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Bygone Mach 1 breaker for short / WED 5-11-22 / Former L.A. Laker Odom / Jazz...
Constructor: Michael PaleosRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: PARTY ANIMALS (57A: They're always ready for a good time ... or a description of 18-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across) — familiar names / titles /...
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German opera highlight / THU 5-12-22 / Fortune 500 company with heart in its...
Constructor: Ross TrudeauRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: UMLAUT (58A: Diacritical mark resembling a dieresis, both of which are represented in this puzzle) — a rebus puzzle where four double-O squares...
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Jazz great Laine / SAT 5-13-22 / Actress Sink of Stranger Things /...
Constructor: Brooke Husic and Nam Jin YoonRelative difficulty: Challenging THEME: none Word of the Day: SADIE Sink (54A: Actress Sink of "Stranger Things") — Sadie Elizabeth Sink (born April 16, 2002)...
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Tautological words of resignation / SAT 5-14-22 / Soba alternative / Large...
Constructor: Ada NicolleRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: NEOpronoun (23A: Prefix with pronoun) — Neopronouns are a category of neologistic English third-person personal pronouns...
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TV 6-year-old who attends Little Dipper School / SUN 5-15-22 / Jazz bassist...
Constructor: Daniel MauerRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME:"Way Out West"— a puzzle about ROUTE SIXTY-SIX (114A: Theme of this puzzle, which winds its way nearly 2,500 miles through all the shaded...
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Nonclerical at a church / MON 5-16-22 / Pita sandwiches of deep-fried...
Constructor: Lynn LempelRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: verb like an animal— familiar phrases involving animal similes, all clued [verb adverb]:Theme answers:DRINK LIKE A FISH (20A: Imbibe...
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Lute longtime Arizona basketball coach / TUE 5-17-22 / Three coins fountain...
Constructor: Richard D. AllenRelative difficulty: Medium-Challenging (for a Tuesday)THEME: SPELLBOUND (63A: Entranced ... or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across) —...
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Medicinal rinse / WED 5-18-22 / Cold weather cryptid / Long loose hood / Stop...
Constructor: Andy KravisRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: solving a jigsaw puzzle — familiar phrases are clued as if they were steps in the solving of a jigsaw puzzle:Theme answers:LAY IT ALL OUT THERE...
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Aptly named ski town in Utah / THU 5-19-22 / Holy Roman emperor beginning in...
Constructor: Alex RosenRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: phrases of omission — four pairs of answers (each pair appearing on the same line); for each pair, the first answer appears to have letters...
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Manet called him the painter of painters / FRI 5-20-22 / A sumo wrestler's is...
Constructor: Hal MooreRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME: none Word of the Day: GONZO journalism (44D: Highly exaggerated and subjective, as journalism) — Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism...
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NyQuil shelfmate / SAT 5-21-22 / Devotees of Team Edward and Team Jacob, in...
Constructor: Ryan McCarty and Yacob YonasRelative difficulty: Medium-ChallengingTHEME: none Word of the Day:"Jules et Jim" (49A: Catherine, e.g., in "Jules et Jim") — Jules and Jim (French: Jules et...
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Italian rice balls / SUN 5-22-22 / Snack item that's partly foreordained? /...
Constructor: David and Karen and Paul SteinbergRelative difficulty: Easy-MediumTHEME:"Parting Ways"— eight Down answers are double-clued; the answers split at a circled letter, and then the answer to...
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French word for a leg of the Tour de France / MON 5-23-22 / Opposition party...
Constructor: Simon MarotteRelative difficulty: MediumTHEME: CAST (71A: Action that can be done to the starts of 20-, 35-, 44- and 56-Across)— you can CAST a net, a play, a spell, or a shadow:Theme...
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Virtual critters since 1999 / TUE 5-24-22 / Classic lollipop with a Mystery...
Constructor: Ella DershowitzRelative difficulty: Medium, probably, though I was a little slow (***for a Tuesday***)THEME: MUSICAL CHAIRS (40A: Kids' party game ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled...
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One-named ancient satirist or a Pokemon character / WED 5-25-22 / Convert...
Constructor: Christopher YoungsRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: I, um, don't really know— looks like "-IUM" has been added to familiar phrases to create wacky phrases. Why, I don't know. But there it...
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German film award akin to an Oscar / THU 5-26-22 / Exclamation after a witty...
Constructor: Jonathan M. KayeRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: "The Gambler"! — four theme clues are from the chorus of Kenny Rogers's "The Gambler"; the theme answers reimagine the meanings and/or...
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Kind of cake with layers of coffee and chocolate / FRI 5-27-22 / Film...
Constructor: David DistenfeldRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: OPEN MATTE (66A: Film technique that accommodates wide- and full-screen display) — Open matte is a filming technique...
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England's first poet laureate 1668 / SAT 5-28-22 / Mortimer famed ventriloquy...
Constructor: Joseph GreenbaumRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: none Word of the Day: JOHN DRYDEN (11D: England's first poet laureate (1668)) — John Dryden (/ˈdraɪdən/; 19 August [O.S. 9 August] 1631 – 12...
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Kind of spider commonly found near train tracks / SUN 5-29-22 / Subject of...
Constructor: Daniel Bodily and Jeff ChenRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium"He looks like a leprechaun"—my wifeTHEME:"A Monumental Celebration"— a puzzle commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln...
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Nutty candy offering / MON 5-30-22 / Sansa's father on Game of Thrones / Web...
Constructor: Alexander LiebeskindRelative difficulty: Harder than the usual Monday, for sureTHEME: NEW BEGINNINGS (37A: Fresh starts .. or, when said aloud, what 18-, 23-, 53- and 58-Across all have?)...
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