| ALMAGEST | Great medieval work on astronomy (8) |
| LIKEABLE | Nice line taken by one beginning on astronomy in Oxford college |
| NEWMOON | Does it shed fresh light on astronomy? |
| SKY | The at Night long-running BBC documentary series on astronomy, presented by Sir Patrick Moore from 1957 to 2013 (3) |
| ECLIPTIC | In astronomy, the great circle on the celestial sphere representing the apparent annual path of the sun relative to the stars (8) |
| VARIABLE | In astronomy, changing in brightness (8) |
| GALACTIC | Relating to the Milky Way in astronomy (8) |
| SYZYGIES | Conjunctions, especially in astronomy; eg the moon and the sun (8) |
| PARALLAX | Apparent change in the direction of an object, in astronomy (8) |
| REDSHIFT | In astronomy, the displacement of spectral lines towards longer wavelengths, seen as evidence that the universe is expanding (8) |
| NUTATION | In astronomy, a periodic oscillation of the earth's rotational axis caused by external gravitational forces (8) |
| LATITUDE | In astronomy, the angular distance of a point north or south of the ecliptic (8) |
| HELIACAL | Near the sun, in astronomy |
| FIREBALL | Bolide is its name in astronomy |
| EYEPIECE | What pupil must be set to in practical astronomy? |
| DARKSTAR | Astronomy: starlike object which emits no visible light (4,4) |
| EPICYCLE | Inner circle, in astronomy |
| STARGAZE | Practice astronomy |
| SOLARDAY | 24-hour period, in astronomy |
| BLUEMOON | Belgian-style beer with an astronomy-inspired name |
