Crossword clues for Hint to puzzle theme:
- THEUNIT
- CBS drama co-starring Scott Foley (who co-created this puzzle), and a hint to puzzle theme that begins answers to 17-, 28-, 47- and 61-Across
- JOEMONTANA
- Quarterback on the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, and a hint to puzzle theme in last words of 17-, 27- and 48-Across
- THEFOURTOPS
- I Can't Help Myself singers (1965), and hint to puzzle theme found in beginnings of answers to starred clues
- PLAYINGTHEFIELD
- Socially uncommitted, and a hint to puzzle theme in first words of 17-, 21-, 56-, and 64-across
- GAMESPEOPLEPLAY
- 1969 Joe South hit, and hint to puzzle theme found in last words of 18- and 55-Across and 3- and 27-Down
- GAMEANIMAL
- ... Deer or elk, in hunting season (hint: this puzzle's theme answers form a circular word chain) ...
- TERMINATOR
- With "The," Schwarzenegger film released 10/26/1984, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the first words of 17-, 34- and 39-Across
- STOCKSPLIT
- Sign of corporate success, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in 18-, 20-, 33-, 42- and 56-Across
- SURROUNDSOUND
- Home theater feature, and a hint to the puzzle theme in 19-, 22-, 32-, 46-Across and the first word of this answer
- SPANGLISH
- 2004 Adam Sandler movie, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in 17-, 28-, 38- and 45-Across
- REINDEERGAMES
- 2000 Ben Affleck film ... and a hint to the puzzle theme that's hidden in eight circled anagrams
- GIMMEABREAK
- 1980s Nell Carter sitcom, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the ends of 17-, 32-, 39- and 46-Across
- LATIN
- Classic language, and with 61-Across, hint to the puzzle theme found at the starts of 20-, 37- and 57-Across
- BEONTHEBALL
- Demonstrate effectiveness, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred clues
- HOTSTUFF
- 1979 song for which Donna Summer won a Grammy, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred clues
- NAMEDROP
- Casually mention, as the famous musicians you know personally, and a hint to this puzzle's theme
- DEERHUNTER
- Indie band that took its name from a Robert De Niro film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme
- THEHILL
- With 60-Across, Amanda Gorman poem read at the 2021 presidential inauguration, and a hint to this puzzle's theme