Crossword clues for Hint to this puzzle's theme 10 letters:
- JOEMONTANA
- Quarterback on the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, and a hint to puzzle theme in last words of 17-, 27- and 48-Across
- GAMEANIMAL
- ... Deer or elk, in hunting season (hint: this puzzle's theme answers form a circular word chain) ...
- STOCKSPLIT
- Sign of corporate success, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in 18-, 20-, 33-, 42- and 56-Across
- 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
- ABOLISHICE
- Political movement advocating elimination of a certain DHS branch, particularly since it began implementing inhumane policies toward refugees, migrants, and their families; or, 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
- FROOTLOOPS
- Cereal that, by law and owing to its artificiality, is spelled with a homonym -- and a hint to this puzzle's theme
