| COCKTAILSTICK | Olive Spear's to stand tall, with evening dress being on credit (8,5) |
| STILT | You'll stand tall with it |
| COCKTAILS | Mixed drinks for fellow with evening dress (9) |
| TALLTALES | Clipes may be successful with evening dress, we hear (9) |
| ADJUNCT | Accessory with evening dress: one must get into function (7) |
| NIGHTCLOTHES | Almost synonymous with evening dress? (12) |
| FORALLTHAT | Because terribly tall with the hat on, nevertheless (3,3,4) |
| AVERAGING | Vera struggled getting on with evening out (9) |
| HIGHWAYMAN | Tall, with many a criminal, he held up coaches (10) |
| RIGADOON | Dress being worn without fuss for dance (8) |
| LOUNGEBAR | See a Parisian dress being worn by bishop in watering-hole |
| SHEDS | Hates dress being restyled and shows signs of distress (5,5) |
| SHEDSTEARS | Hates dress being spoiled and shows signs of distress (5,5) |
| TEARS | Hates dress being restyled and shows signs of distress (5,5) |
| BALANCE | Graduate with a horseman's spear to create equilibrium (7) |
| LECTERN | Reading stand tall at last with recent changes |
| EUROPE | Band with the lyric "We're heading for Venus, and still we stand tall" |
| ETUI | Purse to go with evening gown |
| LATEEDITION | Tardy taking issue with evening paper (4,7) |
| ENVIIGLEMENT | With evening, let me out - for decoy purposes? |
