| NIOBEAN | Like the daughter of Tantalus, whose adored children were slain (7) |
| DEAF | Like the daughter in 2018's "AQuiet Place" |
| NIOBE | In Greek mythology, a daughter of Tantalus whose many children were slain (5) |
| NIOBIUM | Rare, ductile metallic element named after the daughter of Tantalus (7) |
| ALPHEUS | In Greek mythology, a river-god who was great-grandfather of the soldiers Crethon and Orsilochus, who were slain by Aeneas during the Trojan War |
| GEHENNA | Alternative name for the biblical Valley of Hinnom, in which children were sacrificed to the Canaanite god Moloch; later synonymous with hell (7) |
| NESTLED | “The children were ____ all snug in their beds” (The Night Before Christmas) |
| NOKOMIS | Saskatchewan town sharing the name of the 'Daughter of the Moon' in Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha |
| NEMESIS | Sometimes called the Daughter of the Night, which goddess in classical mythology looked after the retribution and vengeance of the gods? (7) |
| MILNE | Surname of the English author whose classic works for children were inspired by his son (5) |
| BEDS | In ' Twas the Night Before Christmas, "The children were nestled all snug in their ..." |
| NIGELLA | Celebrity chef who is the daughter of a former Chancellor of the Exchequer (7) |
| ARIADNE | In Greek myths, the daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, who helped Theseus find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth (7) |
| CHELSEA | Forename of the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton (7) |
| DOREMI | Kiddo reminiscing about what children were taught by 13? (2-2-2) |
| INFANTA | Formerly, the daughter of a Spanish king (7) |
| OPHELIA | The daughter of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet (7) |
| LOURDES | French pilgrimage site - or the daughter of Madonna? (7) |
| CHEERIO | Greeting to comfort the daughter of Inachus? (7) |
| ASTARTE | Phoenician goddess, the daughter of Epigeius (7) |
