Like the protagonist at the start of "28 Days Later" / SUN 10-9-22 / One of the two main branches of Buddhism / Celebrity gossip show with an exclamation point in its title / Writer known for his anthropomorphic animal characters / Visual depiction of the apparatus used by the starred professionals / Mario who founded a fashion empire / One with a marsupium affectionately

Constructor: Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: "Rise to the Challenge"  — every theme answer is ...

Rosebud ravager / SUN 7-24-22 / Downwind locales for ships / English landing spot / First pope to be called the great / NFL star Elliott to fans / Where all the people that come and go stop and say "hello," in a 1967 hit

Constructor: Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: "Going Somewhere?"  — various famous roads go Dow...

Good or bad vacuum review / THU 6-16-22 / Eventgoers / One performing a palm print analysis / Trochee's counterpart / Facts First sloganeer / Setting for memorable cable car scene in Moonraker / Leads as a D&D campaign / Biblical patriarch with two-syllable name / That's a goldang lie! / Tree in the etymology of gin

Constructor: Parker Higgins and Ross Trudeau Relative difficulty:  Well, I thought it was Easy, but early social media response indicates o...