| Ran, as machinery | Newsday | 27 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Physical education appraised after nothing worked | The Telegraph Cryptic | 02 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Ran | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Did some theatre work? (8) | The Guardian Quick | 09 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Acted in the theatre? (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Speed included in distribution of dope should be oontrolled (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Carried out surgery (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Acted over appalling red tape | The Times Cryptic | 22 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Class involved in distribution of dope should be controlled (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Got under someone's skin? |  |  | 
          
            | Ran a machine |  |  | 
          
            | What the surgeon did to that dear poet (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Ran and chose to save time (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Musical work, oddly trendy, worked in the theatre? | The Telegraph Cryptic | 16 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Worked a machine |  |  | 
          
            | Worked in the theatre? (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Functioned | The Sun Two Speed | 31 May 2024 | 
          
            | Poet read out produced influence | The Sun Two Speed | 31 May 2024 | 
          
            | Ran newspaper piece about cost of owning property | The Telegraph Toughie | 29 May 2024 | 
          
            | Worked in the theatre as poet read it out (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Performed in theatre! (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Doctor, do repeat what surgeon did? (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Oh! A Dr Pete did the job! |  |  | 
          
            | Got to work in the theatre (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Edward followed stage work and did something surgical (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Ran and spoke pompously about exercise (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Made cuts in theatre programme, perhaps (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Read about the poet who worked in a theatre? |  |  | 
          
            | Performed surgery | The Telegraph Quick | 14 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Functioned | The Times Concise | 28 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Directed or controlled, machinery say | Irish Times Simplex | 09 May 2022 | 
          
            | Played a part in The Theatre? Presumably, stuck in the knife during performance! | Irish Times Crosaire | 24 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Ran over and talked foolishly about European | The Telegraph Cryptic | 13 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Performed and spoke gripping edges of page | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Performed surgery | LA Times Daily | 09 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Performed surgery | The Washington Post | 09 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Controlled | The Telegraph Quick | 11 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Ran, as a machine | Newsday | 09 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Adore pet (anag.) | The Telegraph Quick | 10 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Ran newspaper page about judge | Irish Times Crosaire | 27 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Performed surgery | Irish Times Simplex | 08 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Managed time in riotous depot | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Functioned | The Sun Two Speed | 10 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Ran | LA Times Daily | 23 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Ran | The Washington Post | 23 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Ran over dear pet — tragic! |  |  | 
          
            | Perhaps Aida and Ted will get engaged |  |  | 
          
            | Ran |  |  | 
          
            | Worked a long time having made choice for container |  |  | 
          
            | Did surgery | Premier Sunday | 10 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Directed or controlled, machinery say | Irish Times Simplex | 24 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | … piece of music, emptied out those diamonds and ran! |  |  | 
          
            | Set to work |  |  | 
          
            | Ran, as machinery |  |  | 
          
            | Ran, as machinery |  |  | 
          
            | Managed |  |  | 
          
            | Made the cut? |  |  | 
          
            | Ran, as machinery |  |  | 
          
            | Performed surgery |  |  | 
          
            | Didn't malfunction |  |  | 
          
            | Ran |  |  | 
          
            | Ran |  |  | 
          
            | Ran |  |  | 
          
            | Managed |  |  | 
          
            | Worked |  |  | 
          
            | Did a tonsil job |  |  | 
          
            | Ran. |  |  | 
          
            | Acted. |  |  | 
          
            | Did a surgeon's job |  |  | 
          
            | Worked. |  |  | 
          
            | Functioned. |  |  |