The third brightest star in the sky, visible only from the southern hemisphere Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The third brightest star in the sky, visible only from the southern hemisphere last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 14 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ALPHA CENTAURI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALPHA CENTAURI The third brightest star in the sky, visible only from the southern hemisphere (14) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 26, 2021
6% SIRIUS Brightest star (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 13, 2025
5% ORION Hunter only visible at night (5) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
5% ANTARES Brightest star in Scorpius (7) Premier Sunday Sep 21, 2025
5% VEGA Brightest star in Lyra (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
5% ALTAIR The brightest star in the constellation of Aquila and the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky (6) (6)
4% LIMIT "The sky's the ___!" (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
4% STAR Twinkler in the sky (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
4% PRIMEMERIDIAN Divider between the hemispheres (13) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
4% ASHEN Visibly afraid (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025

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