The term THE SUN, E.G. can be broken down into five crossword solutions: DAYSTAR (7 letters), ORB (3 letters), STAR (4 letters), AGER (4 letters), and GSTAR (5 letters). DAYSTAR is a poetic name for the sun, referring to its role as the source of light and life on Earth. ORB is another name for a celestial body, such as the sun, which appears as a round shape in the sky. STAR is a type of celestial body that emits light and heat, and the sun is the closest STAR to Earth. AGER is an archaic term for the sun, derived from the Latin word for 'OLD'. Finally, GSTAR is an acronym for 'giant STAR', which is a classification of stars that are much larger than the sun.