| TAKEARAINCHECK | Politely decline cake and thank Erica anyhow (4,1,4,5) |
| DISMISSMANNERS | Deem "please" and "thank you" unimportant? |
| BEGOFF | Politely decline vanity owned by closest pal (3,3) |
| RAIN | Take a ___ check (politely decline) |
| DIDO | She shot to success in 1999 with an album, No Angel, and hit singles, Here With Me and Thank You; she plays Manchester Apollo in December (4) |
| MAURICECHEVALIER | French actor, singer and entertainer associated with the songs Louise and Thank Heaven for Little Girls |
| METYOU | Thanks For The Memory of the late Bob Hope singing, "Aw'flly glad I ...; cheerio, and toodle-oo; And thank you so much" (3,3) |
| NOTAPRETTYSIGHT | Seeing it sickens, I politely decline rather large number (3,1,6,5) |
| VALETA | Goodbye and thank you for the dance (6) |
| RADIOSTAR | Important broadcaster's run ending in despair after 'Farewell and thank you' |
| PRAISEBE | Cook vegetable a la Spooner and thank the Lord |
| PATONTHEBACK | Praise and thank beat cop after refreshment (3,2,3,4) |
| MAGICWORDS | Please and thank you, e.g. |
| CHEERS | Goodbye, and thank you for the applause |
| PLEASE | Be polite: say - and thank you |
| PLS | "___ and thank u!" |
| RSVPS | Politely declines, maybe |
| ARTHURDENT | 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish' hero |
| TATA | So long, and thanks, thanks again (2-2) |
| TARAMASALATA | Farewell Indian food, and thanks for the Greek stuff! (12) |
