| SOIGNEE | Of a lady, elegantly dressed and well-groomed (7) |
| VERMEER | Artist whose oil on canvas of a lady playing a virginal shows blueand-white Delft tiles and a painting of Cupid holding a playing card (7) |
| CAMPION | Palme d'Or- and Academy Awardwinning director and writer noted for films including An Angel at My Table, The Piano and The Portrait of a Lady (7) |
| NUANCED | Can nude be dressed and subtle? (7) |
| ELEGANT | Well-dressed and graceful |
| LINEDUP | Dressed and waiting for you (5,2) |
| HERSHEY | Barbara, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Portrait of a Lady (7) |
| HEIRESS | Isabel Archer in "The Portrait of a Lady," e.g. |
| HUSSAR | Originally a Hungarian light horseman, later a soldier of a light cavalry regiment, usually elegantly dressed (6) |
| JAMES | Author of The Portrait of a Lady and a number of ghost stories, including The Romance of Certain Old Clothes and The Turn of the Screw (5) |
| SMART | Clever and well-groomed (5) |
| SOIGNE | Polished and well-groomed |
| ADDRESSED | Unclothed lady dressed and made a speech (9) |
| BRAEBURN | Sweet, slightly spicy variety of New Zealand eating apple; a hybrid of a Lady Hamilton and a Granny Smith (8) |
| NOB | Elegantly dressed man |
| TOFF | Elegantly dressed bloke |
| TREE | What stands in the corner and gets dressed, and fake ones open their branches only once a Year? (1,9,4) |
| ACHRISTMAS | What stands in the corner and gets dressed, and fake ones open their branches only once a Year? (1,9,4) |
| STRANGE | Hurried in, gets dressed and is not one's usual self (7) |
| SLIPINTOGEAR | Get dressed and prepare to go on a drive? (4,4,4) |
