Answer: stars

AnswerCrossword Clue
STARSGuiding lights?
STARSOscar Night assembly
STARSHeadlines
STARSRed carpet interviewees
STARSPeople often see patterns in them
STARSPresidential Seal's 50
STARSLights up?
STARSHollywood hotshots
STARSPaparazzi pursue them
STARSGenerals' insignia
STARSDistant balls of gas
STARSClear-night twinklers
STARSHas the lead, in a way
STARSSky lights
STARSAcademy Award nominees
STARSGeneral's pride
STARSPresidential Seal symbols
STARSDecorations for generals
STARSEisenhower had five of them
STARSHeavenly bodies
starsprincipal
STARSThe answers to capitalized clues contain kinds of these
STARSPain, in comics
STARSLeading players
STARSOscar winners, often
STARSGreat balls of fire
STARSPlasma balls?
STARSHeadliners
STARSNight lights
STARSRank indications, maybe
STARSMarquee toppers
STARSGalactic bits
STARSHas the lead
STARSThey may be seen after a fight
STARSGlitterati
STARSCritic's count
STARSCriticism symbols
STARSMakers of black holes
STARSStage draws
STARSThey come out at night