| BEGS | Sits with its front legs in the air, as a dog |
| REARS | Lifts front legs in the air and stands nearly upright (5) |
| LOAF | What a cat resembles when it sits with its legs tucked under its body |
| ASSEMBLE | Leap in which a ballerina meets their legs in the air before landing (8) |
| PRAYINGMANTIS | Garner's Modern English Usage warns: "Even though this insect preys on others, its name comes from the way it holds its front legs raised" |
| HAZE | Reduced visibility in the air as a result of water vapour or dust in the atmosphere (4) |
| HOVER | Stay in one spot in the air, as a helicopter |
| PACEMAKERS | On a trip in the air, as a jet-setter? (4-6) |
| HIGHFLYING | On a trip in the air, as a jet-setter? (4-6) |
| CLAYPIGEON | What saucer-shaped thing is thrown in the air as a target in shooting? (4,6) |
| WAFT | Float in the air, as a leaf |
| HANGS | Sustains in the air, as a musical note |
| HOVERS | Stays suspended in the air, as a helicopter |
| SKY | Hit way up in the air, as a baseball |
| MAN | "I go on four legs in the morning, on two legs in the afternoon, and on three legs in the evening .. |
| EXTENSION | In classical ballet, a dancer's ability to raise and hold a leg in the air (9) |
| MAUPASSANT | Writer sees Mother Superior with a leg in the air |
| CAT | Pet that might clean itself with its leg in the air |
| MALLS | One leg in the air, donning knickers in public places (8,5) |
| SHOPPING | One leg in the air, donning knickers in public places (8,5) |
