1953 title role for John Wayne / TUE 10-18-22 / Starfish or sea urchin in a biology text / New-Agey slangily / Louis XIV par exemple / biloba ornamental tree with a widely used extract

Constructor: Dan Schoenholz Relative difficulty:  Easy-Medium ("Medium" due almost entirely to ECHINODERM) THEME: Abbrs. "h...

Response to a relatable meme in internet slang / MON 10-17-22 / Having a concern for wealth and respectability in slang / South and Central American mammal related to the raccoon / Cartoon character who once had a club named after him / Peacekeeping grp since 1949 / Mocking retort to Captain Obvious / Iconic magazine cover figure who asks "What, me worry?"

Constructor: Caryn L. Robbins Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: "I'M ALL EARS" (61A: "You have my full attention" ...

Fatalistic sort in slang / SUN 10-15-22 / Actress who played Jessica in "Parasite" / axis half of an ellipse's shorter diameter / Old-fashioned letter opener / Ritual with bamboo utensils / Pastry with the same shape as an Argentine medialuna / Currency for the prize on Squid Game / Popular subcompact hatchback from Japan / Country whose flag depicts a machete / French equivalent of Stephen

Constructor: Paolo Pasco Relative difficulty: Medium-Challenging THEME: "Terminal Connections" — five different pairs of (Down...

Father of Calypso / SAT 10-15-22 / Corp with red umbrella implied in its logo / Latin music duo / What classic sonnets do / Fashion trend embraced by Fendi and Versace / The first T of TOTY / Is shocked or horrified by the image of jocularly / Potentially prophetic child / Adherent to the motto Fortune favors the bold

Constructor: John Hawksley Relative difficulty:  Medium-Challenging (3/4 Medium, 1/4 Challenging) THEME: none   Word of the Day: SCAN  ( ...

Pile of texts? / FRI 10-14-22 / Nasdaq's home informally / Half-blood wizard of fiction / Most prolific author of children's horror fiction per Guinness / Discipline with tantric Buddhist origins / Indonesian province with a Hindu majority / Something that's cracked and gross / 14-time NBA All Star Nowitzki / Instrument created by Hermes from a Tortoise shell

Constructor: David Steinberg Relative difficulty: Easy-Medium THEME: none   Word of the Day: YAW  ( 39D: Turn in the air, say ) — verb (...

Old music halls / THU 10-13-22 / Extended feature of "Hey Jude" and "Layla" / Congress-created media giant / Churchill portrayer in 2017's Darkest Hour / Mankind biblically / Jamaican sprinter Thompson-Herah / Fruit liqueur from Italy / Evidence provider for some citations

Constructor: Lewis Rothlein Relative difficulty: Challenging THEME: SKIP TOWN (62A: Run off ... or how to make the answers to 17-, 21-, 3...

Classic Wilson Pickett cover / WED 10-12-22 / Top 10 funk hit from War with an iconic bass line / Friend of Telly and Zoe / Catfish airer / Rich, fashionable sorts

Constructor: Drew Schmenner Relative difficulty: Easy THEME: AUTOTUNE (60A: Modern music staple that's a punny description of 17-, 24...