04.04.15 — Above and Beyond

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Puzzle by Ned White / Edited by Will Shortz

Of interest — ALOP (27D. Catawampus), AM DIAL (23A. It doesn’t have much music nowadays), BACK SLAPS and CHEST BUMP (3A. Congratulatory gestures; 64A. Celebratory gesture), DEEP FUNK (40A. Bad case of the blues), IN THE NUDE (59A. One way to sleep), KISS MY GRITS (10D. Old sitcom retort), NARCOS (46A. Ring fingerers), OLIOS (43A. Gallimaufries), PERISCOPE (17A. Means of looking above and beyond), PING PONG (32A. Go back and forth), PIPES UP (8D. Interjects), PLAY FOOTSIE (22D. Work together closely but covertly), SCHEDULE A (62A. top form?). 

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