| VAULTER | One who leaps with the aid of a pole, as in the athletic sport (7) |
| PEDAL | Died during reckless leap with the feet (5) |
| STANDARD | Originally a flag raised on a pole as a rallying point for soldiers, later a flag generally; a fixed scale of weights and measures; or, any established level of excellence or quality (8) |
| POLEVAULT | Sport in which an athlete jumps over an obstacle with the aid of a pole. Originally a practical means of clearing objects, such as ditches, brooks, and fences, this activity became a competitive sport |
| PAPERCHASE | A pole as placed in gym for a running game |
| PARANORMAL | One who leaps into the unknown with standard mystic (10) |
| JUMPER | One who leaps at a jersey? (6) |
| TRIPLEJUMP | Jet of pulp squirted round the rim in the athletic event (6,4) |
| INTHERUNNING | Up for promotion in the athletic event (2,3,7) |
| HEATH | Evident in the athletic former PM (5) |
| LANTANA | Lana gets her tan with the aid of a shrub (7) |
| REVERSE | Back up - perhaps with the aid of a shunter (7) |
| HURDLER | Athlete who leaps over barriers (7) |
| ACROBAT | Performer who leaps across, twice dropping small club |
| ROD | A slender shoot; an iron bar; a fishing-pole; the angler using this; a riding crop; a measuring staff; or, a perch/pole, as a unit of length/land (3) |
| TUTANKHAMEN | 'Wonderful things,' were what archaeologist Howard Carter saw with the aid of a candle on first opening the tomb of this Egyptian King in 1922 |
| EVACUATE | Get to safety with the aid of a ute hidden in the cave (8) |
| SQUIRREL | Flying ____, rodent that glides with the aid of a wing-like membrane of skin (8) |
| YODELS | How a mountaineer sings with the aid of a sly ode (6) |
| SANDHOPPER | Pole, as well as producer of Nighthawks, leaps at the opportunity on the beach (4,6) |
