| REJECTED | refused to take |
| SIR | British statesman who refused to take the oath of supremacy to Henry VIII as head of the Church and was executed for high treason in 1535 (3,6,4) |
| MORE | British statesman who refused to take the oath of supremacy to Henry VIII as head of the Church and was executed for high treason in 1535 (3,6,4) |
| THOMAS | British statesman who refused to take the oath of supremacy to Henry VIII as head of the Church and was executed for high treason in 1535 (3,6,4) |
| REBELLED | Refused to take it anymore |
| ABSTAINED | A bishop disgraced, having refused to take part (9) |
| BIDET | "Am I the asshole for forcing my guests to move to a hotel after they refused to use the ___?" (viral Reddit post) |
| TEMPLE | Whose studio refused to let her out of her contract to star in The Wizard of Oz, the role going to Judy Garland? (7,6) |
| SHIRLEY | Whose studio refused to let her out of her contract to star in The Wizard of Oz, the role going to Judy Garland? (7,6) |
| SENTTOCOVENTRY | Refused to talk to someone who had been despatched to witches' place before touchdown (4,2,8) |
| RINGOFFIRE | Song which Johnny Cash's family refused to allow to be used to promote haemorrhoid-relief products (4,2,4) |
| CRICKETER | Credit starts to be refused to Dick, Peter and Grace? |
| DISALLOWED | Refused to accept looking sickly - departed to fix it |
| DISOWNED | Refused to be linked to (someone or something) |
| CLEMENT | _ VII, pope who refused to authorise the annulment of the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon (7) |
| DECLINED | Refused to give the various cases to date (8) |
| ROSAPARKS | In 1955, which civil rights activist famously refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger? (4,5) |
| BANDLEADER | Music director refused to allow songs to be heard |
| INSTRUMENTALITY | Court refused to give orders to intelligence agency |
| UPFIELD | Prideful corner-back refused to dribble to the other end of pitch (7) |
