| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ALIT | Ended a descent |
| SPLASHDOWN | End of a descent |
| WALKONATIGHTR | Risk a swift descent? |
| RAPPEL | Descent of a sort |
| TAILSPIN | Spiral descent of a plane |
| LANDING | It ends a plane's descent |
| CATARACT | Steep descent of a river |
| AVATAR | Descent of a deity to earth |
| LINEAL | In a straight line of descent |
| POE | "A Descent into the Maelstrom" author |
| GLISSADE | Sliding descent of a snow slope. |
| POE | "A Descent Into the Maelstrom" author |
| MOGULS | They don't allow for a smooth descent |
