| TAKEITORLEAVEIT | This is my offer and it is not negotiable (4,2,2,5,2) |
| ILLTREAT | My offer to pay brings forth abuse (3-5) |
| ANO | I'll take that as ___ (You've declined my offer): 2 wds. |
| GRANDPIANO | Foreign money in grand prix initially is all new - obviously it comes with strings attached and it is not upright (5,5) |
| EXPLOITABLE | "Reporting the news is a privilege and a responsibility, and it is not ____" (Meet Joe Black) |
| HUMPBACK | One whale stays with the sardines wherever they are and it is not Bryde's. It will come back to you. (8) |
| IRRITANTS | "We have previously indicated our readiness to remove any actual ____ in West Berlin, but the freedom of that city is not negotiable" (John F Kennedy) (9) |
| NEXTROUNDISONME | Bar offer, and hint to this puzzle's theme |
| OPENINGSENTENCE | "This is my story," for one |
| STREETPREACHERS | Manic ____ , Welsh alternative rock band noted for their 1998 studio album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (6,9) |
| FLAT | Home - and that's not negotiable! (4) |
| TORNADO | Road not negotiable in this (7) |
| LETSDANCE | Ball offer, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| NEED | It's not negotiable |
| PHOSPHORUS | This element is an important constituent of bones and teeth. It is essential to the growth of living organisms, and it is an important component in fertilizer. |
| AMIENS | This cathedral is the largest of the three great Gothic cathedrals built in France during the 13th century. It is located in the Somme River valley, and it is the largest in France. It was designated |
| PUNT | Bet that's not negotiable any longer |
| INSPECTOR | Prices not negotiable for senior police rank (9) |
| BOGOFF | Trader's offer and female's dismissive reply? (3,3) |
| PROPOSE | I make the offer and Rose gets her dad to agree (7) |
