey even though you haven't guessed it yet :(

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set, wet, met, stet, profligate, degenerate, caret, fret, yet

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, caret, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, degenerate, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, fret, hornet, lorgnette, met, octet, onset, ornette, planet, profligate, quartette, quintet, septet, set, sextet, stet, wet, yet

HINT: Most humans do this daily.

If itʻs something we do every day,
Iʻm hoping you wonʻt have to say
Itʻs just plain "__ __ __ __ __ __", the ant-
-onym of "pat yourself on the back for" - (you canʻt):
The "Ayenbite of Invit", as
Joyce used
To often quote. Got it? Or confused?

I know there's something I do every day, more now than I used to... It's right on the tip of my tongue... Wait a minute, I'll get it... Oh darn! Maybe it will come back to me.

#39 Prick of conscience doesn't rhyme, so I moved on to remorse and landed at regret. Have I followed the correct path?
#40 You and me both, mister! But, unless I've had a worse-than-usual memory lapse, it's not Crambo's word :-/

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set, wet, met, stet, profligate, degenerate, caret, fret, yet, regret, forget

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, caret, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, degenerate, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, forget, fret, hornet, lorgnette, met, octet, onset, ornette, planet, profligate, quartette, quintet, regret, septet, set, sextet, stet, wet, yet

HINT: Most humans do this daily.

"Regret" (39) has correctly made it to the "nots".

A politician has offered you some of this substance. Do you accept the offer as a classic of wartime oratory or suggest that he take a shower?

@darsu, you've stymied me! The only thing I seem to get from politicians these days is debt since no one wants to pay for the social services we all want. Methinks I need a hint!

The most famous instance of the offer was made by Churchill... there were some other things on the list as well.

@darsu, thank you for the hint. With Winnie's “blood, toil, tears and sweat”, I now know for certain that you are the winner. Congratulations!

NOT: hornet, ornette, lorgnette, dragnet, planet, exoplanet, clarinet, barrette, compassionate, onset, baronet, coronet, eat/et, quartette, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, set, wet, met, stet, profligate, degenerate, caret, fret, yet, regret, forget

ALPHA NOT: baronet, barrette, caret, clarinet, compassionate, coronet, degenerate, dragnet, eat/et, exoplanet, forget, fret, hornet, lorgnette, met, octet, onset, ornette, planet, profligate, quartette, quintet, regret, septet, set, sextet, stet, wet, yet

HINT: Most humans do this daily.

CRAMBO's WORD: Sweat