| DISTRICTCOUNCIL | Critic couldn't fail to accept one's authority (8,7) |
| HAD | Couldn't fail to get caught (3) |
| GOBYTHEBOARD | Fail to accept chalked notice is correct? |
| DISUSE | Fail to accept South American neglect (6) |
| REJECT | Fail to accept flawed item (6) |
| CRACKINGTHEWHIP | Asserting one's authority (8,3,4) |
| TAKEITONTHECHIN | Accept one weight, article on feature to face criticism courageously (4,2,2,3,4) |
| SYMPATHIES | As MPs, they jostled to accept one's support (10) |
| BRIAN | Refuse to accept one's got snail animated (5) |
| PRISTINE | Pinter, strangely, to accept one's original |
| IMPRISONED | Given time, one's inclined to accept one's daughter |
| IMPROPRIETIES | I unhappily permit poser to accept one's mistakes (13) |
| CUISINE | Prompt to accept one's at home cooking (7) |
| PRISON | Almost willing to accept one's captive here (6) |
| EXCHEQUER | A royal treasury might get Rex to accept one's money order (9) |
| TAKESIDES | Agrees to accept one of the French to show support (4,5) |
| OPTIMA | Choose mother to accept one of the most favourable points |
| NAIVETY | Refusal to accept one old soldier's unworldliness |
| OPIATE | Mostly chose to accept one advanced description of religion? (6) |
| LEARNED | Inclined to accept one third of basic education as showing wisdom (7) |
