| Went by plane | Commuter | 13 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Left the nest | Wall Street Journal | 16 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time |  |  | 
          
            | Soared through air |  |  | 
          
            | Not many - about fifty - were airborne (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Went by plane | Universal | 17 May 2025 | 
          
            | Traveled like a bird |  |  | 
          
            | Went quickly, of time (4) | Puzzler | 09 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Piloted | USA Today Quick | 08 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Part of the chimney, we hear, rose into the air (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Went fast | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 19 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Took to the skies | USA Today | 09 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Learner, with hardly any around, travelled a great speed (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Piloted (4) | Puzzler | 13 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time |  |  | 
          
            | Not many crossing lake went fast | The Telegraph Cryptic | 17 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Went by quickly | New York Times | 15 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Rushed by air (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Went by helicopter, say | Universal | 20 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Took United, say |  |  | 
          
            | Rode an enchanted broomstick, maybe | LA Times Daily | 23 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Hearing infection went quickly (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Travelled by aeroplane (4) |  |  | 
          
            | A dog's pendulous chop travelled in a particular way (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Did the Wright thing? | Family Time | 30 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | The infection, you say, travelled fast (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Took a plane, getting the spoken-of sickness (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Reportedly virus was airborne (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Soared through the air |  |  | 
          
            | Took a helicopter, say |  |  | 
          
            | Breezed (by) | New York Times | 23 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Was airborne | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 13 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest," 1975 film produced by Michael Douglas that won the Academy Award for Best Picture |  |  | 
          
            | Traveled by jet | USA Today | 18 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | The noisy fellow imitated birds! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Soared (4) | Puzzler | 08 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Whizzed (by) | LA Times Daily | 07 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Flitted like an elf, up to a point (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Dealt with Delta, say |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the skies, like a bird |  |  | 
          
            | Not many - about fifty - travelled by (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Disease picked up, passed quickly | The Guardian Quiptic | 01 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Took a plane | Universal | 30 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Soared | Eugene Sheffer | 27 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Moved like a crane |  |  | 
          
            | Rushed to the chimney, say (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Went by airplane |  |  | 
          
            | Moved through air |  |  | 
          
            | Escaped backing welfare age dropping | The Telegraph Toughie | 21 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Escaped backing welfare age dropping (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Whizzed by the chimney space reportedly (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Not many outside Libya's capital went by plane |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air | New York Times Mini | 23 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Soared like a bird |  |  | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time |  |  | 
          
            | Piloted as an airplane |  |  | 
          
            | Rode in a 42-Across | USA Today | 09 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Went by jet | Newsday | 03 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Ran away from local flat |  |  | 
          
            | "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (homophone for 23d) |  |  | 
          
            | "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest," Ken Kesey novel |  |  | 
          
            | Traveled by an airplane, say |  |  | 
          
            | Soared | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time |  |  | 
          
            | 'One ... over the Cuckoo's Nest' (novel, play and film) | Irish Times Simplex | 22 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Seemed to go quickly | Newsday | 04 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Went by plane | Newsday | 14 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Seemed to elapse quickly | Newsday | 28 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Aviated | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Went by plane | USA Today | 26 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Travelled by plane |  |  | 
          
            | Soared | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Went by plane | Newsday | 15 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Took wing | Thomas Joseph | 02 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Took to the air | Newsday | 20 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Traveled like a bird, say |  |  | 
          
            | According to report virus was airborne |  |  | 
          
            | Passed (by) fast | The Washington Post | 08 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Passed (by) fast | LA Times Daily | 08 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Really went by | Newsday | 29 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Emulated birds | Family Time | 29 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Went by plane | USA Today | 17 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Piloted | Universal | 24 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Used a glider |  |  | 
          
            | Sped | Premier Sunday | 11 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Ken Kesey's "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |  |  | 
          
            | Whizzed (by) | New York Times | 19 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Took wing | Thomas Joseph | 27 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Took wing | Newsday | 24 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Went by chopper? | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Took to the skies | USA Today | 28 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Went quickly | Jonesin | 03 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Went like a bird | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Left the coop | Universal | 14 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | A mere handful around central Ireland took off | Irish Times Crosaire | 11 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Went by plane | Newsday | 23 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Zoomed |  |  | 
          
