| EMPTYNESTER | A parent whose children have left home (5-6) |
| NESTER | Person whose children have left home, empty ... |
| EMPTYNESTERS | Parents whose children have grown up and left home (5,7) |
| NESTERS | Empty ___ (parents whose children have just moved out) |
| THIRDAGE | Period of life defined as being after children have left home, people have retired and remain active (5,3) |
| DOWNSIZE | To move to a smaller residence, often to save money or after children have left home (8) |
| HOE | Many have left home to work on the land (3) |
| FILMGOER | One would have left home for Casablanca |
| CATCH | Perhaps Persian children have a little song (5) |
| ISSUE | Children have to come out, and find a question ripe for decision (5) |
| MILKTOOTH | One of a set of 20 children have for starters (4,5) |
| TROTS | Little children have to run at a steady pace (5) |
| MOM | Parent whose day is in May |
| MAMABEAR | "Goldilocks" parent whose bed was too soft: 2 wds. |
| NIOBE | In Greek mythology, a daughter of Tantalus whose children were slain by Apollo and Artemis (5) |
| ZAPPA | Frank _, late US musician whose children include Moon Unit (5) |
| JIMMYKING | Emmerdale man whose children are Elliott, Carl and Angelica (5,4) |
| NICOLE | Celebutante whose children are Harlow and Sparrow, _ Richie (6) |
| RENOWN | The fame some children have (6) |
| SUCHET | Group around posh children have engraved tablets of stone in Judaism (6) |
