| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| WEIGHTS | The first words of the answers to asterisked clues are types of them |
| NOTES | They're graphically represented three times in this grid ... and the answers to starred clues are the six longest common words than can be spelled using only them |
| SHOTS | The first words of asterisked clues are kinds of them |
| TALKINGHEADS | Pundits ... and what the first words in the answers to starred clues literally are |
| COMETO | Awaken, and words that can precede first words of answers to asterisked clues |
| COSTUMES | The starts of answers to asterisked clues are the most popular adult Halloween ones |
| ZENERCARDS | Tools for ESP researchers (whose symbols are found at the ends of the answers to the five asterisked clues) |
