| MILKTRAIN | In RAF slang, an early-morning flight or patrol (4,5) |
| PRANG | A crash, or bombing-attack in RAF slang (5) |
| BOGEY | In Air Force slang, an unidentified or hostile aircraft |
| RIVIERA | Body-shop slang, an auto-paint blemish (4,3) |
| NIFF | (British slang) An unpleasant smell. |
| ALARM | Important thing to set for an early morning flight |
| BAGELSANDBAGGAGE | What to grab for an early morning flight? |
| WAREFFORT | Fellow in RAF wrote about what he took part in? (3,6) |
| FRANGLAIS | Hybrid language primarily involving RAF slang, surprisingly |
| AFRIKANER | Dutch settler to rake in RAF detachment (9) |
| CHECKEDIN | Registered for flight - or chickened out? |
| STAIRCASE | Flight or series of flights of steps (9) |
| ADRENALIN | 'Flight or fight' stress hormone |
| ERK | RAF slang for an aircraftman; or, an interjection of trepidation (3) |
| SPROG | From either "frogspawn", dialect for "lively young man" or a confused word for "cog", RAF slang for a recruit; or, an informal term for a child (5) |
| RED | Not a good photo image on an early morning flight (3,3) |
| EYE | Not a good photo image on an early morning flight (3,3) |
| ANGELS | Unexplainable radar echoes; financial backers of theatrical ventures; or, RAF slang for altitudes given in thousands of feet (6) |
| UPAND | Working as an early morning jogger? (2,3,7) |
| YAWN | Opening at an early-morning class? |
