| VEGA | The brightest star in the constellation of Lyra (4) |
| RINGNEBULA | The ---, Messier object M57 found in the constellation of Lyra (4,6) |
| BELT | Orion's _, asterism in the constellation of Orion (4) |
| ALTAIR | The brightest star in the constellation of Aquila and the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky (6) |
| ARGO | The constellation of the ship (4) |
| CANOPUS | Brightest star in the constellation of Carina and second brightest star in the night sky after Siriu |
| ANTARES | E name of the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius (7) |
| ARCTURUS | Brightest star in the northern hemisphere, in the constellation of Bootes (8) |
| ARYL | In chemistry, of an aromatic group; Lyra (anag.) (4) |
| NORTHSTAR | The brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor, also known as Polaris (5,4) |
| RIGEL | One of the brightest stars in the constellation of Orion (5) |
| ALGENIB | Traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation of Pegasus (7) |
| ALDEBARAN | The brightest star in the constellation of Taurus |
| KEEN | Played Lyra Belacqua in His Dark Materials, Dafne ---- (4) |
| PULLMAN | Author whose His Dark Materials trilogy and Book of Dust series including The Secret Commonwealth chronicle the adventures of Lyra (7) |
| ASRIEL | Lord ____, rebellious relative of Lyra in the His Dark Materials trilogy (6) |
| DUBHE | Traditional name of the star in the constellation of Ursa Major also called Alpha Ursae Majoris (5) |
| POLLUX | Brightest star in the constellation of Gemini (6) |
| DENEBOLA | Second-brightest star in the constellation of Leo (8) |
| HYADES | Closest open star cluster to the Sun, in the constellation of Taurus (6) |
