| RHETORICAL | Response initially confused a clothier not expecting an answer? (10) |
| CHORTLE | Clothier, not I, developed loud cheerful chuckle (7) |
| ASKING | Issuing an invitation and expecting an answer (6) |
| LIGHTOPERA | I got Lehar piece initially confused with a work by Romberg, perhaps |
| LOGGERHEAD | A2 had George Lucas initially confused (10) |
| ZIPYOURLIP | "Hush!" to a clothier? |
| AMANUENSIS | Assembly Member initially confused us with insane dictator's collaborator, perhaps |
| TRAFFICCOP | Officer who could get car crime initially confused with tip-off? (7,3) |
| MAILEDFIST | Folded film initially confused military force |
| PACKSADDLE | Groups of forwards confused a carrier (10) |
| SWEETHEART | Where a test confused a lover |
| RAWRECRUIT | Green beginner confused a writer about vineyard (3,7) |
| FLUIDOUNCE | I found clue confused a small amount (5,5) |
| SEMICHORUS | Her music so confused a section of the choir |
| HALFADOZEN | In Rome VI confused a fond Hazel (4,1,5) |
| OUTFITTER | A clothier? Wrong. A garage mechanic (9) |
| MONEY | Take the _ and Run (title of two blank canvases sent to a Danish museum in 2021, for which they had paid $84,000, expecting an actual work of art; a judge ordered creator Jens Haaning to return the pa |
| OFFGUARD | Not expecting a surprise or event that suddenly occurs (3,5) |
| GUESSABLE | Worth a stab at such an answer? (9) |
| DRAPER | From Old French for "cloth", a term for a clothier or textile merchant who weaves and/or sells fabrics (6) |
