| COLINJACKSON | This Welsh sportsman had an operation on his colon, after being taken sick in January (5,7) |
| RISK | There's a danger that this lad from Liskeard will lose his right eye, so he must have an operation on it (4) |
| PILLAGE | Serving boy taken sick in the middle of plunder (7) |
| THROMBI | I went to visit my little brother in the hospital in 5 7 Monmouth last night -- he's had an operation to remove blood clots (7) |
| HEAR | Walford resident Ben Mitchell had an operation so that he could ___ again (4) |
| CUTUP | Emotionally affected, having had an operation? |
| MAJORSURGERY | Drive adopted by former PM: railway operation on a large scale (5,7) |
| RAILWAYSBUST | Narc operation on Amtrak? |
| NEUROSURGERY | Operations on the brain (12) |
| NEUROSURGEON | Specialist who carries out operations on the brain (12) |
| CYCLOPS | Joyce's central character, oddly calm after being taken in by police, reveals antagonist of Ulysses (7) |
| APOSTLE | Missionary given drink, after being taken in |
| STEPDADS | Relatives died after being taken in by aerobics commercials (8) |
| ADMITTED | Matthew died of complications after being taken in (8) |
| EMCEE | Master of Ceremonies has become more expansive, after being taken short! (5) |
| UNCIVILLY | After endless meal, climber's taken sick roughly (9) |
| QUESADILLA | Slightly queasy? Poor Sue -girl's taken sick, having cheese-filled pancake (10) |
| BRECONBEACONS | Pen y Fan is the highest mountain in this Welsh national park |
| HATBOX | After being taken off, bowler could go here (6) |
| USEDUP | Finished going to London, after being taken advantage of |
