| RIMES | Country singer who was an 8-year-old "Star Search" contestant |
| BENIGN | Apparently what an eight-year-old wants to do - it's harmless (6) |
| GRANDNATIONAL | Annual steeplechase won by the 8-year-old racehorse Minalla Times on 10 April 2021 (5,8) |
| CECEPRICE | 8-year-old Instagram celebrity whose mom, Daphne Watson, is also her manager: 2 wds. |
| ONION | A 8-year-old boy |
| KEITHURBAN | Country singer who was an "American Idol" judge for four seasons: 2 wds. |
| JUDIDENCH | 82-year-old star of "Victoria & Abdul" who vows to never quit working |
| STEERAGE | Guide for eight-year-old, for one, is synonymous with old passengers (8) |
| BETTYWHITE | 90-year-old star of Hot in Cleveland (2 wds.) |
| ALAN | ___ Kim, 7-year-old star of the Golden Globe-winning "Minari" |
| YEARWOOD | American country singer who was born in 1964, Trisha -------- (8) |
| BEYONCE | Break My Soul singer who was on Star Search as part of the group Girl's Tyme before she was famous |
| MANDISA | Single-named contemporary Christian singer who was an "American Idol" contestant in 2006 |
| COYLE | Singer who was an I'm a Celebrity contestant last month, Nadine _ (5) |
| SUN | 4.6 billion-year-old star and largest object in our solar system, so vast its volume would need some 1.3 million Earths to fill it; or, splendorous depiction of thus (3) |
| LISASIMPSON | Bart's eight year old sister (4,7) |
| JOHNNYCASH | Country singer who was the subject of the 2005 biopic "Walk the Line": 2 wds. |
| BOYD | Craig Wayne ___ (country singer who was a winner on The Voice) |
| LORETTALYNN | Singer who was an Oscar-winning role in 1980 |
| RAYCHARLES | Singer who was an Oscar-winning role in 2004 |
