| ALAIN | Michelin-starred chef Ducasse who sent gourmet meals to astronauts on the International Space Station |
| THEBAIS | Carmen a Papinio Statio compositum, quod bellum Thebanum tractavit |
| NEARMISS | Close call in the vicinity of leftmost module on the International Space Station |
| PEAKE | British ESA astronaut and test pilot who finished his 186-day Principia mission working on the International Space Station in June 2016 (5) |
| DEFENDER | Arcade video game released in 1981 in which the object was to destroy alien invaders while protecting astronauts on the landscape from abduction |
| APOLLO | US space programme for landing astronauts on the moon, announced in 1961 and concluded in 1972 (6) |
| ALDRIN | Nicknamed "Buzz", one of the first two astronauts on the Moon (6) |
| ZINNIA | Colorful flower that's been grown on the International Space Station |
| ARTEMIS | Greek goddess whose namesake NASA mission plans to land the first female astronaut on the moon |
| ROUX | Michelin-starred chef who designed the Gatsby Club menu at this year's Wimbledon Championships with son Michel and granddaughter Emily (4) |
| RHODES | Michelin-starred chef who shared his surname with a Greek island (6) |
| EXPEDITIONONE | First extended stay on the International Space Station |
| OFF | Launch time: When the countdown reaches zero, a rocket will blast ___, sending the astronauts on board soaring into space |
| FREEFLIGHT | As often experienced by astronauts on the house steps (4,6) |
| JESSE | First name of Mr Metcalfe who played John Rowland in Desperate Housewives in the 2000s and performed as Astronaut on The Masked Dancer in 2022 (5) |
| KERRIDGE | Michelin-starred chef who has lost 12 stone, Tom _ (8) |
| HARTNETT | Angela _, Michelin-starred chef whose books include A Taste Of Home (8) |
| VERNE | Novelist who sent the punctual Phileas Fogg around the world and the enigmatic Captain Nemo beneath the waves for 20,000 leagues (5) |
| PIERRE | Michelin-starred chef and celebrity kitchen supervisor, Marco _ White (6) |
| BLANC | Self-taught Michelin-starred chef, Raymond _ (5) |
