| 100% | CUB | 3 | ___ Scout (boy who's too young to be a Boy Scout) |
| 53% | SASH | 4 | Strap that a Boy Scout's merit badges may be sewn to |
| 48% | HOLECHICKEN | 11 | Golfer who's too afraid to make a putt? |
| 48% | NOVELLA | 7 | A short book that's too long to be a short story |
| 47% | HOWAREYOUREAL | 13 | Rhetorical question to one who's too good to be true |
| 46% | FIREMAN | 7 | What many a young boy wants to grow up to be |
| 46% | NEIL | 4 | ___ Armstrong, astronaut who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 45% | STUDENTIDCARD | 13 | Kid at a college bar who seems, to me as a bouncer, too young to allow in |
| 45% | BEATLES | 7 | The ___, 1960 English rock band who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 45% | JACKSON | 7 | The ___ 5, '70s pop group who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 44% | MICHAEL | 7 | Former NBA player ___ Jordan who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 44% | NEW | 3 | ___ Edition, 1978 American R&B group who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 44% | SCAM | 4 | What a deal that's too good to be true probably is |
| 44% | SASH | 4 | What a Boy Scout's merit badges are sewn onto |
| 44% | HERMEY | 6 | Rudolph's elf friend who wants to be a dentist |
| 44% | NEMO | 4 | Young clownfish who's a friend to Dory |
| 44% | HANK | 4 | ___ Aaron, baseball Hall of Famer who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 44% | WALTER | 6 | CBS "Evening News" anchor ___ Cronkite who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 44% | RINGER | 6 | Someone who's really too good to be competing |
| 43% | BON | 3 | Jon ___ Jovi, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 43% | MARK | 4 | Gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer ___ Spitz who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 43% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | Swedish environmental activist who wrote "No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference" and who turns 18 today (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ONRETAINER | 10 | Like a lawyer who's been paid to be available to a client |
| 43% | TRINCULO | 8 | Jester in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" who is said to be a coward |
| 42% | HOME | 4 | With 9-Across, John Hughes film about a boy who is left to defend his house from robbers |
| 42% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who was the youngest woman to play in a PGA Tour event |
| 42% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who was the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship |
| 42% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who is the youngest woman to play in a PGA Tour event |
| 42% | NOONE | 5 | Who is "too small to make a difference," per a Greta Thunberg book title |
| 42% | MAC | 3 | "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," character who claims to be a karate expert |