% replaces any number of letters (la% - lake, lamp)_ replaces one letter (ca_ - car, cat)

Crossword clues for hint of light

AnswerClue
GLEAMHint of light
TOSSEDSALADLight lunch (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters)
MOVIEELEMENTSPlot, character, lighting, e.g., and a hint to the starred answers
HELIUMLight element, and a hint to how the answers to starred clues have been inflated
AIRLETTERSLight pieces of mail, or a bonus hint to this puzzle's theme
RRXINGIntersection with flashing lights and bells, for short, and a hint to this puzzle's circles
AHAMOMENTLight-bulb-over-the-head instance, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across
PRISMLight refractor, or, when broken into three parts, a hint to the theme answers