| PUTTINGITON | Pretending to be donning a garment? (7,2,2) |
| SWEATER | We rest nervously after donning a garment (7) |
| TOBY | Tankard in the form of toper donning a tricorn hat, named after the "Philpot" character referred to in a song about a brown jug (4) |
| DRESSINGUP | Badly digress with a pun when donning a costume (8,2) |
| PUTTINGONANACT | How is impresario donning a territory? (7,2,2,3) |
| FEDORA | Loudly rode back donning a headgear of Indiana Jones (6) |
| SPADAY | Occasion for donning a robe |
| GRAD | One temporarily donning a cap |
| CHEF | Professional cook or culinarian, traditionally donning a toque (4) |
| SHOPLIFT | To steal goods from a retail outlet while pretending to be a customer (8) |
| VIOLA | One takes a bow - girl pretending to be a boy |
| BEARD | Person pretending to be in a relationship with someone to conceal their true sexual identity |
| CROWBARKING | Black bird pretending to be a dog? |
| LETTINGON | Pretending to be allowing to proceed (7,2) |
| POSER | Randomly ropes in a person pretending to be trendy (5) |
| MALINGERER | One pretending to be ill to avoid work |
| INSINCERE | Pretending to be at home from 3rd March to 4th June (9) |
| MANWHO | David Bowie starred as an alien pretending to be human in the sci-fi drama The ___ Fell to Earth |
| CANNIBALS | "There are fascists pretending to be humanitarians, like ___ on a health kick eating only vegetarians" (Roger McGough) |
| FAUXFIANCEE | Person you're only pretending to be engaged to? (2 wds.) |