| TRAWLER | Walter, at the end, managed to operate in the main (7) |
| TBAR | Transport unlikely to operate in the summer |
| TREESURGEON | Does he operate in the forest? (4,7) |
| DEAL | Operate in the market for timber (4) |
| PETUNIA | At the end, managed to put in a flowering plant (7) |
| ESSENCE | Scenes, at the end, managed to find the right ethos (7) |
| ERMINED | Minder, at the end, managed to get adorned with valuable fur (7) |
| ESCAPED | Although spaced out, in the end, managed to get away (7) |
| ANGLIAN | ____ Water, utility company created in 1989 that operates in the East of England (7) |
| ACCUSER | One charging hundreds to operate in shelled ward (7) |
| BUFFALO | Smooth criminal starting to operate in American city (7) |
| RESPITES | Priests, at the end, managed to get some breaks (8) |
| FLEECER | Crook who operates in Australian shed? (7) |
| ELTRAINS | The 3rd Avenue line was the last of them to operate in Manhattan |
| CABOTAGE | The right to operate in sea, air or other transport services (8) |
| RIOTER | One involved in disorder first to operate in unstable territory, rejecting Conservative (6) |
| MOUSEPAD | Part of desktop set-up to operate in second home (5,3) |
| ACTON | Continue to operate in part of London |
| CARBOOTSALE | Drive needed to operate in this market? |
| ADROIT | Skilful doctor beginning to operate in island |
