Clue: The first words of the answers to asterisked clues are types of them

Answer: WEIGHTS

Length: 7

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Similar Clues:

• This puzzle's theme found in the answers to five asterisked clues (TREETOPS with 8 letters)
• Choice words swapped in this puzzle's theme answers (ANDOR with 5 letters)
• Alternative words used as alternatives for each other in this puzzle's theme answers (ANDOR with 5 letters)
• Number of times this puzzle's theme word appears diagonally in the grid (to complete the puzzle, shade those words plus the Down answers that begin where they meet) (FOUR with 4 letters)
• Attendance check, and a hint to the puzzle theme in the first words of the starred answers (ROLLCALL with 8 letters)
• What the self-contradictory words found in this puzzle's theme answers are examples of (ANTAGONYMS with 10 letters)
• Today's theme, which will help answer the six capitalized clues (DISARMAMENT with 11 letters)
• Term for each of the 15 asterisked theme answers in this puzzle (PORTMANTEAUWORD with 15 letters)
• Officially prohibit and this puzzle's theme (BAN with 3 letters)
• Show-offs (and this puzzle's theme) (HOTDOGS with 7 letters)