Crossword puzzle clue "starbucks energizer and a hint to the starts of this puzzle's theme answers"

Starbucks energizer, and a hint to the starts of this puzzle's theme answers

First Top 40 hit for Talking Heads, and a hint to the starts of the theme answers

Mate, and a hint to the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers

Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers

R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers

It starts at a plate (and a hint to this puzzle's theme)

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

HBO hit, or a hint to the starts of this puzzle's 11-letter answers