| Labor unrest | 12 |
| Hits on? | 8 |
| A turkey has three of them | 26 |
| Is evenhanded | 13 |
| Handles things evenhandedly | 27 |
| Doesn't take either extreme | 31 |
| Haggles successfully | 20 |
| Acts unfairly | 13 |
| Hits where it hurts | 19 |
| Hits the jackpot | 16 |
| Unsuccessfully asks for a date | 30 |
| Leaves home and hearth | 22 |
| Shows accuracy at the piano | 27 |
| Starts as a conversation | 25 |
| Begins, as a conversation | 25 |
| Begins to play a song | 21 |
| Out call | 8 |
| Wield a lumberjack's ax? | 28 |
| Full-count cry | 14 |
| Start, as a conversation | 24 |
| Initiate, as a conversation | 27 |
| Begin, as a conversation | 24 |
| ____ the Band : 1940 movie | 28 |
| Get to know someone | 19 |
| Start the music | 15 |
| Prepare to march | 16 |
| Start the music! | 16 |
| Start conducting | 16 |
| Start a concert | 15 |
| Musical of 1929 | 15 |
| Gershwin refrain: 1930 | 22 |
| Gershwin opus: 1927 | 19 |
| Gershwin musical: 1930 | 22 |
| Gershwin musical, and the puzzle title | 38 |
| Gershwin musical of the 20's | 32 |
| Gershwin brothers' tune: 1927 | 33 |
| 1930 Gershwin musical | 21 |
| "Let there be music!" | 31 |
| "Get the music playing!" | 34 |
| ''Get the music playing!'' | 42 |
| Conductor's song about his baton's movement? | 52 |
| Be imposing and intimidating | 28 |
| Where picketers assemble? | 25 |
| What half of a battery is next to | 33 |
| Thing to swing from | 19 |
| Plate ump's purview | 23 |
| Pitch target | 12 |
| It's roughly between a batter's chest and knees | 55 |
| Focus for fastballers | 21 |
| They vary according to batters' heights | 43 |
| Domains of pitchers and catchers | 32 |
| Areas over home plate | 21 |
| Affecting adversely | 19 |
| Model activity | 14 |
| Flexing one's muscles, perhaps | 34 |
| Finding gold, perhaps | 21 |
| Googly ___ | 10 |
| Deleting | 8 |
| "The Shakespeare of Sweden" | 37 |
| Kind of bikini | 14 |
| Autoharp, e.g. | 14 |
| Kitten fascinator | 17 |
| Kite-flying need | 16 |
| Cat's cradle essential | 26 |
| Yo-yo need | 10 |
| Yo-yo necessity | 15 |
| Yo-yo attachment | 16 |
| Word with first or second | 25 |
| Type of instrument | 18 |
| Quaint memory aid | 17 |
| Polo-pony grouping | 18 |
| Overextend, with ''out'' | 40 |
| One of four on a violin | 23 |
| Kiting need | 11 |
| Cord's cousin | 17 |
| Cat's cradle makeup | 23 |
| Bean feature | 12 |
| Arrange in a series | 19 |
| Apron or G chaser | 17 |
| Not give a definite answer | 26 |
| Keep waiting in a state of uncertainty | 38 |
| Deceive and delay | 17 |
| Bamboozle, in a way | 19 |
| Some racehorses and some gorillas | 33 |
| Instrument for Bob Haggart, Slam Stewart et al. | 47 |
| One who's far from chubby | 29 |
| Skinny one, slangily | 20 |
| Unlikely dieter | 15 |
| Thin guy's nickname | 23 |
| Tall, skinny person | 19 |
| Someone called "Slim," most likely | 44 |
| Skinny Minnie | 13 |
| Skinny guy's nickname | 25 |
| Gangly guy | 10 |
| "Tall drink of water" | 31 |
| Violinist's veggies? | 24 |
| Tall, thin folks | 16 |
| Tall, skinny fellers | 20 |
| Some vegetables | 15 |
| Some green veggies | 18 |