| NEARTHEBONE | New planet and black hole ultimately almost blue (4,3,4) |
| STAR | Type of celestial body whose stages of evolution can include red giant, planetary nebula, white dwarf, supernova and black hole (4) |
| DOVE | Blessed, ultimately, almost more than peacemaker |
| DENIGRATE | Make black hole ultimately after red giant's collapse (9) |
| INDIGNATION | Almost Blue country rage (11) |
| IAINSTEWART | Scottish geologist and former child actor whose programmes as a presenter include Earth: The Power of the Planet and How to Grow a Planet (4.7) |
| ASTROLOGERS | Scientists who study the stars, planets and other natural objects in space (11) |
| SOLARSYSTEM | Mars, yes, lots of other planets, and the sun |
| ASTRONOMERS | Scientists who study the stars, planets and other heavenly objects (11) |
| PLANETARIUM | Building in which planets and stars are projected (11) |
| NOTLONGFORTHISWORLD | Ache to see a new planet, presumably, and soon to depart |
| BLUR | Almost blue-and-red smudge (4) |
| CHETBAKER | American jazz trumpeter who played on Elvis Costello's songs Shipbuilding and Almost Blue (4,5) |
| PLUTON | New planet at first appears to be a mass of rock |
| NEPTUNE | Record air on new planet (7) |
| UNEARTH | Discover uranium on new planet (7) |
| NEATH | New planet lacking core at a lower level formerly |
| OPENHEARTH | Hope spread about new planet being a furnace |
| NATURALLY | Friend supports new planet being discovered, of course (9) |
| COLONIZES | Settles on, as a new planet |
