| SUMMIT | In formal wear, male with medium top (6) |
| TUXEDO | Tex moving round posh party in formal wear (6) |
| COLLAR | Clan tailored unusually in formal wear (6,3,3) |
| ANDTIE | Clan tailored unusually in formal wear (6,3,3) |
| ORANGE | In orienteering, the colour code of the courses with medium navigational difficulty rating, or the colour with white of the kites/flags at the control points (6) |
| SEANCE | Irishman (Anglican) found in meeting with medium (6) |
| BOWTIE | Succumb to dead heat in formal wear (3,3) |
| MEMBER | Associate with medium hot coal (6) |
| BANTAM | Volunteers in bar with medium fowl |
| STYMIE | Hold back fashion when replacing large with medium one |
| BLACKTIE | Refuse to deal with couple in formal wear |
| LOUNGESUIT | Waste time attending clubs, perhaps in formal wear (6,4) |
| WHITETIE | You and I admit crack at Bond in formal wear (5,3) |
| DRESSSUIT | Line up on quarterdeck in formal wear (5,4) |
| CUFFLINK | Belt buckle worn by men in formal wear (4,4) |
| SMUT | Soot or mark in formal wear I expunged |
| EDIT | Democrat in formal wear going up to amend copy |
| TWENTIES | Travelled in formal wear for ten years |
| GOWN | Trendiest coming out of Downing Street in formal wear (4) |
| OPERATIVE | Worker's musical production originally viewed in formal wear |
