| EXERTION | Labour a long time to dress one glam band up |
| SEQUINNED | Dicky needs to dress one of five kids in sparkly clothing? (9) |
| TIRE | Grow weary of the way one used to dress one's hair (4) |
| GARBAGE | Rubbish! It takes a long time to dress! (7) |
| BANDAGE | Musicians taking a long time to dress (7) |
| MUPPET | ♬ "It's time to put on makeup / It's time to dress up right / It's time to raise the curtain on the ___ Show tonight" ♬ |
| SHEATH | A scabbard/holster for a sword or a blade; a figure-hugging dress; one of an insect's wing cases or elytra; or, an electric cable's protective casing (6) |
| LONGCLOTH | Taking a considerable time to dress most of the cotton in lengthy pieces (9) |
| PARTY | Is labour a working one? (5) |
| AORTA | Labour A-team regularly shunned one bringing new blood (5) |
| GARB | Fashion of dress one will boast of giving up (4) |
| RESIZES | Sleeveless dress one with endless relish adjusts to fit |
| YOLK | Some egg on one's dress, one is told (4) |
| ATTIRE | One's dress one might treat differently (6) |
| ROCKANDDROLL | What a whimsical glam band plays? |
| PICK | According to Average White Band, up is the direction in which bits should be chosen (4,3,6) |
| THEPIECES | According to Average White Band, up is the direction in which bits should be chosen (4,3,6) |
| RAIMENT | Scrambled airmen need time to dress |
| SMARTENUP | Superman changed, taking time to dress properly (7,2) |
| OPERA | Meaning "work" or "labour", a form of musical drama (5) |