| TUCK | Stitched fold or pleat to improve a garment's fit or shape; a rapier; a dive position; a child's snacks at school; or, a fictional friar of Sherwood Forest (4) |
| SUPPLE | Turns up pleats to show how flexible they are |
| STYLELINE | Seam not affecting a garment's fit |
| SURCOATS | They sound like garments fit for knights (8) |
| CARDIGAN | Garment fit for an Earl? (8) |
| TUCKER | A woman's lace yoke worn at the neck, as opposed to a man's "best bib" a fuller; Australian grub, nosh or scoff; a person or sewing machine attachment that folds or pleats; or, a Grange Hill character |
| RUCHE | A frill or pleat of fabric as a decoration on a garment or soft furnishing (5) |
| DEGREE | From "step, grade", word for a step-like tier or row; relative rank or position; a unit of temperature or of geometrical measurement; a musical interval; or, nearness of relationship (6) |
| LABEL | A garment's wash care tag; a record company; or; the name or trademark of a fashion house (5) |
| SPOT | A particular place or position; a pip; a polka dot; or, a predicament (4) |
| SWORDDANCE | A rapier- or steel-brandishing terpsichorean mock battle, such as the scabbard-crossing Highland Ghillie Callum or any one of those in the hilt-and-point manner (5,5) |
| NECKLINE | A garment's edge, feature or opening that can be crew, plunging, scoop, sweetheart or V-shaped (8) |
| AMENDMENT | A minor change or addition to improve a text (9) |
| PIKE | Freshwater fish, or an olympic dive position |
| SCHEME | A diagram of planetary positions; a systematic plan; an arrangement of colours; or, a conspiracy |
| FACING | Finishing piece of fabric applied to a garment's neck or armholes (6) |
| ETUDE | Short musical composition or exercise to improve a player's technique |
| PILATES | Position a cheek upward, exercising to improve posture etc (7) |
| DISTANCE | A girl took up a position a long way off (8) |
| ALTERS | Makes changes to, like a garment's hem |
