| POLARIS | Situated where the projection of the Earth's axis or the NCP lies, the current North Star, used to determine latitude and formerly by sailors for navigation (7) |
| PENINSULA | Lines up an alternative projection of the earth (9) |
| HERNIA | The projection of an organ through the lining of the cavity in which it is normally situated (6) |
| LEE | The ___ward 2 across are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean (as long as they are out of the wind!) (3) |
| JUTLAND | The projection of northern Europe forming the continental portion of Denmark. (7) |
| BLACKHOLE | British miss spot where star used to appear (5,4) |
| TONSORIAL | Oil on star used to being about barbers |
| TELKWA | British Columbia: 'Where Rivers Meets & Friends Gather' village situated where its namesake river meets with the bulkley River |
| LYCRA | Fabric a group of stars used to hem cape |
| SPAREPARTS | Paper stars used to replace faulty bits (5,5) |
| PAWAR | Former chief of NCP who stepped down in May 2023 |
| NETS | Their arena is situated where Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues meet |
| AHIR | Sachin, NCP leader |
| SPARKLE | Second stop in NCP, say, by learner with electronic dash (7) |
| ADAMSAPPLE | The visible projection of the thyroid cartilege of the larynx at the front of the neck (5,5) |
| SOUTH | The _____ Pole is the southern end of the Earth's axis, about 300 miles (480 km) south of the Ross Ice Shelf (5) |
| APPLE | Visible projection of the thyroid cartilege of the larynx at the front of the neck (5,5) |
| ADAMS | Visible projection of the thyroid cartilege of the larynx at the front of the neck (5,5) |
| INION | Most prominent projection of the occipital bone at the base of the skull, used as a point of measurement in craniometry (5) |
| BRADLEY | Edmond Halley's successor as Astronomer Royal who discovered the aberration of starlight and the nutation of the Earth's axis (7) |
