| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Leading actors, high-pitched? (6) | The Guardian Cryptic | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Wrong shape for mine shaft | ||
| Looking skyward | New York Times | 14 Jun 2017 |
| Looking skyward | ||
| Flung skyward | Newsday | 19 Oct 2016 |
| Directed skyward | Newsday | 15 Jan 2016 |
| Tossed skyward | USA Today | 02 Nov 2015 |
| Thrown skyward | New York Times | 29 Jul 2015 |
| Tossed skyward | ||
| Thrown skyward | ||
| Directed skyward | ||
| Thrown in the air | ||
| Aimed skyward, as light | ||
| Thrown skyward | ||
| Thrown in the air | ||
| Thrown skyward | ||
| Turned skyward | ||
| Directed skyward | ||
| Thrown above | ||
| Turned toward the sky | ||
| Tossed skyward | ||
| A mine shaft | ||
| Ventilating shaft in a mine | ||
| Directed aloft | ||
| Facing the sky | ||
| Thrown directly above one's head | ||
| Directed aloft. |