| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TADPOLE | Stage in a frog's life |
| PUPA | Stage in a bug's life |
| ESTATE | Stage of life |
| PUPA | Insect life stage |
| POSTADOLESCENCE | Stage of life |
| AGE | Stage of life |
| ESTATE | Stage of life. |
| AGE | Stage of life. |
| EGG | Early life stage. |
| OLDAGE | "Ripe" life stage |
| NIT | Stage of insect life. |
| OLDAGE | "Ripe" stage of life |
| EMBRYO | Human's earliest life stage |
| EMBRYO | Human's early life stage |
| EMBRYO | Beginning stage of life |
| IMAGO | Insect's final stage of life |
| KERN | "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" composer |
| ELLIE | "Show Boat" girl who sings "Life Upon the Wicked Stage" |
