| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Modern aviator | Eugene Sheffer | 16 May 2025 |
| Chuck Yeager, e.g. | ||
| Modern aviator | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Sep 2024 |
| High-speed aviator | Universal | 03 May 2023 |
| Many a "Top Gun" aviator | LA Times Daily | 27 Jun 2022 |
| Modern aviator | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Modern aviator | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Nov 2019 |
| JT holds polite exchange with highflyer | Irish Times Crosaire | 06 Mar 2017 |
| Modern flier (1947) | ||
| Modern flier (1947) | ||
| John Glenn, once | ||
| John Glenn, once | ||
| 1947 Kentucky Derby winner or a 1957 John Wayne movie | ||
| 1947 Derby winner. |