| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EMS | They're found in the middle of summer |
| HOTSTUFF | 1979 song for which Donna Summer won a Grammy, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred clues |
| EMS | What's visible in the middle of summer? |
| EMS | What's seen in the middle of summer? |
| EMS | They can be seen in the middle of summer |
| ACE | Card found in the middle of all four theme entries |
| muskie | large game fish, Esox masquinongy, of the pike family, found in the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America |
| musky | large game fish, Esox masquinongy, of the pike family, found in the lakes and rivers of eastern and middle western North America |
