Related Clues:

• Sounds as if I'll be here
• Even a mere, green lads may be of some worth
• Here I'll sound like this that might be one 7 down
• Could a mere lad be so green as this?
• If there's a cut of those on board it leaves one short
• How the complement might get cut short
• Precious little of one of 27 across, perhaps
• On board for the railway station, by the sound of it
• There's precious little green with 16 down for 15 across
• A mere lad might make 13 down this sort of 14 across (7)
• They may get cut short on board
• Green for putting on hand
• Working for board on board
• Precious enough to get 16 down for 23 down
• It's not 26 across on board on top