Crossword puzzle clue "ceres e g and a hint to something in this puzzle"

Ceres, e.g. (and a hint to something in this puzzle)

Hint (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

Something your poetry teacher might assign you to write about a particularly inspirational poetry teacher you've had *hint* *hint

Puzzle invented by Lewis Carroll (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

Circular storage unit (and a hint to something in this puzzle)

"Something's fishy," and a hint to this puzzle's theme

Classic novel written at the Orchard House in Concord, Mass. (and a hint to something in this puzzle)

Embarking on something exciting, and a hint regarding what this puzzle's starred answers' endings have in common