| REMAINDERS | They wanted to stay, but accept democratic surpluses (10) |
| DESIDERATUM | One's wanted to stay, heading right down in fact |
| SURE | It was rumoured that Goldwyn said of Louis B Mayer, "The reason so many people showed up at his funeral was because they wanted to make ... he was dead" |
| RESIDE | Stay but desire otherwise (6) |
| CORSET | Stay but no directors rid of (6) |
| CAROL | With 23-Across: 90-year-old comedy legend who told Colbert: "They put me on first...nobody wanted to see me! They wanted to see [1-Across!]. I bombed...it was terrible!" |
| TAKESISSUE | Argues about, but accepts the result |
| TAKESASEAT | Doesn't stand, but accepts a place in Parliament! (5,1,4) |
| ACCESSORYS | Surpluses |
| OVERMUCHES | Surpluses |
| FORD | He allegedly said, "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses" |
| MCCARTHYITES | They wanted reds out of my architects' design (12) |
| ANDI | Box Car Racer song they wanted included? |
| BUCKSKIN | Leather made by the relatives of the one they wanted brought back (8) |
| PASSTHEBUCK | Approve the gymnasium apparatus, but accept no responsibility (4,3,3) |
| RESIGN | Give up, but accept the contract again (6) |
| YELLOWY | Call Wyoming but accept nothing that's somewhat gold in colour (7) |
| ALLOWTOSTAND | Don't overrule, but accept as a candidate (5,2,5) |
| TAKEAPART | Criticise severely but accept a role (4,5) |
| SETASIDE | The policy of taking land out of production to reduce crop surpluses (3-5) |
