Crossword Clue:

to puzzle to perplex

AnswerCrossword Clue
TURNAPHRASEWax eloquent ... and what to do to solve eight puzzle clues
ADDWhat you must know how to do to solve a kakuro puzzle
SIDEBARCourtroom huddle (and hint to puzzle theme found in answers to capitalized clues)
BEONTHEBALLDemonstrate effectiveness, and a literal hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred clues
LOVEISALLAROUND1968 Troggs Top 10 hit, and a hint to the hidden puzzle theme in the answers to starred clues
THEFOURTOPS"I Can't Help Myself" singers (1965), and hint to puzzle theme found in beginnings of answers to starred clues
HOTSTUFF1979 song for which Donna Summer won a Grammy, and a hint to the puzzle theme found in the answers to starred clues