            | Aviated |  |  | 
          
            | Ken Kesey's "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |  |  | 
          
            | Not many will cross line winged | The Telegraph Cryptic | 25 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Jetted away | Newsday | 03 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Traveled in a plane | Newsday | 02 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest," 1975 comedy-drama film starring Jack Nicholson |  |  | 
          
            | Went on air and broadcast complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Travelled by air | The Times Concise | 15 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Illness reportedly went quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the sky | Premier Sunday | 08 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Used a dirigible, say | The Washington Post Sunday | 26 May 2019 | 
          
            | From what we hear, disease was airborne | The Telegraph Cryptic | 15 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time |  |  | 
          
            | Took a chopper, say | Newsday | 03 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | First two sections of florid central news took wing |  |  | 
          
            | Went from airport to airport | USA Today | 04 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Headed skyward | USA Today | 28 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Traveled through air |  |  | 
          
            | Ken Kesey's "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |  |  | 
          
            | Passed by quite quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Headed skyward |  |  | 
          
            | Went from airport to airport |  |  | 
          
            | Soared |  |  | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time | The Washington Post | 02 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time | LA Times Daily | 02 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Left the nest | Universal | 11 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Raced | New York Times | 12 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Took a red-eye, say | USA Today | 07 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Rode in a plane | Newsday | 04 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Went really fast | The Washington Post | 18 May 2018 | 
          
            | Went really fast | LA Times Daily | 18 May 2018 | 
          
            | Sped, like a bird |  |  | 
          
            | "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |  |  | 
          
            | "One ___ Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Ken Kesey novel) |  |  | 
          
            | Went like mad | USA Today | 01 May 2018 | 
          
            | Used miles, perhaps | The Washington Post | 24 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Used miles, perhaps | LA Times Daily | 24 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Aviated | Universal | 05 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Went really fast |  |  | 
          
            | Raced |  |  | 
          
            | Used miles, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Passed quickly, as time |  |  | 
          
            | Aviated |  |  | 
          
            | Went like mad |  |  | 
          
            | Took a red-eye, say |  |  | 
          
            | Left the nest |  |  | 
          
            | Took a plane | Universal | 20 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Soared | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Went like mad | The Washington Post | 10 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Went like mad | LA Times Daily | 10 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Took a plane |  |  | 
          
            | Went like mad |  |  | 
          
            | Left the coop? | The Washington Post | 30 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Didn't drag | Wall Street Journal | 07 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Took to the sky | LA Times Daily | 30 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Was a pilot | Family Time | 26 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Took a plane | Premier Sunday | 03 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Took wing | LA Times Daily | 08 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Took to the air | USA Today | 16 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Aviated | USA Today | 12 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Was successful | Newsday | 09 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Took to the sky |  |  | 
          
            | Aviated |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Ran like the wind | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 16 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Went by air | Newsday | 29 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Aviated | LA Times Daily | 11 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Went quickly | Newsday | 23 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Took off | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Zoomed | LA Times Daily | 29 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Aviated |  |  | 
          
            | Went by air |  |  | 
          
            | Took off |  |  | 
          
            | Ran like the wind |  |  | 
          
            | Went quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Zoomed |  |  | 
          
            | Took a jet |  |  | 
          
            | Sped |  |  | 
          
            | Went Southwest? |  |  | 
          
            | Got off the ground |  |  | 
          
            | Took off |  |  | 
          
            | Zoomed |  |  | 
          
            | Zipped |  |  | 
          
            | Infection of ear |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Zipped (by) |  |  | 
          
            | Had upward mobility? |  |  | 
          
            | Did the Wright thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Took a shuttle, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Took a jet |  |  | 
          
            | Didn't drag |  |  | 
          
            | Whizzed |  |  | 
          
            | Did the Wright thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Took off |  |  | 
          
            | Went up |  |  | 
          
            | Went up |  |  | 
          
            | Took off |  |  | 
          
            | Moved quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Sped |  |  | 
          
            | Went fast |  |  | 
          
            | Got off the ground |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the skies |  |  | 
          
