| OFFICIAL | Authority figure in charge I refuse to accept |
| SYCOPHANT | I'm obsequious, but I refuse to accept bad copy |
| BEEHIVETOMB | I refuse to accept mark of the beast on sides of bare earth building in Mycenae (7,4) |
| IDENTITY | I refuse to accept bird's name (8) |
| IMPASSE | I refuse to accept the modern deadlock (7) |
| IDENTIFY | Detect attack from the east? I refuse to accept it |
| NOMADIC | Mostly I refuse to accept degree of person who's travelled |
| THEMAN | Authority figure, in slang |
| SARGE | Grouchy authority figure in "Beetle Bailey" |
| PARKRANGER | Authority figure in Yellowstone or Grand Teton |
| ICICLE | In charge I see with the French frozen water (6) |
| ASSOCIATE | Halfwit officer in charge I had as companion |
| DICTION | In charge, I don't bother about how people are talking (7) |
| ICICLES | In charge, I see the French frozen hanging drips |
| CHEFS | Cooks for those in charge; I am excluded (5) |
| DONT | I refuse to accept what you withhold when encountered with role (4,4,2,4) |
| GIVEMETHAT | I refuse to accept what you withhold when encountered with role (4,4,2,4) |
| LAWMEN | Authority figures in "A Fistful of Dollars" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" |
| ICON | Figure in charge gets to adjourn - finally! (4) |
| ICONIC | Very famous figure in charge (6) |
