Clue: The starts of answers to asterisked clues are the most popular adult Halloween ones

Answer: COSTUMES

Length: 8

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Similar Clues:

• This puzzle's theme found in the answers to five asterisked clues (TREETOPS with 8 letters)
• Today's theme, which will help answer the six capitalized clues (DISARMAMENT with 11 letters)
• "Gosh!" (or, based on the starts of starred answers, one who is expert at solving this puzzle's theme?) (GEEWHIZ with 7 letters)
• Term for each of the 15 asterisked theme answers in this puzzle (PORTMANTEAUWORD with 15 letters)
• Tony's bride, in a popular theater event (TINA with 4 letters)
• Tools for ESP researchers (whose symbols are found at the ends of the answers to the five asterisked clues) (ZENERCARDS with 10 letters)
• "Dog the Bounty Hunter" network, and a hint to the theme in this puzzle's four longest answers (AANDE with 5 letters)
• Common easy crossword theme answers (ADAGES with 6 letters)
• Confuse—or what to do to four common phrases to form this puzzle's theme answers (ADDLE with 5 letters)
• Second letters of this puzzle's five theme answers (seen in order) (AEIOU with 5 letters)