Crossword puzzle clue "theme answer count amount of letters in each word hidden in each and when repeated twice today's date"

Theme answer count, amount of letters in each, word hidden in each, and, when repeated twice, today's date

Like each answer in this puzzle - also each word in each clue - in length

Today's honoree (and the focus of the recycling in each theme answer)

One is hidden in each of today's theme entries

Capital VIP, and a clue to what's hidden in three letters in each starred answer

Repeated words in a drill sergeant's marching order, and a hint to how the first and second word, in turn, of each starred answer would be touch-typed

Today, to Caesar—and a hint to the hidden word appearing in this puzzle 15 times (including the one in this answer)

Bowling alley device, and a hint to the hidden word in each starred answer