| WAITINGROOMS | Where you'll find chairs for those hoping to have their complaints dealt with (7,5) |
| 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 |
| RELAPSERS | Real disruption perturbed press - their complaints get worse again (9) |
| WAITINGLISTS | A job in a restaurant records registers for those hoping to enjoy a number of courses (7,5) |
| RUNNINGMATES | Pacemakers for those hoping to make the Vice Presidency? (7,5) |
| MAIDENVOYAGE | First time out in horse race for those hoping to make the trip (6,6) |
| LINGUAFRANCA | Italian-speak for everyone to have their say around the Mediterranean (6,6) |
| PHRENOLOGIST | His clients need to have their heads examined |
| DIETSODA | Crush for those hoping to lose |
| POOL | Area for those hoping to make a splash |
| HOUSEBOAT | Real-estate investment for those hoping to stay afloat? |
| SHADOWCABINET | How sad it can be for those hoping one day to rule |
| GATECRASHERS | Those hoping to take seats for the party, unofficially open 18 across at Conservative Breakfast for meat consumers (12) |
| NICOTINEPATCHES | With which those hoping to kick the habit get plastered? (8,7) |
| HIGHS | It's hard to get GIS to take on Henry, about to have their kicks (5) |
| BAREXAM | Test taken by those hoping to become attorneys: 2 wds. |
| INTERESTGROUPS | Dicky goes and interrupts those hoping to change policy (8,6) |
| CANDIDATES | Those hoping for job open a paper with ads for teachers |
| DOSH | This is paid for horses to have their shoes recovered (4) |
