| ATTHECOALFACE | Teach cafe a lot about operating in an difficult situation (2,3,8) |
| BANDIT | A robber in a gang typically operating in an isolated area (6) |
| EAT | Have a meal in cafe, a tea (3) |
| MULTINATIONAL | A large company operating in several countries (13) |
| FEAST | Provided in cafe, a stonking big meal (5) |
| ECONOMICS | Financial situation? Funny figures about operating after franchise's closure |
| MONASTERY | Great knowledge about operating a religious residence (9) |
| JOININGFORCES | Co-operating in enrolling for military service (7,6) |
| SLEEPYVILLAGE | Allege vile spy operating in this quiet place |
| APIECEOFCAKE | In cafe - a pie, coke, and one of these maybe - easy peasy (1,5,2,4) |
| EXPAT | Former emigrant's worry about operating system |
| TONNAGE | Agent worried about operating capacity of ship (7) |
| WINDOWS | Get rumour of cries of pain about operating system (7) |
| IRONORE | Rage about operating gold deposit producing other metal (4,3) |
| SOMEDAY | Eventually talk about operating mode (7) |
| ECONOMIST | Green film about operating organ |
| STEAMER | A duck that flaps its wings like the paddle wheels of a vapour-powered boat of the same name; a utensil for cooking food using a moist-heat method; a soft-shell clam; or, a robber operating in a gang |
| BUCCANEER | A pirate operating in the West Indies in the 17th century (9) |
| DRAMATURGE | Medic initially got in a sensible person operating in theatre (10) |
| WARMONGER | Militarist in the marines operating in venture (9) |
