| OUTLAWED | Like chewing gum in Singapore or wearing blue jeans in North Korea (seriously!) |
| LEVI | Forename of the originator of blue jeans in partnership with Jacob Davis; their 501 style first sold in the 1890s (4) |
| COMINGUP | Bobby will be keeping chewing gum in next (6,2) |
| BLUEJEANS | Seen as a symbol of American imperialism, the wearing of what in North Korea is banned? (4,5) |
| SPORTING | Word meaning game or up for the challenge; displaying fair play; or, wearing a new beard or hat, perhaps (8) |
| ANTITANK | A titan in North Korea initially finding sort of weapon |
| NEVADA | State TV channel back in North Korea at last (6) |
| THINKS | Considers the article here about leaders in North Korea (6) |
| FIFTEEN | What is the age of consent in North Korea? (7) |
| INTHERAW | Wearing short trench coat, possibly, or wearing nothing (2,3,3) |
| RAFFLES | British colonial administrator who founded Singapore, or the hotel named for him |
| RICECAKES | "Eating ___ is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling": Dave Barry |
| HIP | Like ripped jeans in the '90s |
| SANJOSE | Sailor wearing loose jeans in US city (3,4) |
| CLINK | Cooler climate's likely in North Korea initially (5) |
| NTEST | 2006 event in North Korea, briefly |
| NTESTS | 2000s events in North Korea, for short |
| FAD | Flash mobbing or wearing grillz, in the 2000s |
| DENIM | Textile popularised by Jacob Davis when he invented jeans in collaboration with Levi Strauss (5) |
| TELEVISION | I note disposition to accept jeans in the box (10) |
