| ANNUAL | Void surrounds nose of Apollo 8 (6) |
| AERS | Astronaut William of Apollo 8 |
| HYACINTH | Fragrant, bell-shaped flower named after a lover of Apollo (8) |
| BORMAN | Frank of Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 |
| ANDERS | William, late Apollo 8 astronaut noted for his photograph Earthrise (6) |
| BRIDGE | An aqueduct, bascule, clapper, ponceau, series of stepping-stones etc spanning an obstacle such as a moat or river; or, a connecting part, such as the nose of a pair of specs (6) |
| LOVELL | Jim, U.S. astronaut who was command module pilot on Apollo 8, the first crewed flight around the Moon (6) |
| COBALT | Co-pilot finally completes putting fuel over nose of Boeing (6) |
| HOOTER | The nose of a car? (6) |
| STRIPE | Distinguishing feature across the nose of the Triumph TR250 (6) |
| WEEVIL | My chauffeur and I fib about clipping nose of Volkswagen Beetle (6) |
| CARROT | Umbelliferous root used as the nose of a niveous humanoid figure with stones/coal for ocular lamps (6) |
| NIECES | Spooner to look at nose of French relatives |
| SNOUTS | Word for animals' muzzles, birds' beaks or elephants' trunks originally, later for the more specific noses of beasts such as hedgehogs or pigs (6) |
| EARTHRISE | Title of a famous photograph taken during the Apollo 8 mission |
| FRANKBORMAN | Apollo 8 astronaut (1928) |
| EARTH | Planet photographed by Apollo 8 |
| ARTEMISII | Upcoming NASA mission likened to Apollo 8 |
| NASAL | Of the nose of a North American girl (5) |
| SILPHEUM | Plant used in ancient Greek medicine, said to be a gift from Apollo (8) |
