| ELMERSGLUE | What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together |
| COLDOPEN | Start of each "S.N.L." episode ... or a hint to the initials of the words in 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across |
| NANA | Nickname grand-kids might use |
| HAND | Group of cards, and what you use to hold it |
| SCOURER | Cleaner room lecturers use to hold OU scripture classes |
| PAIL | What a milkmaid uses to hold the milk |
| REIGN | Sounds like what the rider uses to hold sway (5) |
| HOORAY | What a kid might yell at a concert |
| MOM | What a kid might shout before getting their sibling in trouble |
| LEADINGLADY | Starring actress ... and literally, what the first word of 17-, 24-, 35- and 48-Acrross can have |
| JAR | What a kid might catch fireflies in |
| MUD | ___ puddle (what a kid might get messy in) |
| TREE | What a kid might climb in the backyard |
| DRIFTWOOD | Beach debris, or a clue to the word that moves through 17-, 25-, 35- and 47- Across |
| SANDBOX | Where a kid might build a castle ... or when parsed differently, a hint to the starred clues' answers |
| PUDDLE | A kid might jump in one on a rainy day |
| KNEE | Leg part a kid might skin after falling off a bike |
| NOCLASS | What a kid on a snow day or a boor has |
| CAMP | Summer ___ (where a kid might learn to canoe) |
| ROPE | What a kid would need in order to play Double Dutch |
