| ANTIS | Defiant, I sit in, perhaps, if one of these (5) |
| ALARM | Worried perhaps if one rings a large branch |
| PORCUPINE | If one of these thinks you're a threat, its quills will stand on end to frighten you away |
| ANTIQUES | Partially defiant, I question museum pieces (8) |
| LUDICROUS | Laughable? Ridiculous perhaps, if one's in it (9) |
| LIGHTHEARTED | The right deal perhaps if one's not serious (5-7) |
| EXHIBITIONIST | I sit in the box I built and I show off |
| POISE | I sit around with composure (5) |
| IFITS | "If ___, I sits" (meme of cats squeezing into tight places) |
| TRAIN | Get fit for the marathon perhaps if it rains shortly (5) |
| THONG | Leather strap, nought perhaps if non-u (5) |
| GOOFF | Sound, perhaps, if no longer fancy? |
| INARTISTIC | I sit in cart sprawled out, lacking elegance (10) |
| IMO | From where I sit ... in an online comment |
| FLEACIRCUS | I sit in Curl's Cafe getting drunk - it entertains those watching (4,6) |
| INSIDO | I sit in, settle on and occupy |
| MATCHBOX | Pair to fight in the ring - expect fireworks if one of those in there is struck perhaps (8) |
| HAVENOT | Vet Noah perhaps - to see if one of the down-and-outs (4-3) |
| PULLTHEOTHERONE | What to do if one of two crackers is a dud? Don't try to fool me! (4,3,5,3) |
| ILLBEAMONKEYSUNCLE | "___ if one of my siblings adopts that baboon as their own child" |
