| STARS | Parts of asterisms |
| STAR | Any one of a series of astronomical fusions of mainly hydrogen and helium forming constellations and asterisms (4) |
| ASTRAL | Description of the celestial bodies forming constellations or asterisms (6) |
| ORION | Prominent constellation whose asterism of three stars includes Alnilam the "string of pearls" (5) |
| VEGA | Forming part of the Summer Triangle asterism with Altair and Deneb, the brightest star in Lyra (4) |
| ALTAIR | From Arabic for "flying eagle", Aquila's brightest star and one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism (6) |
| DELPHINUS | Small constellation of the northern hemisphere whose four brightest stars form the asterism Job's Coffin (9) |
| ALNITAK | Central of the three stars making up the asterism Orion's Belt, lying between Alnitak and Mintaka (7) |
| DENEB | Brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, forming the head of the five-star asterism the Northern Cross (5) |
| ORIONSBELT | Well-known asterism made up of the stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka (6,4) |
| THEPLOUGH | Seven-star asterism in the constellation Ursa Major that appears on the state flag of Alaska (3,6) |
| STARSYSTEM | An asterism, constellation, galaxy or other group of gravitationally bound stellar celestial bodies (4,6) |
| ALNILAM | Central star of the prominent asterism Orion's Belt, lying between Alnitak and Mintaka (7) |
| BELT | Orion's _, asterism in the constellation of Orion (4) |
| STARSAPPHIRE | Blue gemstone that exhibits asterism |
| PLOUGH | Seven-star asterism in Ursa Major (6) |
| GREATBEAR | Constellation including the Plough asterism |
| BIGDIPPER | Ursa Major asterism (3,6) |
| LEO | Constellation with an asterism called the Sickle |
| DIPPER | Another name for a water ouzel; a small cup clipped on to an artist's palette for diluent; or, the Plough asterism (6) |
