| AIRMEN | In the RAF, most of them can't fly |
| SECRETSERVICE | Have confidence in the RAF, say, being involved in espionage (6,7) |
| CARAFE | That ace in the RAF is on the bottle! (6) |
| WINGCOMMANDER | A rank of officer in the RAF above squadron leader (4,9) |
| WARRANTOFFICER | The highest non-commissioned rank in the RAF (7.7) |
| DOTHEWASHING | Get rid of the dirt on the suits, for example, in party and most of them joining that shower in Government (2,3,7) |
| FOUNDINGFATHER | Establishment figure discovered in the RAF upset about head of government (8,6) |
| AIRCRAFTMAN | Lowest rank in the RAF, formerly known by the slang term erk (11) |
| FLIGHTSERGEANT | Non-commissioned officer in the RAF left gatherings out of control (6,8) |
| NCOS | Chief technicians in the RAF, e.g. |
| VALOUR | Bravery, in the RAF |
| TEDDER | Did he make hay in the RAF? (6) |
| ARDUA | Adversity, in the RAF motto |
| AFAR | A long way off in the RAF, Army, Navy, etc (4) |
| FAHRENHEIT | In the RAF he worked as a physicist |
| FATHER | Dad's in the RAF, unfortunately! (6) |
| FAR | Well up in the RAF |
| AIRCHIEFMARSHAL | High ranking four- star officer in the RAF (3,5,7) |
| AIRCOMMODORE | Rank in the RAF immediately above group captain |
| SERK | Scottish shirt is on one in the RAF |
