| CRANWELL | Site of the RAF College |
| WAAFS | Abbreviation of the titles of the members of the female auxiliary of the RAF during the Second World War (5) |
| APRESMOILE | Phrase attributed to King Louis XV of France and adopted as the motto of the RAF "Dambusters" 617 Squadron (5,3,2,6) |
| DELUGE | Phrase attributed to King Louis XV of France and adopted as the motto of the RAF "Dambusters" 617 Squadron (5,3,2,6) |
| ASTRA | Per ardua ad -; Latin phrase meaning "through adversity to the stars" used as the official motto of the RAF (5) |
| AIRCOMMODORE | A senior officer of the RAF, of equivalent rank to brigadier in the Army (3,9) |
| TEDDER | Arthur William, British marshal of the RAF who became deputy supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (6) |
| STCLEMENT | Central church of the RAF situated on an island site in the Strand in London (2,7,5) |
| DANES | Central church of the RAF situated on an island site in the Strand in London (2,7,5) |
| FINALE | The last appearance of the RAF in Alexandria (6) |
| ADASTRA | Per ardua --- ---, the motto of the RAF (2,5) |
| PERARDUAAD | The motto of the RAF (3,5,2,5) |
| NETWORK | New member of the RAF guarding a couple of interlinked units |
| PERARDUAADASTRA | Official motto of the RAF; Latin, 'through adversity to the stars' (3,5,2,5) |
| HARRIS | Arthur - - -, British air marshal, commander-inchief of Bomber Command of the RAF 1942-45 (6) |
| BRYLCREAM | Brand of hair styling product once used in a nickname for members of the RAF (9) |
| AFAR | A beginning to the return of the RAF, however distant it might seem |
| AIRHEAD | Idiot in charge of the RAF? (7) |
| SQUADRON | Division of the RAF (8) |
| ERK | Low ranking member of the RAF (sl) (3) |
