Crossword puzzle clue "how this answer appears"

Answer, when pointing to this answer, to the question "Which letters answer this clue?"

How this answer appears

Mark that appears four times in this puzzle (hint: the baseball player who's the answer to this puzzle uses one, too)

Start of a brainteaser whose answer appears in order, from top to bottom, in this puzzle's circled squares

Letter that appears at least once in every single answer in this puzzle

The Process of Elimination: In the answer to each starred clue, cross out any letter that appears ___; then read the letters that remain

What the start of each starred answer is part of, for a company that intersects that answer

"Did you figure out the answer to this clue?" answer