| DOLLOP | Serving Dorothy before operation (6) |
| DOTTED | Spotted Dorothy before Edward (6) |
| BISHOP | Senior clergyman making mistake before operation (6) |
| DROPSY | Doctor before operation, say, ignoring a fluid build-up (6) |
| DROPIN | Doctor, before operation, having home visit (4,2) |
| TAKEEFFECT | Come off some filming before operation (4,6) |
| BACKDROP | Setting in theatre to support medic before operation (8) |
| DROP | Dismiss doctor before operation |
| TABLETOP | Work surface where medicine's put before operation |
| DROPLET | Doctor before operation permitted tiny amount of liquid |
| GUMDROP | Sweet and gullible person turned to doctor before operation |
| DROPLETS | Before operation doctor allows small amounts of liquid |
| DEWDROP | A little water, say, expected by doctor before operation |
| BUBO | Inflammatory swelling starts below ulna before operation (4) |
| TRANSMISSION | Broadcast teaches one to leave before operation (12) |
| OCTOPUS | Period in autumn before operation on American swimmer (7) |
| LOLLIPOP | See, pill is returned before operation to obtain sweet |
| ESTATEAGENCY | One who'll help you move car before operation |
| DROPSALINE | Writes doctor before operation, teary? (5,1,4) |
| SNOWDROP | Flower, small at present, given to doctor before operation |
