| CRASHMATS | Thick padded floor covers to cushion a landing or fall in e.g. gymnastics or judo (5,4) |
| CRASHMAT | Pad on the ground to cushion a fall or landing in judo (5,3) |
| DROP | A sheer incline; a small quantity of liquid/drink; or, a landing or delivery made by parachute (4) |
| PUFFA | Proprietary name for a kind of thick padded jacket |
| SWEETEST | Most appealing as wicket falls in eg London cricket match |
| SQUAB | A carriage cushion; a padded ottoman/sofa; a well-stuffed bolster; a back part of a motor car seat; a fledgeling dove, pigeon, rook or other young bird; or, the flesh of the aforesaid columbiformes as |
| MATS | Padded floor coverings for gymnastics |
| MAT | Thickly-padded floor covering |
| OFTEN | Covers taken off cushions a lot (5) |
| INNERSOLE | Liner placed in a shoe or boot to cushion the bottom of the foot (5,4) |
| ZEPHANIAH | In a haze, loosely binds covers to publish book |
| ENDPAPERS | Leaves connecting a book's covers to its first and last pages |
| WINDSHEAR | Sudden and severe changes in the speed and direction of atmospheric air flow - it's particularly dangerous for aircraft landing or taking off (4,5) |
| ATHABASCA | River or Falls in Alberta sharing this name |
| TEACOSIES | Pot covers, to Brits |
| BOTTOMSUP | Either happy landings or nose dives (7,2) |
| DIVE | A headlong descent into water; a faked knockout in boxing; a feigned trip or fall in football; or, from the sense "dart out of sight", a disreputable resort of drinking (4) |
| CRINGE | Word that evolved from "bend, shrink, yield" or "fall in battle" to flinch in distaste, inwardly shiver, recoil in embarrassment or wince in disgust (6) |
| BEAM | A radiant smile; a horizontal bar for gymnastics; or, a structural part of a roof (4) |
| TATAMIMAT | Ryokan floor cover |
