Cashing Out
by Kegler

Ten answers are modified prior to entry, a la 24 Across (the results are not usually words).  One answer is an acronym.

Across 1 Mutated sheep’s tail having the most curves? 8 Superhero’s name, Short Bill, rejected 11 Touts push back, surrounding YMCA gym (2 wds) 13 Float me a loan covering breakfast dish 14 Smash reset counter 16 Indian headwear ignoring temperature of the city 17 Job I started boxing sashes 19 Dine with Mark, entering NY baseball player’s depersonalizing environment (2 wds) 21 Nose of purple jet is an attention-getter 23 Lie about Whitney, the inventor 24 See instructions 26 Suzie’s packing a weapon 27 Duplicate team’s first victory 31 Smashing atoms, the cutting edge of physics in this place’s environment 34 Disposes of crossword diagrams? Not good 36 Dunk a mat woven in Nepalese capital 37 Author Fleming welcomes Asian noblewoman, one from Tehran, perhaps 38 Ring famous honey-lover back 39 Disturbed man grabs Mr. Soprano? Just the opposite! 40 High-speed internet connection finally penetrated Senegal’s borders 41 Famous Indian’s mother with bonnet, reading material and pair of hightops (2 wds)

Down 1 Go away in footwear, we hear 2 Seed casing holds bit of promise in spring month 3 Most apes tossed around sphagnum (2 wds) 4 Mentioned bird’s crescent-shaped figure 5 We’re rebuilding small water vessels 6 Old French coin: $1,000 in Middle Eastern shopping area 7 Mother from Calcutta celebrating Easter 9 “Shane” actor’s boy adopted by a country (2 wds) 10 Dairy product’s tank, on film, destroyed (2 wds) 12 Around 2000, perhaps, diamonds peak 15 Fire bank worker 18 Crazy about MIT at first, Zetas have mostly uplifting ceremonies (2 wds) 20 Sealed UK decal improperly 22 Method of dealing with Republican team mingling in tent 25 Prudence and William hosting one single party 28 The one that women heartlessly marry 29 Hunter among the stars running around Rio 30 A couple of samples of vichyssoise, plus a tasty dish 32 Little dog initially attacks cocoon contents 33 Called for unlimited scope 35 Truck is holding me back

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