| FREEFALL | That part of a parachute jump prior to the parachute opening (4,4) |
| SPRING | Jump prior to summer |
| ADHESIVE | The fellow beginning to slither in a parachute jump, clinging on (8) |
| ABUDHABI | Situated on the Persian Gulf coast and once a thriving pearl-diving community prior to the discovery of oil, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (3,5) |
| CANOPY | Tester supported by four posts around a bed or from a corona as a half version; part of a parachute; or, the crowns of trees collectively (6) |
| ATLANTIC | Which Austin used the A90 model number prior to the launch of the Westminster? (8) |
| INTERNED | Prior to the start of denials, the Web detailed what Lewinsky did in the White House |
| RISER | Upright part of a step; or, a strip of webbing forming part of the rigging of a parachute (5) |
| OCTAVIAN | Familiar name of Augustus, first emperor of Rome, prior to the start of his reign in 27 BC (8) |
| WARDANCE | Major steps taken by one of those prior to the Battle of Charleston presumably (3,5) |
| FREESOIL | Region prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War |
| OMDURMAN | Battle in Sudan prior to the Boer War (8) |
| FALLONONESFEET | Have good luck to end a parachute jump correctly? (4,2,4,4) |
| BAILOUT | Term meaning to clear a sinking ship of water by means of a bucket or ladle; escape an aircraft via an emergency parachute jump; rescue financially; save from a predicament; or, abandon an engagement |
| HANDSET | What is that part of a telephone combining both the receiver and the transmitter (7) |
| NECK | That part of a violin that supports the fingerboard (4) |
| CORD | Important part of a parachute |
| RIP | ___ cord (part of a parachute) |
| RESPIRE | It concerns that part of a steeple which makes you take a breath (7) |
| CAB | Amicably within that part of a truck where the driver sits |
