| SPIRAL | The shape of the Milky Way galaxy |
| SUN | Incredibly hot star in the Milky Way galaxy. |
| OCHIUCHUS | Located north-west of the Milky Way, the "serpent bearer" constellation known as the 13th sign of the zodiac (9) |
| TINTORETTO | Artist born Jacopo Comin who painted Finding of the Body of St Mark and The Origin of the Milky Way (10) |
| AURIGA | Constellation between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way, that contains the first magnitude star Capella |
| LACERTA | Small northern constellation on the edge of the Milky Way between Cygnus and Andromeda; the Lizard (7) |
| SOMBREROGALAXY | It's about one-third the size of the Milky Way (2 wds.) |
| GALACTIC | Of the Milky Way, say (8) |
| CARAMEL | Center of the Milky Way? |
| VIALACTIA | Latin translation of The Milky Way (3,6) |
| STAR | Bit of the Milky Way |
| COLLISION | By some calculations, projected fate of the Milky Way in three to four billion years |
| MILKY | ___ Way, galaxy of which the Earth is a part (5) |
| DATE | Palm fruit whose name, meaning "finger", refers to the shape of the plant's leaves; or, any one of the specified days of the month represented on a calendar (4) |
| DELTOID | In the human body, muscle named after the shape of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (7) |
| SCARLATTI | Mark and I take most of the milky coffee to composer |
| BOTTLE | Icon from the world of soft drinks which inspired the shape of the Vauxhall Viva HB (6) |
| COKE | Icon from the world of soft drinks which inspired the shape of the Vauxhall Viva HB (4) |
| OMEGACURVE | Track section in Bobsleigh that resembles the shape of the last letter of the Greek al-phabet: 2 wds. |
| DELSHAMS | Underground complex of rock formations in Manacor, Mallorca just one kilometre from Puerto Cristo on the island's east coast, its name comes from the local word for fishhooks which mirror the shape of |
