| AIRSHIP | High-flier one in poor parish |
| PILOT | High-flier, one in bed ... (5) |
| ADROIT | Flier, one in decay, becomes skilful (6) |
| PELICAN | Flier, one caught on board plane in a spin (7) |
| LAPWING | Flier, one given time to keep front of plane secure (7) |
| EXPLOIT | Abuse former flier, one somewhat depressed? (7) |
| BACILLI | Bugs Bunny's first flier, one badly set up |
| ICARUS | High flier, one taking vehicle to America (6) |
| BUZZER | No high flier, one might be pushed for an answer |
| TESTPILOT | Early high-flier, one occupying river bed (4,5) |
| COMETOGRIEF | Firm encountered by one in poor forge gets to end in failure (4,2,5) |
| DERIDE | Laugh at one in poor order, ideally (6) |
| PLAINSAILING | Staightforward procedures involving one in poor health |
| OCEANFLOOR | Seabed of coral, one in poor condition (5,5) |
| NAG | An old horse, or one in poor condition (3) |
| ROBIN | Flier, one aiding figure in a cape? (5) |
| DRAKE | Flier, one largely responsible for historic Spanish flight (5) |
| PROBATIONARY | For nocturnal flier, one on a line, it's testing (12) |
| PIGEON | Unlikely flier, one strange bird! |
| EARLYBIRD | Like a noble flier, one with time to spare? (5,4) |
