| PRIVATEPATIENT | Soldier restrained one in special operations? |
| TRITIUM | Restrained one in corporation producing radioactive isotope (7) |
| REGIMENT | Army unit includes soldiers restrained by returning tiger (8) |
| SNOOP | Spy is not at all involved in special operation (5) |
| TAROT | One in special suit, a king, taking in child? Quite the opposite! |
| GREENBERET | Environmental cover-up by one in special forces (5,5) |
| DENIER | Mirror restrained, one says? It never happened! (6) |
| SOBER | Restrained one crying half-heartedly (5) |
| SOE | The Special Operations Executive, known by these initials, was set up in 1940 to carry out secret operations in occupied Europe (1,1,1) |
| NAVYSEALS | Members of special operations units in one US military force |
| REINED | Restrained one's horse |
| SELFCONTROLLED | Restrained one's feelings about magical florescent doll (4-10) |
| ATKINS | Vera ___, a celebrated figure in the British Special Operations Executive in charge of agents sent to France (6) |
| JANE | G.I. __, special operations soldier played by Demi Moore in 1997 (4) |
| COMMANDO | Elite special operations soldier (8) |
| CHINDITS | Special operations units of British and Indian armies created by Orde Wingate, to penetrate Japanese lines in 1943-44 (8) |
| VERAATKINS | Romanian-born British intelligence officer in the Special Operations Executive (1941-45) (4,6) |
| NAVYSEAL | Special Operations warrior |
| RATPOISON | Special operations winkling out European killer |
| NOSEJOBS | Recognises vocal person who's patient having special operations (4,4) |
