| MACHO | Somewhat manly in denim, a choreographer (5) |
| IMAGE | When dressed in denim, a geek makes a visual impression (5) |
| REMAINDER | Excess denim a€“ rare a€“ fancy! (9) |
| EELS | Club admitted to the NSWRFL along with Manly in 1947 (4) |
| HUMANLY | Be busy with male from Manly in our fashion (7) |
| DANCE | Movement(s) co-ordinated by a choreographer; or, an actor who starred in Alien 3, Gosford Park, The Imitation Game and Game of Thrones (5) |
| FOSSE | ___/Verdon (2019 miniseries about a choreographer and a dancer) |
| NIMMO | Derek, who starred in Oh Brother!, is seen in denim mock-up (5) |
| ENNUI | Spartan character in denim stripped boring property (5) |
| NIMBI | Clouds picked out in denim binding (5) |
| IMSHI | Go away from army in denim shirt |
| JELLYBEANS | Sweets start to descend in stomach in denim trousers (5,5) |
| DANCESTEP | Move taught by a choreographer |
| VACATING | Leaving two states, performing without a choreographer basically (8) |
| ALABAMIAN | A choreographer's entertaining friend that's French statesman (9) |
| POWEROFDANCE | "I am a choreographer, teacher, performer...and person who sees the ___ through all of these mediums" (career-summarizing quote of 2021 winner Jawole Willa Jo Zollar) |
| MINDER | Redhead in denim is a bodyguard! (6) |
| BOREINMIND | Remembered something of a robin dressed in denim (4,2,4) |
| LEVISJOHNS | Bathrooms decorated in denim? |
| LEVI | First name in denim? |
