| NINETIETH | Finally down, wearing the tie, dressed for big birthday? |
| SHEBEEN | Female, busy type, finally down in drinking den |
| OUR | Behaviour that's finally down to us (3) |
| NIS | Finally down one’s nice spirit |
| LACE | Put the tie in the shoe and the brandy in the coffee (4) |
| EIGHTIETH | The hi-fi's outside and I get excited for a big birthday celebration? (9) |
| SEVENTIETH | The event is a big birthday (10) |
| LIBERATED | Freed from social conventions, dress down wearing hat |
| SLIPPERS | What you came down wearing? (8) |
| SETS | He'd a date changed for the tie (4-4) |
| HEAD | He'd a date changed for the tie (4-4) |
| DRAW | The tie is the attraction (4) |
| SUPEROVER | Oopse, the tie-breaker, is better know as the ...! (5,4) |
| MADD | Org. with the "Tie One On for Safety" ribbon project |
| PLAYOFF | Quietly sack staff for the tie breaker (4-3) |
| DECIDER | The tie-breaker will make mind up right at the end (7) |
| TROPE | From the beginning the tie is a metaphor |
| BARRY | & 69A Singing songwriting superstar, celebrating a big birthday this week! (pictured) (5,7) |
| COLIN | ___ Firth, actor who's celebrating a big birthday on 10 September (pictured top) (5) |
| HUGH | ___ Grant, actor celebrating a big birthday on 9 September (pictured bottom) (4) |
