| HUBBLE | NASA Telescope that has made some 1.3 million observations including MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1 (or Icarus), a star some 9 billion light-years from Earth (6) |
| SUN | 4.6 billion-year-old star and largest object in our solar system, so vast its volume would need some 1.3 million Earths to fill it; or, splendorous depiction of thus (3) |
| EURO | What has made some people miss the mark? |
| SIMILES | Grins, admitting individual has made some vivid comparisons |
| WEBB | NASA telescope launched in 2021 |
| REFRACTOR | A type of telescope that uses optical lenses instead of mirrors (9) |
| BEE | Busy one that has made its mark in this puzzle's five longest answers |
| ADIDAS | The brand that has made the official World Cup ball for Qatar! (6) |
| ITOOK | "___ the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference": Robert Frost |
| FAMISHINGEXPEDITION | Group journey that has made everyone really hungry? |
| METRICSYSTEM | Something that has made Brits lose pounds? (6,6) |
| FUR | The feature of beavers that has made them desirable to traders |
| BUST | ...like a sculptor that has made it to Grub Street? (4) |
| UNWRITTEN | 2004 Natasha Bedingfield song that has made a comeback 20 years later |
| IGNITION | Word for the act or process of lighting a fire or for activating combustion in an IC engine (8) |
| OKINAWA | Large island in southern Japan (466 sq miles; pop about 1.3 million) (7) |
| ESTONIANS | Citizens of country in eastern Europe (17,410 sq miles; pop 1.3 million), independent since 1991 (9) |
| CALGARY | Large Canadian city (pop about 1.3 million), incorporated as a city in 1894 (7) |
| ESTONIA | Country in north-east Europe (17,410 sq miles; pop about 1.3 million), independent since 1991 (7) |
| ASTANA | Former name of a capital city in central Asia (pop about 1.3 million) (6) |
