| TEAGOWN | A long, loose decorative dress formerly worn when entertaining guests in the afternoon (3,4) |
| EPAULET | Decorative dress by Paul in the back support (7) |
| NEGLIGEE | A woman's loose decorative nightdress or dressing gown of flimsy material (8) |
| REGALIA | Decorative dress from Algeria (7) |
| TACKING | ____ stitch, a long, loose temporary one used in dressmaking (7) |
| HOSTING | Entertaining guests, ... a party |
| BROGUES | What rough, untanned leather shoes were formerly worn in parts of rural Ireland and Scotland? (7) |
| PATTENS | Clogs formerly worn for walking in mud |
| HOSTESS | Woman entertaining guests (7) |
| PARLOUR | Room for receiving guests in a monastery |
| SWAGGER | Comic with opening for guests in series has boastful manner (7) |
| GYMSLIP | Sleeveless belted tunic formerly worn by schoolgirls. (7) |
| TALLINN | Towering place serving guests in Eastern European capital (7) |
| LONGBOW | Old weapon that's given to honoured guest in Japan? (7) |
| COFFEETABLECOOK | For his guests in the waiting room, a doctor hired a ... |
| VISITOR | Guest in six trios, perhaps (7) |
| INVITEE | Guest in popular contest engaging half of team |
| EMPIRELINE | Clothing style for a dress with a fitted bodice ending just below the bust and with a long, loose gathered skirt (6,4) |
| RULES | Excludes rugby union hooligan embracing guests in the middle (5,3) |
| OUT | Excludes rugby union hooligan embracing guests in the middle (5,3) |
