| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEED | Rank tennis stars, in a way |
| seeding | rank (a contestant) relative to others in a tournament on the basis of previous record the top-seeded tennis star |
| ADLIB | Disorient one's co-stars, in a way |
| coalsack | A dark nebula of dust near the Southern Cross that gives the appearance of a gap in the stars of the Milky Way |
| SEED | Rank, in a way |
| ALPHA | Highest in rank, in a way |
