Happy Little Puzzles

I've wanted to seed a themeless with 28-Across for a while — the name-nickname combo is too fun to pass up!

This bonus little puzzle is a sign of big things to come for a rising pro. Enjoy!

If you've still getting over a case of the Mondays, these little puzzles will hopefully help! Plus, I made today's Universal crossword.

I came up with the idea for this 11x puzzle earlier this week. The theme has definitely been explored before, but I included an extra twist.

Happy Monday! For my first guest spot on the new site, I'm thrilled to share some little puzzles by my St. Louis puzzle pal, Sid Sivakumar.