Beginning Anew
by Kegler

Seven answers become new words before entry.  Just under half of the clues contain an extra word;
the first letters of these extra words, in clue order, suggest what the modified entries are doing.

Across 1 Horrific fad lured Rocky 7 Settlement reportedly stuffed in a suitcase 11 Loud noise of spinning red propeller 12 Snag Tom Hanks’ first desire 13 One leaving Scottish monster back in German city 15 Recalling complaints, athletes drink certain protein 16 GOP argues inanely for generations (2 wds) 17 Strip of rye grass thaws out 19 Tiny female friend left in commotion 20 Messes up chores and departs immediately 22 Ran with brio, initially, and was in front 24 Ordered document receives half-credit 25 Nature can get stuck changing gender 27 Rejected Rod’s gentle suggestions 28 Sleep at noon (twelve) 29 Girls with large butts 33 Bauble from field hockey venue seen in Asian celebration 34 Religious sect member, repulsed, beats a retreat inside 35 Caribbean island vines spread rapidly 36 When interrupted, start to talk in Polish 37 UPS Store often stocks attention-getter 38 Identify leader of employees’ and staff’s revolt

Down 1 Prepared a salad dish, originally, then flipped over endless dessert 2 Stood up awkwardly, muscles sore 3 Soccer field in Far East 4 Men taking interest in races 5 Marsh full of grass hides male ex-slaves 6 Children’s storyteller’s train heading north 8 Razor makes real cut as Eliza’s treated 9 For each ingénue ultimately smothered by hype... 10 ...uptight teens milling around 14 References describing one of Indonesia’s metropolitan areas 18 Mean and unhappy, I stick around almost to the end 19 Crown Prince of Denmark irked the ref badly 21 IRS forms, true, upset hospital personnel 23 We hear four couples had dinner 26 Carry on a cup holding a spot of chamomile tea (2 wds) 30 Like a no-good member of royalty 31 Sculpted swan shaped with a blade 32 I ran headlong into upstanding couple in the tabloids

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