| SUNLIGHT | Electromagnetic radiation emanating from the star at the centre of our solar system that is a key factor in photosynthesis and a major source of vitamin D (8) |
| SUNSHINE | Light received from the star at the centre of our solar system; or, a friendly or ironic form of address (8) |
| NEPTUNE | The only planet in our solar system that is never visible to the naked eye (7) |
| NIELSBOHR | 1922 Nobel physics laureate, for work on “the structure of atoms and [...] the radiation emanating from them” |
| CURACAO | Orange-flavoured liqueur that is a key component of a Blue Lagoon cocktail (7) |
| BASIL | Bushy aromatic annual cultivated as a culinary herb that is a key ingredient of pesto alla genovese (5) |
| ASTRAL | Emanating from the stars |
| SUN | The star at the center of our solar system |
| SUNBEAMS | Crepuscular rays derived from the light- and warmth-producing star some 93 million miles away at the centre of our solar system (8) |
| CASTOR | A flour dredger-like pepperette or sugar shaker with a perforated top; a sextuple star system that is Pollux's less-bright twin in Gemini; a beaver, its genus or a hat from its fur; or, a small swivel |
| CERES | Body in our solar system that was considered a planet in the first half of the 19th century |
| CHESELBOURNE | Our son likes to have a beer in the Lion's Head in the centre of our village, right next to the church about three miles from Milton Abbas (12) |
| OORTCLOUD | Bubble at the far outer reaches of the Solar System that contains trillions of icy objects |
| GASGIANT | One of the four planets in our solar system that are composed chiefly of hydrogen and helium, namely Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (3,5) |
| AEON | (in Gnosticism) A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe. |
| HYPERTEXT | System that is the underlying concept defining the structure of the World Wide Web |
| VENUS | Which is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise? (5) |
| ELEVEN | Number of points in the star at the Statue of Liberty's base |
| MILKYWAY | Galaxy containing our solar system that was studied by the Dutch astronomer Jan Oort (5,3) |
| BOOHAY | This hot-headed boy lives in the middle of our road, about a mile from Kingswear (6) |
