| NADAR | French balloonist born Gaspard Felix Tournachon credited with having taken the first aerial photogra |
| FLASH | Word before 'photogra phy" or 'drive" |
| BLANCHARD | French balloonist who, accompanied by John Jeffries in 1785, made the first aerial crossing of the English Channel (9) |
| BABBAGE | Charles, English mathematician born in 1791 credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer (7) |
| SNIVELS | Whines at getting less change having taken the French wine back (7) |
| OVERBOARD | Ended row about book with daughter, having taken the plunge? |
| ESCHEWER | Having taken the two of us in, the illusionist one avoids |
| OGLED | Having taken the lead with an own goal, looked appreciative (5) |
| STANDINGCORRECTED | Accepting the rebuke for having taken the wrong seat? (8,9) |
| ITALO | ___-Turkish War, in which the first aerial bombs were used |
| PAST | Having taken the lead from the ship astern? (4) |
| RULED | Regretted bringing novice on board, having taken the decision (5) |
| NONET | Given a turn, ten having taken the stage? One too many! |
| INFRONTOF | Having taken the lead, for all to see (2,5,2) |
| SATIRISE | Having taken the chair, I get up to ridicule others (8) |
| DISTENDS | Having taken the boy back, looks after and fattens (8) |
| ONTIME | Having taken the stage, send up prompt (2,4) |
| UNDERWENT | Endured, having taken the plunge? |
| GAIN | Win once more having taken the lead |
| BOTHERED | Under stress - having taken the alternative, retired |
