| BUBO | Inflammatory swelling starts below ulna before operation (4) |
| SUB | –marine, –way, –contractor, they all start below |
| BULGE | Swelling starts to build under Len's glass eye (5) |
| STYE | An inflammatory swelling on the eyelid (4) |
| ANTI | ___-inflammatory (swelling reducer) |
| DROP | Dismiss doctor before operation (4) |
| BLAIN | Inflammatory swelling |
| TAKEEFFECT | Come off some filming before operation (4,6) |
| DROPSALINE | Writes doctor before operation, teary? (5,1,4) |
| DROPIN | Call doctor before operation at home (4,2) |
| SETUPSHOP | Prepare for business session about returning deposit before operation (3,2,4) |
| PAPERSHOP | Newsagent, perhaps, given treatment before operation (5,4) |
| BACKDROP | Setting in theatre to support medic before operation (8) |
| DROPOUTS | Medic, before operation, takes out leader of Soho's nonconformists (8) |
| DOLLOP | Shapeless mass of toy before operation |
| TEARDROP | Drink right before operation - doctor's imbibed some salty liquid |
| TABLETOP | Work surface where medicine's put before operation |
| DROPLET | Doctor before operation permitted tiny amount of liquid |
| GUMDROP | Sweet and gullible person turned to doctor before operation |
| DROPLETS | Before operation doctor allows small amounts of liquid |
