| REFUSE | Decline or waste (6) |
| SEWERS | Drains or pipes, especially underground, used to carry away surface water or waste matter (6) |
| RECUSO | I decline or reject (+ acc. or inf.): abnuo, denego |
| DAWDLE | Hang back or waste time (6) |
| BASKET | Laundry or waste |
| PLUMBS | Connects to the water or waste pipe |
| SPILL | To destroy or waste; a slop of upset milk e.g.; a stick or twist of wood or paper for lighting a candle, fire or pipe; or, a tumble from a bike or a horse (5) |
| SLOP | A loose cassock, gown, smock or tunic; or, from "cowpat", a muddy place or puddle; spilled, unappetising or waste liquid food; snowy slush; or, wishy-washy sentiment, aka gush (4) |
| SLUMP | A sudden or marked decline or failure (5) |
| ERODENT | Causing or tending decline or deterioration |
| EBB | In contrast with "flow", a word for the falling back, going out, retreat or wane of the tide, thus any decrease, gradual decline or low state (3) |
| TURNDOWN | Decline or rebuff (4,4) |
| TWILIGHT | Period of gradual decline or obscurity |
| FALLOFF | Decline or drop (4-3) |
| SAG | Decline or end of precious silver (3) |
| SEWER | A drain or pipe, especially underground, used to carry away surface water or waste matter (5) |
| POLLUTED | Contaminated with poisonous substances or affected by excessive levels of noise or waste (8) |
| FRITTER | To squander or waste, like scattering little bits or shreds of deep-fried delicacies of battered food (7) |
| DRIP | Writing in decline - or that's the leak? (4) |
| MIND | Terrible thing for one to lose or waste |