            | Took a puddle-jumper |  |  | 
          
            | Went by plane |  |  | 
          
            | Zoomed |  |  | 
          
            | Rode in a cabin |  |  | 
          
            | Got off the ground |  |  | 
          
            | Went by quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Was acceptable |  |  | 
          
            | Went exceedingly fast |  |  | 
          
            | Went fast |  |  | 
          
            | How one got over the cuckoo's nest |  |  | 
          
            | Went sky-high |  |  | 
          
            | Did the Wright thing? |  |  | 
          
            | Took off |  |  | 
          
            | Used 8-Down, say |  |  | 
          
            | Gained popular acceptance |  |  | 
          
            | Seemed to go quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Rode the wind |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Passed fast, as time |  |  | 
          
            | Passed fast, as time |  |  | 
          
            | Went by quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Took a puddle-jumper, say |  |  | 
          
            | Hopped a jet |  |  | 
          
            | Went exceedingly fast |  |  | 
          
            | Piloted |  |  | 
          
            | Took off |  |  | 
          
            | Aviated |  |  | 
          
            | Took a plane |  |  | 
          
            | Jetted |  |  | 
          
            | Went like the dickens |  |  | 
          
            | Winged it? |  |  | 
          
            | Soared |  |  | 
          
            | Jetted |  |  | 
          
            | Left the coop? |  |  | 
          
            | Went really fast |  |  | 
          
            | Soared like an eagle |  |  | 
          
            | Rode the wind |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Rocketed |  |  | 
          
            | Winged |  |  | 
          
            | Piloted |  |  | 
          
            | Took to the air |  |  | 
          
            | Winged it? |  |  | 
          
            | Patronized American? |  |  | 
          
            | Took offf |  |  | 
          
            | Took wing |  |  | 
          
            | Seemed to go quickly |  |  | 
          
            | Took off |  |  | 
          
            | Sped |  |  | 
          
            | Left the coop? |  |  | 
          
            | Took a shuttle |  |  | 
          
            | Whooshed |  |  | 
          
            | Skyrocketed |  |  | 
          
            | Soared |  |  | 
          
            | Went by plane |  |  | 
          
            | Took TWA |  |  | 
          
            | Escaped |  |  | 
          
            | Went quickly by |  |  | 
          
            | Went by air |  |  | 
          
            | Zipped by |  |  | 
          
            | Took a shuttle |  |  | 
          
            | Went by plane |  |  | 
          
            | Was wind-borne |  |  | 
          
            | Took the Concorde |  |  | 
          
            | Whipped along |  |  | 
          
            | Took the red-eye |  |  | 
          
            | Emulated Daedalus |  |  | 
          
            | Winged it? |  |  | 
          
            | Traveled like Saint-Exupéry |  |  | 
          
            | Took a jet |  |  | 
          
            | Went like the wind |  |  | 
          
            | Rode on a jet |  |  | 
          
            | Moved fast |  |  | 
          
            | Tore |  |  | 
          
            | Hopped a plane |  |  | 
          
            | Took a Concorde |  |  | 
          
            | Moved swiftly |  |  | 
          
            | ___ off the handle |  |  | 
          
            | Winged |  |  | 
          
            | Was gone with the wind. |  |  | 
          
            | Glided. |  |  | 
          
            | Seemed to pass quickly. |  |  | 
          
            | Passed quickly. |  |  | 
          
            | Winged. |  |  | 
          
            | Hurried. |  |  | 
          
            | Moved swiftly. |  |  | 
          
            | Passed swiftly. |  |  | 
          
            | Went by jet. |  |  | 
          
            | Went speedily. |  |  | 
          
            | Soared. |  |  | 
          
            | Waved in the air. |  |  | 
          
            | Floated in air. |  |  | 
          
            | Avigated. |  |  | 
          
            | Operated a Thunderjet. |  |  | 
          
            | ___ the coop |  |  | 
          
            | Fluttered |  |  | 
          
            | Took wing. |  |  | 
          
            | Went swiftly. |  |  | 
          
            | Floated. |  |  |