| NORTHEAST | Direction in which Earth's not spinning |
| CREATE | Box in which earth is found |
| ITSASMALLWORLD | Earth's not as big as you think! (3,1,5,5) |
| ASABOVE | With 41-Across, philosophical principle in which Earth mirrors heaven ... or a hint to the shaded squares |
| AIR | Gaseous mixture of which earth's atmosphere is composed (3) |
| EQUINOX | Point at which Earth's equator is closest to the sun; this occurs twice every year |
| ZONE | From "girdle", a word first for each of five belts into which Earth's surface is divided, later an area or district defined by a certain boundary; or, an encircling stripe of different colour (4) |
| BIRDS | Flying brides out of earth - not Supermen... not planes...? (5) |
| DOWNWIND | In the direction in which breeze is blowing |
| DOWNSTREAM | Situated in the direction in which a river flows (10) |
| BLEEDINGHEART | Liberal is draining Earth, not in a good way (8,5) |
| EDDO | Earth not even, pulled up tuber (4) |
| ORCHARD | Resident of Middle-earth not yielding collection of trees (7) |
| SUN | The type-G star around which Earth revolves |
| ART | Without which earth is just "eh"? |
| HORIZON | Line at which earth and sky seem to meet (7) |
| SEPTEMBER | Month which Earth, Wind & Fire sang about (9) |
| WEST | The direction in which the sun sets (4) |
| AIM | Direction in which something is pointed (3) |
| EASEMENT | Direction in which English crew gets right of way (8) |
