| ELECTRICCOMPANY | With "The," PBS show for kids, and a hint to the ends of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| UNKIND | Cruel to a kid and a nun? (6) |
| YEARLING | 1946 G.G. winning Greg Peck film about a kid & a young deer, The ________. |
| LIGHTSOUT | Bedtime for kids and cadets |
| KASHA | Russian porridge that's tops for kids and such having afters (5) |
| GOATS | Good cereal for kids and their parents? |
| BUNGALOW | Word which follows Dick And Dom In Da to give the title of a 20003 show for kids (8) |
| CHILDSPLAY | Something simple, or a hint to the final words of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| FRENCHCHEF | Julia Child's PBS show, with "The" ... or one associated with the answers to the starred clues |
| WHATSYOURETA | Response to "On my way" . . . or a question about the different pronunciations of 20-, 33-, and 40-Across? |
| PINETREESTATE | Maine's nickname, and a hint to the ends of 20-, 33- and 41-Across |
| STARGAZERS | Title of a long-running astronomy show on the PBS network in the US (4,6) |
| SATURDAYNIGHT | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| BALLPARKFIGURE | Rough estimate, and a clue to the ends of 20-, 33- and 43-Across |
| MONSTERSINC | 2001 Pixar movie that hints at the first parts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| THREESTRIKES | Bad news for a batter . . . or what the ends of 20-, 33- and 39-Across constitute? |
| SCTV | Old comedy show featuring the 'Battle of the PBS Stars' |
| DORA | "___ and Friends: Into the City!" (bilingual show for kids) |
| DRIQJR | Radio quiz show for kids of the '40s |
| TURNITAROUND | Recover from a setback, and a hint to 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
