| THEATREGOER | One who attends plays - or the scenes of operations? |
| CRESSIDA | A character portrayed in one of Shakespeare's plays; or, the first name of the author of How to Train Your Dragon (8) |
| UNDRAFTED | NFL Network docu-series that goes behind the scenes of football hopefuls pursuing their dreams of ma |
| PLAYBILL | A poster advertising a play, or the programme of a play (8) |
| BACKSTAGE | Behind the scenes of a theatre (9) |
| LEFTFIELD | Quit scene of operations? That's out of the ordinary (4,5) |
| HOSPITALPASS | In the field, one dangerous to receive in scene of operations? I don't know |
| THEATRE | Criterion in London, say, for scene of operations? |
| FOP | He's smart, leaving the scene of operations (3) |
| THEATRES | Dramatic venue as the scene of operations, at some stage (8) |
| RIGGER | One who attends to the tackle of a sailing ship; a parachute packer; a roughneck; a stage hand or other worker skilled in setting up pulleys, scaffolding or theatrical equipment; or, an artist's long- |
| SPLITINFINITIVE | Spaced-out agent of operations? (5,10) |
| HOMEPLATEAU | Wile E. Coyote's base of operations? |
| CONTROLROOM | Authority shown by skipper with money in centre of operations? (7,4) |
| CENTRE | Rugby player in focal point of operations? (6) |
| ACTS | Deeds or things done, such as random strokes of kindness; short prayers; sections of ballets, dramas, operas, pantomimes or plays; or, short performances forming part of longer shows (4) |
| THEATRICS | The art of staging dramatic plays or of over-the-top histrionic displays (9) |
| MOURNER | One who attends a funeral as a friend or relative of the dead person (7) |
| STEWARD | One who attends to the needs of passengers |
| MANFRIDAY | One who attends castle perhaps part of the week |
