| DEADWOOD | People or things that are no longer productive or useful (4,4) |
| TRASH | Things that are no longer wanted |
| GAINFUL | Popular female visiting France no longer productive |
| FRUCTIFY | Become productive or fruitful (8) |
| FRUITFUL | Productive or prolific (8) |
| NON | Prefix for "productive" or "violence" |
| ROLLCALL | A list of people or things that are notable in some specified way (4,4) |
| POLLUTES | Contaminates with most European instruments that are no longer fashionable (8) |
| BROKENIN | Like clothes that are no longer stiff after being worn: 2 wds. |
| ENTICERS | People or things that offer temptation (8) |
| PASTIMES | Hobbies or things that people do regularly for enjoyment (8) |
| IDOLS | People or things that are greatly admired (also a televised singing contest) (5) |
| WASTES | Materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away (6) |
| CLIMATEREFUGEES | Terribly grateful emcee is referring to people fleeing areas that are no longer habitable |
| JOINEDUP | Description of cursive handwriting, hence an idea, part, person, policy, system etc co-ordinated/combined in an effective or useful way (6-2) |
| DARTERS | Dragonflies known in North America as meadowhawks or skimmers; tropical snakebirds; a name for archerfishes or perches; people or things that dash or flit; or, players of the game "arrows" (7) |
| WATERUNDERTHE | Past disagreements that are no longer of concern ... or each block of shaded squares in this puzzle? |
| SHELLSOUT | Pays up for casings that are no longer "in" (6,3) |
| EXPLAIN | Give reasons that are no longer simple (7) |
| ELDERS | Trees that are no longer saplings! (6) |
