| STRIKEHOME | House supports industrial action to be effective (6,4) |
| STRIKEDUMB | Disdainful comment on industrial action to shock |
| DOTHETRICK | Request to a magician, perhaps, gets to be effective (2,3,5) |
| TIMETESTED | Proved to be effective over a period (4-6) |
| PROCEDURES | Ways of making progress on courses of action to be taken (10) |
| OPERATE | Musical drama by Lawrence found to be effective (7) |
| TEETH | Some write ethically on power to be effective (5) |
| DOTHEBUSINESS | Sound bite she's contrived to be effective (2,3,8) |
| MARTELLO | Brought back battering equipment to be effective against old fort |
| WOODWORK | Is likely to be effective, we hear, as school subject |
| SESAME | Seed said to be effective in opening spell |
| WORKLIKEACHARM | How goldfinches toil to be effective (4,4,1,5) |
| TESTED | Known to be effective |
| OPTIMISED | Timid pose made to be effective |
| BYTE | A word from IT to be effective when spoken |
| LACTAM | Part of chemical to be effective in upsetting sickness |
| SHIFTWORK | Move to be effective in employment practice (5,4) |
| INTRO | Paint room - what's first action to be incorporated? (5) |
| DELETED | Allowed in action to be taken out |
| DERIDED | Free, going into action, to be mocked (7) |
