| ALMAGEST | Work on astronomy by Ptolemy containing a description of the geocentric system of the universe and a star catalogue |
| GRAMMAR | The morphology and syntax of a language; a book containing a description of said linguistry; or, the basic rules of a field of knowledge (7) |
| PTOLEMY | Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system that was undisputed until the late Renaissance (7) |
| COSMOS | Ordered system of the Universe (6) |
| WONDER | Curious awe, like over the scale of the universe and how many millions of suns like our own we haven't even discovered yet, and how tiny variations in chemistry might lead to profound atmospheric cons |
| COX | Presenter of numerous BBC science programmes including Wonders of the Universe and Forces of Nature. (3) |
| ALECBALDWIN | It's Complicated actor who narrated the scientific documentaries Journey to the Edge of the Universe and Frozen Planet: 2 wds. |
| BRIAN | First name of Professor Cox, Wonders Of The Universe and The Planets presenter (5) |
| FORTYTWO | Number that's the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything, in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" |
| ANSWER | - to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything; number 42 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (6) |
| SAGITTA | From the Latin meaning "arrow" and listed by Ptolemy in the 2nd century, one of the constellations i |
| LAZER | Major ---, electronic band that has released the albums Free The Universe and Peace Is The Mission ( |
| FAINTLY | "as he heard the snow falling ... through the universe and ... falling" (The Dead, James Joyce) |
| DOUGLASADAMS | Author of Life, the Universe and Everything (7,5) |
| SCIFI | Some terrific stuff in retrospect: like Life, the Universe and Everything? (3-2) |
| SKY | The at Night long-running BBC documentary series on astronomy, presented by Sir Patrick Moore from 1957 to 2013 (3) |
| LIGHTHOUSE | Structure built by Ptolemy I on the ancient island of Pharos |
| EBLANA | Theatre located in the basement of BusAras, but no longer in operation. It took its name from a settlement identified by Ptolemy. (6) |
| LETITIAWRIGHT | Actress who plays Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on Black Mirror: 2 wds. |
| ANTHONYMACKIE | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on Black Mirror: 2 wds. |
