Puzzle 175 – “Take It Slow”

puz here / pdf here / solution here

I’ve had such fun working with Lil AVC X this year, primarily editing great midi puzzles constructed by Kaye. But I’ve got one coming at you this Monday, October 21st, as a constructor. If you’re a subscriber, it’ll be in your inbox early next week!

This week’s themeless was an experiment in intersecting 15-letter spanners, which I haven’t done in a while but tended to play around with a lot (with mixed results, looking back) when I started constructing. The seed–no surprise–was 24-Across. Title can refer to a few of the spanners, really: it’s the proper way to dance to 24-A, a good reaction to 44-Across, and what we’d probably wish 10-Down would do. Fave clue: probably 26-Down, just because both of those essays are well worth a read. I tried to keep the cluing on this one gentle; it should solve pretty smoothly.

As ever, comments welcomed, yall. Hope you enjoy. Happy solving, folks.