| NEBULA | Diffuse cloud of particles and gases visible either as a hazy patch of light or an irregular dark region |
| MILKYWAY | Name, derived from its appearance to the ancient Greeks and Romans as a hazy lacteal band across the sky, for the vast the galaxy containing our solar system (5,3) |
| PENCIL | An artist's fine paintbrush or individual style in drawing; a stick of graphite or kohl; a narrow beam of light; or, an aggregate of lines or rays, converging to a point (6) |
| TURNER | "Painter of light"; or, an egg slice for flipping a fried suppertime delight (6) |
| BLUR | Hazy patch (4) |
| SCONCE | Ornamental wall bracket for a candle, flaming torch or modern light; or, an earthwork defending a castle gate (6) |
| DIWALI | Festival of Lights, or an "Office" episode written by Mindy Kaling |
| WASHER | Flat ring used either as a spacer between a nut and bolt or as a seal; or, a short word for a laundry machine that succeeded the dolly tub (6) |
| NEBULAS | Relating to diffuse clouds of particles and gasses in space (7) |
| SCREW | This tool is usually made up of a circular cylindrical member with a continuous helical rib, used either as a fastener or as a force and motion modifier. The Greek scientist Archimedes developed one t |
| INVENTOR | Person who creates/devises new gadgets, ideas or machines, either as a hobby or as an occupation (8) |
| TROLL | In folklore, a supernatural creature depicted either as a dwarf or a giant (5) |
| COMET | A hazy object with a nucleus of ice and dust surrounded by gas and with a tail pointing away from the sun, moving in an eccentric orbit around the sun |
| ENGLISHMUSTARD | Served in ham or beef sandwiches, with cooked charcuterie or in vinaigrette, a condiment flavoured with turmeric, either as powder or ready-prepared (7,7) |
| LEPTON | Name shared by a class of weakly-interacting subatomic particle and a former Greek monetary unit worth one hundredth of a drachma (6) |
| SOLARFLARES | Brief powerful eruptions of particles and electromagnetic radiation from the sun's surface (5,6) |
| SOOT | A black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of pipes and chimneys. (4) |
| TAIL | Visible stream of dust and gases extending from a comet (4) |
| FRECKLE | A small patch of light brown colour on the skin (7) |
| ASHES | The unburned particles and white or grayish powder remaining after a thing has been burned |
