| ARELICOFTHEPAST | Archaic now, it cheats leap for freedom (1,5,2,3,4) |
| DAVIDHASSELHOFF | U.S. actor and singer who sang his song Looking For Freedom at the Berlin Wall shortly after its fall in 1989 (5,10) |
| PLAY | From the Old English meaning "to exercise", "brisk movement" and related to the Middle Dutch "leap for joy, dance", a dramatic work for the stage; or, activity for amusement (4) |
| QUANTUM | One giant leap for mankind, one tiny jump for a physicist |
| STEP | One small ___ for man one giant leap for mankind |
| MANKIND | Neil Armstrong made one giant leap for it |
| EUROPA | It could be another giant moon leap for humanity, by Jove! (6) |
| GIANT | "... one ___ leap for mankind" |
| LUTZ | Leap for Michelle Kwan |
| AXEL | Leap for Sarah Hughes |
| NEIL | Armstrong who took a "giant leap for mankind" |
| ADAGE | "Look before you leap," for example |
| BIRD | Larry who may leap for a layup |
| LOXLUNGESUIT | Business attire worn while making a sudden leap for cured salmon? |
| MOON | One giant leap for mankind site |
| APOLLO | "One giant leap for mankind" mission |
| MORAL | "Look before you leap," for one |
| PAELLA | Strangely the French leap for a Spanish dish |
| DROUGHT | Cape Town had it bad, now it has arrived in BCM. Farmers and city people hate it as it brings dust, crop failure and water restrictions. |
| INCIDENT | It's happened and now it has a nice dint in it! |
