| WITH | Meriting serious consideration and included in the counting (2,2,8,4) |
| TOBE | Meriting serious consideration and included in the counting (2,2,8,4) |
| RECKONED | Meriting serious consideration and included in the counting (2,2,8,4) |
| VOLLEYBALL | Indoor team sport first played in 1895 and included in every Olympic Games since 1964 (10) |
| CUMIN | Spice is brought back and included in biryani, much to their satisfaction |
| ADZE | Sounds like something Count does in the counting house for the carpenter (4) |
| BEGGARMAN | What comes between Poor Man and Thief in the counting rhyme Tinker, Tailor (6,3) |
| FINGER | One of the hand's digits used in the counting practice of dactylonomy; or, something thus shaped, such as a shortbread biscuit or a goujon (6) |
| SCRUTINEER | One who observes and inspects the counting of ballots in elections (10) |
| LIGHTLY | In leaderless Britain, left without serious consideration (7) |
| NEWWAVE | Genre of music which followed punk rock and included Blondie and The Talking Heads (3,4) |
| ITSFORTHEBIRDS | Item unworthy of consideration and hint to the puzzle theme |
| HAGGIS | Made his a stew and included horse in meal of offal (6) |
| POLLS | The counting of votes as in an election (5) |
| ABACUS | The sailor currently is joining us to help with the counting (6) |
| PREFER | Select something for consideration, and choose one before others (6) |
| ADVISEMENT | Careful consideration and consultation (10) |
| STANDOUT | Fat and included to be conspicuous (5,3) |
| ADDED | Reckoned total, and included an extra 500 (5) |
| REVOTE | Choose after the counting of ballots was too close |
