| HARDPASS | "I absolutely do not want that" |
| SURECAN | "I'll absolutely do that!' |
| CONFUCIUS | Latinised name of the Chinese philosopher "Master Kong" who wrote "Do not do unto others what you do not want done to yourself" in Analects (9) |
| OCONNOR | Irish singer-songwriter whose albums include The Lion and the Cobra, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Go |
| SINEADOCONNOR | Singer who refused the Grammy she won for I Do Not Want What I haven't Got: 2 wds. |
| STANDARDS | Flags that purists do not want to see lowered (9) |
| USE | I have no ___ for it. (do not want it) |
| NOLO | "I do not want to," in court |
| CATINTHEHAT | "Tell that ___ you do NOT want to play": Dr. Seuss |
| JACKIE | Who said "The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse."? (6,7) |
| KENNEDY | Who said "The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse."? (6,7) |
| ELUDE | "If you want something it will ___ you. If you do not want something, you will get ten of it in the mail": Anna Quindlen (5) |
| CART | Carry - for those who do not want to carry! (4) |
| PDA | Something people do not want to see outside, for short |
| NOES | They do not want the bill (4) |
| BADASSES | People you do not want to mess with |
| BATH | People usually do not want to be seen in this spa (4) |
| WEAPONS | We do not want to have ___ ___ on New Zealand soil: David Lange (7,7) |
| NUCLEAR | We do not want to have ___ ___ on New Zealand soil: David Lange (7,7) |
| BEDBUG | Insect you do not want to let bite you when it's time for good night, sleep tight! (3,3) |