| WALDORF | Statler and ___, moany pair of Muppet friends bringing their complaints to the new show (7) |
| SUPE | Person whom people take their complaints to, informally |
| REPASTGRIEVANCES | Complaints to the chef? |
| ERNIE | Bert and - - - - -, Muppet friends (5) |
| GRUMPYOLDWOMEN | My word! Plug changed, sign of moany programme (6,3,5) |
| REIGNINGMONARCHS | Kings and queens bringing their steeds to a halt? |
| PRIZE | Bringing their A game: Alex Haley, Alice Walker and August Wilson are all Pulitzer ___ winners |
| WAITINGROOMS | Where you'll find chairs for those hoping to have their complaints dealt with (7,5) |
| RELAPSERS | Real disruption perturbed press - their complaints get worse again (9) |
| EARACHE | Anarche mistakenly omits noun at conclusion of puzzle resulting in a complaint to The Listener (7) |
| SCYTHED | Cut down chesty complaint to the duke (7) |
| CHRONIC | Persistent customers have registered over ninety individual complaints to start with (7) |
| MUTATES | ...friends bringing in extremely unjust changes (7) |
| UPTEMPO | Musical adjective meaning "fast" formed by an anagram of "Muppet" + O: Hyph. |
| PARASOL | Friend bringing in artist's old sunshade |
| CHEF | The Swedish ___, Muppet who'll feature in the cookery section of the new show (4) |
| MARLEY | Jacob and Robert ___ (ghosts portrayed by Statler and Waldorf in The Muppet Christmas Carol) |
| SYMPTOM | Patient's complaint, to a |
| OPERABOX | Theater section for Statler and Waldorf, on "The Muppet Show" |
| POLICESTATIONS | Where did the climate activists go to lay their complaint in the hope the state would press charges? (6, 8) |