| ZENITH | It's a hit for Zen when it reaches its greatest heights (6) |
| LEVELSOFF | An aircraft does what when it reaches its desired altitude? (6,3) |
| STROKE | Reason king wears drag - it's a hit for the court (6,6) |
| GROUND | Reason king wears drag - it's a hit for the court (6,6) |
| WATERCOLOUR | Paint often in cake or pan form for portability, brought to its greatest heights in landscapes executed by J M W Turner and Thomas Girtin (11) |
| ONEHAND | Report secured helper for Zen paradox, in part? (3,4) |
| SALMON | Impelled by instinct, this fish fights rapids and leap high falls until it reaches its spawning grounds. |
| TIGHT | It's a hit for TG however close (5) |
| ZENITHS | The greatest heights (7) |
| ACELA | It reaches its peak speed between Mansfield, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Rhode Island |
| APOGEE | What is the point in the moon's orbit when it is at its greatest distance from the Earth? (6) |
| TOUCHE | T Rex oddly covering It Hurts Me - it's a hit! (6) |
| IMPACT | See the little devil perform ___ it's a hit! (6) |
| TRAJAN | The Roman empire is thought to have reached its greatest extent under this emperor (6) |
| HAMMER | It's a hit with chippies (6) |
| TROPIC | Torrid zone / either of the two small circles of the celestial sphere on each side of and parallel to the equator which the sun reaches at its greatest declination north or south |
| THEMED | Like this puzzle, it reaches more than 20 different countries (6) |
| PINATA | It's a hit at birthday parties |
| CRESTS | Reaches its highest level |
| ONETWO | Wall pass with ball, after it reaches goal (3-3) |
