| ITSELF | Object emphatically struck ledge after repeatedly losing height |
| TRELLIS | Take back ledge after three Italian climbers train on it |
| ARGON | Have disappeared after repeatedly extracting energy for gas (5) |
| SKIER | Sportsman's captain, repeatedly losing player's lead |
| ILLWILL | Rancour of bard repeatedly losing face (3,4) |
| PICKAXE | Best worker's sacking, repeatedly losing the tool (7) |
| SETTING | Going down hard, object’s losing height |
| LONGISH | Losing height, perhaps? Hardly! (7) |
| TIGER | Creature that is closer losing height (5) |
| APACE | Native American losing height quickly |
| ARM | Losing height, damage branch |
| TREE | A number losing height in plane, perhaps |
| CIRRUS | Over river islands, losing height, fly into cloud (6) |
| AIRPOCKET | Cause of a plane suddenly losing height (3,6) |
| REITERATE | Repeat either, losing height, cutting speed (9) |
| PEASANT | Countryman sees game-bird losing height |
| TAMES | Losing height, river gets less fierce |
| TREAT | Deal with danger, losing height |
| COPPER | Policeman in helicopter losing height |
| RIPSAW | Woodcutter coming from warship losing height (6) |
