LIGHT AT NIGHT
Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick  (#1-6)

The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Reeling from a blow
2. Ill-fated
3.  Meteor
4. Like Oscar night
5. Celestial protectors
6. Arbitrary tribunal
7. Biblical guiding light
8. Flag of the United States
9. TV show and movies with a cult following
10. Commonly hawked item in Beverly Hills and Bel Air
11. Military medals
12. Van Gogh masterpiece
13. Symbol of Judaism and the State of Israel
14. Fascinated by celebrities
15. Original space western
16. Highest military rank
17. Up and coming - as in politics

Answers:

1. Seeing stars
2. Star-crossed
3. Shooting or falling star
4. Star-studded
5. Lucky stars
6. Star chamber
7. Star of Bethlehem
8. Stars and Stripes
9. Star Trek
10. Maps to the stars' homes
11. Bronze and Silver Stars
12. Starry Night
13. Star of David
14. Star-struck
15. Star Wars 
16. Five-star general 
17. Rising star