| FRIEDRICHBESSEL | German astronomer, the first to calculate accurate distances from the sun to other stars, using parallax |
| KEPLER | German astronomer, the first to state the laws of planetary motion |
| DELPHINUS | Stars using key to open public house across the pond |
| DEPTHS | Distances from the top downwards (6) |
| ABSCISSAS | Distances from the y-axis on a graph |
| CRATE | First to calculate price of case (5) |
| GALILEOGALILEI | Italian astronomer, the first to study stars with a telescope |
| BESSEL | German astronomer who was the first to measure the distance to a star |
| FUSION | The reaction that powers the Sun and other stars, where two atoms of hydrogen combine |
| BEES | Honey-; pollinating insects using the position of the sun to navigate and waggle-dancing to communicate (4) |
| WARM | Iguanas have to bask in the sun to ___ their bodies to the correct temperature |
| VERMEER | Dutch painter of works including The Astronomer, The Lacemaker and The Milkmaid whose techniques were imitated by renowned art forger Han van Meegeren who swindled Hermann Goring and the Nazis (7) |
| WIDTHS | Distances from one side to the other |
| TAROT | A fortune-teller's pack or "spread" of veritable paper windows of the soul, ranging from Strength and the Sun to the Fool and Death (5) |
| CONSTELLATE | Let Noel join the cast when the other stars get together |
| GAMMA | Type of rays produced by the Sun and other stars (5) |
| EARTH | Source in The Yard keeps distance from The Sun? (5) |
| SATURN | Planet, the sixth in distance from the sun (6) |
| VENUS | The second planet in order of distance from the sun (5) |
| FROSTLINE | In our solar system, for example, it's the distance from the Sun where grains of ice can form, which is an important stepping stone for forming planets (5,4) |
