| 100% | COPERNICUS | 10 | Polish astronomer whose theory of the solar system was published in 1543 |
| 36% | CARL | 4 | Astronomer Sagan whose papers are archived in the Library of Congress |
| 35% | ALGOL | 5 | Triple star system whose variability was apparently noted in the ancient Cairo Calendar of about 3200 years ago |
| 35% | ARP | 3 | "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies", published in 1966 by Caltech, was the creation of astronomer Halton ___ |
| 34% | ERASMUS | 7 | Desiderius —, Dutch humanist whose Greek edition of the New Testament was published in 1516 |
| 34% | CERES | 5 | Body in our solar system that was considered a planet in the first half of the 19th century |
| 33% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the man whose holiday is in mid-January |
| 33% | RSV | 3 | The English translation of the Bible which was published in 1952, for short |
| 33% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 33% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 33% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader whose holiday is celebrated in January |
| 32% | KILLERS | 7 | "___ of the Flower Moon," film starring Leonardo DiCaprio whose release date is in 2023 |
| 32% | ONE | 3 | Number of stars in the Solar System |
| 32% | EIGHT | 5 | Number of planets in the solar system |
| 32% | SUN | 3 | Centre of the solar system |
| 32% | ORRERY | 6 | Model of the solar system |
| 32% | SUN | 3 | Center of the solar system |
| 32% | SUN | 3 | Center of the solar system? |
| 32% | SUN | 3 | Star of the solar system |
| 32% | PAUL | 4 | & 5D Former member of The Beatles whose debut solo album was released in 1970 |
| 32% | BACARDI | 7 | One of the oldest spirit companies in the world, whose logo is a bat |
| 32% | ELK | 3 | — Mountains, range of the Rockies in Colorado, US, whose highest point is Castle Peak |
| 32% | ADIE | 4 | Kate —, journalist whose autobiography The Kindness Of Strangers was published in 2002 |
| 32% | ORRERY | 6 | Mechanical model of the Solar System |
| 32% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of the novels whose titles are the starts of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | MONTSERRAT | 10 | Volcanic island of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean whose de jure capital is Plymouth |
| 32% | SIXTIMEWINNER | 13 | Unique claim of the U.S. Open player whose name is hidden in 34-Across |
| 31% | OCTAL | 5 | Kind of number system in which 7 is the highest digit |
| 31% | ADEN | 4 | Port whose harbor is in the crater of an extinct volcano |