### Clue: American swinger a liar ties up (9)
### Answer: AERIALIST 
 ### Explanation: Definition: American swinger
 **Anagram of**(… up) A LIAR TIES.
Defn: A mainly American term for a "swinger", not one engaging in partner-swapping sex, but one performing acrobatics high above the ground on tightropes or trapezes.