| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First-grade athletes | Wall Street Journal | 02 Oct 2021 |
| Runty ones | Premier Sunday | 22 Mar 2020 |
| Runts | Universal | 11 Apr 2017 |
| Preteen hockey leaguers | Newsday | 04 Mar 2017 |
| Little ones | LA Times Daily | 14 Jan 2017 |
| Runts | ||
| Little ones | ||
| Diminutive ones | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Apr 2015 |
| Some young football players | ||
| Young football players | ||
| Munchkins | ||
| Little tykes | ||
| Little tykes | ||
| Little tykes | ||
| Small marbles | ||
| Squirts | ||
| Half-pints | ||
| Runts | ||
| Runts | ||
| Reese and Herman | ||
| Runts | ||
| Runts. | ||
| Small fellows, like 14 Across. |