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Space crossword

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Across

  1. 2 Glowing cloud where new stars are born
  2. 3 Event when one body blocks the light of another
  3. 5 Streak of light from a bit of rock burning up
  4. 9 Bowl-shaped dent left by an impact
  5. 10 Person trained to fly beyond the atmosphere
  6. 13 Icy traveler with a glowing tail
  7. 14 Longest or shortest day of the year
  8. 15 Wheeled robot exploring a planet's surface
  9. 16 Natural satellite first walked on in 1969

Down

  1. 1 Largest planet, home to a Great Red Spot
  2. 4 Structure a rocket lifts off from
  3. 6 Force that keeps the moon circling us
  4. 7 Curved path one body takes around another
  5. 8 Vast system of stars, gas and dust
  6. 11 Tool that brings distant objects into view
  7. 12 Ringed sixth planet from the sun

About this puzzle

A 17 by 24 crossword with 9 across and 7 down, on the subject of Space.

Grid
17 x 24
Across
9
Down
7
Longest answer
LAUNCHPAD (9 letters)
Show the answer key
  1. 1 down: JUPITER. Largest planet, home to a Great Red Spot
  2. 2 across: NEBULA. Glowing cloud where new stars are born
  3. 3 across: ECLIPSE. Event when one body blocks the light of another
  4. 4 down: LAUNCHPAD. Structure a rocket lifts off from
  5. 5 across: METEOR. Streak of light from a bit of rock burning up
  6. 6 down: GRAVITY. Force that keeps the moon circling us
  7. 7 down: ORBIT. Curved path one body takes around another
  8. 8 down: GALAXY. Vast system of stars, gas and dust
  9. 9 across: CRATER. Bowl-shaped dent left by an impact
  10. 10 across: ASTRONAUT. Person trained to fly beyond the atmosphere
  11. 11 down: TELESCOPE. Tool that brings distant objects into view
  12. 12 down: SATURN. Ringed sixth planet from the sun
  13. 13 across: COMET. Icy traveler with a glowing tail
  14. 14 across: SOLSTICE. Longest or shortest day of the year
  15. 15 across: ROVER. Wheeled robot exploring a planet's surface
  16. 16 across: MOON. Natural satellite first walked on in 1969

Questions

How many clues does this Space crossword have?
9 across and 7 down, on a 17 x 24 grid. The longest answer is LAUNCHPAD (9 letters).
How do I switch between across and down?
Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
Can I print this crossword?
Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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