| POISONER | Snow White's stepmother, say, set up operation in forest, endlessly devious |
| WASHINGTON | Measure following clean-up operation in American state |
| NETWORK | Figure brought up operation in group of broadcast companies (7) |
| GEHENNA | Boleyn and husband, say, set up in hellish situation (7) |
| GLIMPSE | Hobbles in, say, set up for a look (7) |
| DRACHMS | King, say, set up British warship with masses of drugs (7) |
| STARSHIP | Enterprise, say, set up by harpists (8) |
| EASYPEASY | Payees say set up isn't complicated |
| HOOVER | Ex-U.S. president, one's involved in clean-up operation (6) |
| SCOUR | Range over an area in a clean-up operation |
| DAINTIEST | Incomparably refined Scandinavian, say, set it in motion (9) |
| GUNDOG | Retriever, say, set free in outskirts of Godalming (3,3) |
| ROMCOM | Type of film from Hammer, say, set in space (6) |
| ELEGY | Lament, say, set in cathedral city (5) |
| STREET | Way to get spruce, say, set in stone (6) |
| BOWDLERISM | Awfully lewd content for Mr Johnson, might start clean-up operation (10) |
| OSTEOPATH | Bone specialist making haste to wrap up operation (9) |
| WETS | Are there mopping-up operations when they've been in a cabinet meeting (4) |
| YEASTS | Fungi, say, set in brew |
| SNIP | Fixes up operation for privates? (4) |
