| PATIENCEOFJOB | Long-suffering people told last occupation and operation frees leaders with Biblical composure (8,2,3) |
| CAREER | Person who minds about one's last occupation |
| TORMENT | Suffering people to trot around like this (7) |
| CEASEFIRE | CIA frees leader of espionage unexpectedly when the shooting stops (9) |
| STREISAND | Oscar winner who said, "People told me to change my last name. . . . Instead, I decided to take an 'A' out of my first name" |
| LIDAR | Device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light. (5) |
| DROOP | Medic before round and operation gets to show tiredness? (5) |
| FISHING | According to Steven Wright, there's a fine line between this occupation and just standing on the sho |
| ARITHMETIC | Branch of mathematics that deals with the study of numbers and operations on them (10) |
| THEATRE | Old drama anthology series with armchair and operations room (7) |
| THIEVES | People who steal this should be stuck with biblical woman (7) |
| CODENAMES | Manhattan Project and Operation Overlord |
| AFAIK | "People told me ..." initially |
| RIDERS | People told to "stand clear of the closing doors" |
| SOIHEARD | "Yeah, that's what people told me" |
| AERONAUTICS | The science, theory and operation of flying machines |
| LIKENOBODYSBUSINESS | Fancy a diarist's occupation - and how! |
| LIEUTENANCY | Place, occupation and rank of officer (11) |
| EDITHCAVELL | The dill cave - the English nurse (1865-1915) who, during World War I, remained in Brussels after the German occupation, and was executed (5,6) |
| SPECIALITIES | Particular occupations and places it is, i.e, to make up (12) |
