| ANI | Darth Vader, in his youth |
| STRIPLING | Left to sing for his trip in his youth! |
| JAMESEARL | ___ Jones actor who voiced Mufasa Simba's father in The Lion King and is also known for his voice role as Darth Vader in Star Wars: 2 wds. |
| NAZARETH | A city in North Israel, the home of Jesus in his youth (8) |
| LISZT | Hungarian composer and pianist who in his youth studied with Salieri in Vienna |
| PUCCINI | Stealing church organ parts to buy cigarettes in his youth, a composer of 12 operas, including Madama Butterfly and Tosca, who became the richest musician of his era (7) |
| MODELFORD | Gerald R, in his youth |
| KUKLUXKLANSMAN | Sen. Robert Byrd, in his youth |
| LAD | A man in his youth |
| BOY | In his youth he has a hood (3) |
| WRESTLING | Lincoln excelled at this sport in his youth |
| SALADDAYS | Alleges a boy died in his youth (5,4) |
| EARL | James _ Jones, voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King (4) |
| ANGRYYOUNG | Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was known as the ___ ___ man in his youth (5,5) |
| PROWSE | Dave, English actor who played Darth Vader in the film Star Wars (6) |
| ANAKIN | Alter ego of Luke's dad, the Sith Lord Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies; ... Skywalker |
| BOBAFETT | Helmeted bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (4,4) |
| DAVIDPROWSE | British actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy (5,6) |
| JONES | see 35dn, James --- ---, American actor who voiced Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise (4,5) |
| ADOLESCENT | Len coasted aimlessly during his youth (10) |