| HALLEY | Edmond ___, Astronomer Royal from 1720-42 (6) |
| RYLE | Martin ___, Astronomer Royal from 1972-82 (4) |
| DANTES | Edmond __: the Count of Monte Cristo |
| HYKSOS | Nomadic Asian people who controlled Egypt from around 1720 to 1560 BC (6) |
| BUBBLE | Financial crash that occurred in 1720 (5,3,6) |
| AIRY | English astronomer royal from 1835 to 1881 (4) |
| PIRACY | Anne Bonny and Mary Read were tried and convicted for this crime in Jamaica in 1720 (6) |
| STARER | MOON __ (ASTRONOMER anagram) |
| BRADLEY | James -; Astronomer Royal from 1742-62 who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of Earth's axis (7) |
| LUDLOW | Lord Rees of -; title of Martin Rees, astrophysicist who has held the post of Astronomer Royal since 1995 (6) |
| EDMONDHALLEY | Astronomer Royal who succeeded John Flamsteed in 1720 |
| ANNEBOLEYN | Royal from Lebanon with yen to wander (4,6) |
| DOT | Pale blue ___ (astronomer's description of Earth as seen from space) |
| PHARAOH | Spooner mentions a rare faux royal from Thebes (7) |
| GUERNSEY | Strange guy seen collecting royal from island |
| HAMBURG | Bad actor with illness collecting royal from German city |
| ROSTAND | Edmond ___, "Cyrano de Bergerac" playwright |
| HOYLE | Who (Edmond ___) gained fame as a writer on card games? (5) |
| CALICOJACK | English pirate captain born John Rackham executed in Port Royal, Jamaica, in 1720 (6,4) |
| SHIVERMETIMBERS | Irish member vets bogus oath (spoken in 1720, perhaps) (6,2,7) |
