| 100% | COOL | 4 | "Groovy!" to today's kids |
| 61% | TOTES | 5 | Absolutely, to today's teens |
| 56% | SPACEAGE | 8 | 1950's to today |
| 55% | SHORTERDAYS | 11 | Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle theme |
| 55% | BRINGTHEHEAT | 12 | "Coach, get 'em to today's game" [N.B.A.] |
| 55% | DIDSO | 5 | Kid's reply to a taunt |
| 55% | IMP | 3 | Kid who's hard to control |
| 55% | BUS | 3 | Kid's ride to school, perhaps |
| 55% | COUSIN | 6 | Your uncle's kid, to you |
| 53% | STY | 3 | Kid's room, to an exasperated parent |
| 53% | TBALL | 5 | Kid's introduction to batting skills: Hyph. |
| 53% | TWEEN | 5 | Kid who's soon to hit puberty |
| 53% | HAPPYBIRTHDAY | 13 | Today's message from PuzzleSocial to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | STALER | 6 | Like yesterday's news, to today's |
| 52% | CANSO | 5 | Kid's response to a dare: 2 wds. |
| 52% | TEEN | 4 | Kid who's soon to be an adult |
| 52% | COAL | 4 | Santa's gift to naughty kids |
| 52% | NOTV | 4 | Alternative to a kid's timeout |
| 52% | HAN | 3 | Period during which lishu, a precursor to today’s standard script, became dominant |
| 51% | LATER | 5 | Kid's response to 20-, 37- and 55-Across |
| 51% | TOT | 3 | Kid who's just learning to walk and talk |
| 50% | AGO | 3 | Prior to today |
| 50% | ERENOW | 6 | Prior to today |
| 50% | YET | 3 | Up to today |
| 50% | AGO | 3 | Prior to today? |
| 50% | YES | 3 | Kid's probable answer to "Do you want ice cream?" |
| 50% | TABS | 4 | It's good to keep these on kids |
| 50% | SLED | 4 | It's inclined to provide entertainment for kids |
| 50% | EMPTYNEST | 9 | What's left when kids go to college |
| 49% | GENERATIONZ | 11 | *Today's kids, demographically speaking |