| INTERPLANETARY | A re-entry plan, it fails between Earth and Mars, perhaps (14) |
| GODS | Turn detective and see Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, perhaps (4) |
| PLANETARY | Inter____ (between earth and Mars for example) |
| EROS | Asteroid between Earth and Mars |
| ILLTAKETHERISK | "If it fails, it fails" |
| OUTOFTHISWORLD | Extremely enjoyable on Mars perhaps (3,2,4,5) |
| MISSISSIPPI | A US state sounds like it fails to hit a hippie internally |
| SPACECAPSULE | Part of a craft designed to be separated and survive re-entry into the Earth's orbit (5,7) |
| HEATSHIELD | An outer covering on a spacecraft to protect it during re-entry to Earth's atmosphere (4,6) |
| PLANET | Large object such as Earth and Mars that orbits the sun (6) |
| ERASMUS | 'Earth and Mars Rocks' by American scholar (7) |
| INNER | Like the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars |
| SATISFIABLE | Like a reasonable demand from base, it fails miserably |
| SEMOLINA | No! A smile is called for when it fails to become flour! (8) |
| METROPOLITAN | Like a city, to plan it more recklessly (12) |
| PLIANT | Plan it so that it's flexible (6) |
| DEPOSITED | Posed for a diet plan - it was money in the bank! (9) |
| PINTAIL | A versatile, twitchbait lure; type of duck (*I plan it) (7) |
| SOLARECLIPSE | Parts of N. America saw a total ___ ___ as moon passed between Earth and sun (5,7) |
| DUSTSTORM | Weather phenomenon of Earth and Mars |
