| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Discards (idea) | ||
| Doesn't accept imperfect articles (7) | ||
| Gets rid of imperfect goods (7) | ||
| Refuses hand-me-downs (7) | ||
| Throws out as useless (7) | ||
| Turns down (application) | ||
| Says "no" to | Premier Sunday | 01 Oct 2023 |
| Turns down | LA Times Daily | 21 Oct 2022 |
| Shoots down | Wall Street Journal | 17 Mar 2022 |
| Refuses to accept | Irish Times Simplex | 20 Apr 2021 |
| Turns down | The Washington Post | 01 Apr 2019 |
| Turns down | LA Times Daily | 01 Apr 2019 |
| Turns down | ||
| Doesn't accept | Newsday | 21 Jun 2017 |
| Unpopular ones | ||
| Doesn't accept | ||
| Turns down | ||
| The ones not taken | ||
| The ones not taken | ||
| Culls | ||
| Turns down | ||
| Turns away | ||
| Jettisons | ||
| Free-lancer's file? | ||
| Castoffs | ||
| Declines to accept | ||
| Declines | ||
| Turns thumbs down | ||
| Throws away. | ||
| Imperfect products. | ||
| Discards | ||
| Factory seconds. | ||
| An author's unpublished works. | ||
| Denies. | ||
| Turns down | ||
| Culls. | ||
| Discards. |