| ARCHITECT | Wren was one flying the Arctic |
| GREATSKUA | Retreating, a country's expression of gratitude to unit for work as one flying the North Atlantic (5 |
| QUEBECER | One flying the Fleurdelise |
| ACCIPITER | Hawk shows caprice flying - the thing must be caught (9) |
| SKYJACKER | One illegally flying the flag in island meets resistance |
| STANDARDS | Sets in position on a short road, flying the flags (9) |
| EASYGOING | Casual midshipman flying the blue peter? |
| EMPTYNEST | Result of flying the coop? |
| BIRDTABLE | Prison Board offering something for those flying the coop? |
| JOANOFARC | RAF CO A. Jon's flying "The Maid of Orleans" (4,2,3) |
| DOODLEBUG | A colloquial name used by the Allies for the V-1 flying bomb, launched from the North Coast of France from 1944 (9) |
| JETSETTER | Black dog, one flying all over the place for pleasure |
| INTHELOOP | Pilot, one flying around Hungary, is kept informed (2,3,4) |
| TESTPILOT | One flying new aircraft (4,5) |
| BLACKBIRD | He commanded pirates, but each is knocked out by one flying character |
| ANSWER | Respond as Wren was upset |
| RENEW | Wren was about to begin excavating to do renovations (5) |
| ABSCONDING | Flying the coop and taking it on the lam in the US |
| ALCOCK | A large bird, one famously flying the Atlantic |
| YEAGER | Charles Elwood, known as Chuck, pilot who broke the sound barrier in 1947 flying the X-1 (6) |
