| EARTHRISE | Phenomenon witnessed from space ... or a hint to this puzzle's sequence of shaded squares |
| SETTINGSUN | What glows in the west at day's end ... or a hint to this puzzle's sequence of shaded squares |
| INVADER | Driven for a visitor, unwelcome whether from space or elsewhere |
| SWIVELCHAIR | Office purchase, and in a way, what can be seen in this puzzle's sequence of circles |
| NOFLYZONE | Restricted space... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
| FRANKENFOOD | Lab-engineered fare, facetiously ... or a hint to the six crossings of shaded squares |
| BUMPERCROPS | Bountiful harvests for farmers ... or another hint to the crossings of shaded squares |
| WATERUNDERTHE | Past disagreements that are no longer of concern ... or each block of shaded squares in this puzzle? |
| REGION | Area or administrative district of a country; a portion of outer space; or, a division or part of the body (6) |
| BLOCKCHAIN | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| FLIGHT | Series of steps, hurdles or canal locks; journey by balloon or through space; or, a flock of swallows (6) |
| CLOSE | A word meaning "to shut", hence a shut-in courtyard, cul-de-sac, lane, small field or other confined space; or, a cathedral's surrounding precinct (5) |
| CROSSBREEDS | Animals with parents of two distinct varieties ... or a description of the pairs of shaded words? |
| HOLD | Aeroplane or ship's cargo space; or, a pause in music indicated with a fermata (4) |
| ETHER | Word for clear upper air originally, later a rarefied substance formerly believed to permeate all space; or, a sweet-scented volatile liquid (5) |
| JEWELRYBOX | Personal treasure chest ... or what each of the five groups of shaded letters illustrates? |
| LOT | Parking space, or a parking space's place |
| PICTUREINPICTURE | Small screen superimposed on a large screen ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| SPOONBENDING | Display of mentalism ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| BADBREAKUP | Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
