So many layers here or a hint to the circled squares / THU 9-29-22 / How many salsa dancers dance / God-knows-where casually / Tweeter's that said / Group putting out electronic music / Like a blocked penalty kick in soccer / Homeland of monsters Mothra and Gamera / Setting for operation Red Dawn

Constructor: Jeremy Newton Relative difficulty:  Medium THEME: IT'S A LOT TO UNPACK (62A: "So many layers here" ... or a hin...

Listed obsolescently / SUN 6-19-22 / Cocktail with an energy boost / Prankster's smug shout / Avenger who stepped into the role of Captain America / Like one of Michael Jackson's hands when performing / Inapplicable stat for electric cars / Beast slain by Hercules in his fourth labor / Actor in much-publicized 2022 defamation case / Marijuana strains said to be more invigorating / Two-player board game with spies and bombs / Roman god often depicted with a radiant crown

Constructor: Jeremy Newton Relative difficulty: No idea ... let's say ... Easy to Easy-Medium? THEME: "Some Light Reading" ...