| PERARDUA | "____ ad astra" RAF motto: go through hardship, aiming high |
| ARDUA | Per ___ ad Astra, RAF motto (5) |
| PER | ___ ardua ad astra, RAF motto (3) |
| CNN | Channel launched in 1980 with the motto "Go live, stay with it, and make it important" |
| SECOMBE | Welsh comedian and singer "Sir Cumference", whose coat of arms motto, "GO ON", makes punning reference to his career (7) |
| ASTHEYSAY | "Or so the motto goes" |
| ITUR | Royal Canadian Air Force motto, 'Sic ___ Ad Astra' |
| ASTRUM | Stella, sidus; just one of those the RAF head for through hardship |
| ASTRA | Per ardua ad _ _ _ _ _ , RAF motto (5) |
| PERARDUAADASTRA | RAF motto, Latin phrase meaning 'through difficulties to the stars' (3,5,2,5) |
| ENDURED | Continued to live through hardship or adversity. (7) |
| ENDURE | Continue to live through hardship or adversity (6) |
| SURVIVE | Continue to live through hardship or adversity (7) |
| ADASTRA | Per ardua ----/----, RAF motto (2,5) |
| ASCENDING | Aiming high, Alpine Club accepting singular conclusion |
| MODIGLIANI | Artist (old one) aiming high (10) |
| ASPIRIN | May be aiming high, but it's no good producing a pain-killer (7) |
| WASHINGMACHINE | Means of laundering cash, when aiming high? |
| UPSTART | Aiming high, begin to see some of the nouveau riche (7) |
| USAF | Mil. branch for those aiming high |
