| THEFIRST | (and 10 Across) 24 gets initial rejection by the Spanish (3,5,4) |
| ALLTHEFUN | (and 10 Across, 24 Down) Total entertainment - everything being enjoyed by blondes? (3,3,3,2,3,4) |
| NOVICE | A word of rejection by the deputy shooter with little experience (6) |
| ANON | A rejection by the French soon (4) |
| WICKED | Very good wife chosen after initial rejection |
| OMAN | State of novel after initial rejection (4) |
| AFRAID | 2023 film starring 10 Across, 24 Across, 26 Across and 8 Down (4,2,6) |
| BEAUIS | 2023 film starring 10 Across, 24 Across, 26 Across and 8 Down (4,2,6) |
| REGULATION | Automatic rejection by one in a hundred is standard (10) |
| EYEBALLS | I heard graduate with long, live lead gets initial shock from those in the sockets (8) |
| SCALE | Auction gets initial cost in proportion (5) |
| THREAD | Accidental death gets initial reactions in series of messages (6) |
| RAFT | Royal Air Force gets initial tender for rudimentary floating platform (4) |
| ADAGIO | After can is thrown from Canada, soldier gets initial order/request to play slowly (6) |
| OOZES | Gives out English quarter after rejection by menagerie (5) |
| BOND | Role played by six different actors across 24 films |
| NAOMI | I complain on rejection by her |
| REPROBATION | Severe disapproval; rejection by God (11) |
| WINETASTINGS | Opens 18 across and 10 across with oral examinations in Bordeaux perhaps (4,8) |
| SHINING | And 10. Across. South American rebel group, on brilliant trail? (7,4) |
