John who wrote How Does a Poem Mean / TUE 10-4-22 / Walking Dead actress Lauren / Great pope between Sixtus III and Hilarius / Anglican bishop's headwear

Constructor: Joe Deeney Relative difficulty:  Medium (parts played easy, parts played hard, not much in-between) THEME: EYES ON THE PRIZE ...

Egyptian ophidian / WED 8-31-22 / Dubious food-eating guideline / Type of meal first sold by C.A. Swanson & Sons / Nickname for Mowgli in the Jungle Book / Flux 1990s MTV series

Constructor: Joe Deeney Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium (though it will probably time out "Easy" because of the undersized grid...