Answer: hotstuff

AnswerCrossword Clue
HOTSTUFF1979 song for which Donna Summer won a Grammy, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred clues
HOTSTUFFSexpot
HOTSTUFFQuite the rage
HOTSTUFFDonna Summer song of 1979
HOTSTUFFTabasco, for instance
HOTSTUFFPip; dilly
HOTSTUFFSexy one, in slang
HOTSTUFFSomeone sexy
HOTSTUFFDonna Summer song
HOTSTUFFSexy person, in old slang