Net Gain
by Kegler

Fourteen answers become new words before entry, according to a common theme.

Across 1 Stand at a funeral with heartless motorcyclist 7 Look at maintaining requirement 12 Laugh about extremes of unusual dance 13 Famous model rejected lousy band 15 Loud opponent taking shortcut, essentially 16 Regret grabbing North Scandinavian character 17 Fate tripping Republican at a later time 18 Listened to agreeable rock 19 Detective Brown captures married miner 21 College official ignores a study 23 Pose awkwardly with club for Indian fighter 24 Norm's acquiring all train tracks 26 I plunged into, initially, famous Reverend's exploits 30 River's reflection of bright star 31 Certain European bridge is high 32 Aliens set off 34 A courier's primary car crashed in African capital city 35 Draw boat without prow 36 Metal star 37 Just got by with hockey feint going backwards 41 Submit last of the obscene rent 43 Guys carrying camera ultimately spot distraught woman 44 Rev. Spooner's important female manatee (2 wds) 45 Eccentric elder aunt is not told 46 Discussed one way to produce a crop yield 47 Hide in tree, moving after a short time 48 Ed coming and going with legal document

Down 1 Virtually worthless sliver from cedar crate 2 That lady eating muffin (except for the edges) is more offended 3 Reportedly tolerate wearing no clothes 4 Live with true risk 5 Marine raptor shucked kernel 6 Nora's galloping horse 8 Use prison in South Dakota 9 New queen has interest in horse 10 Votes against criminals 11 Dawn of Easter Sunday, central to this premise 13 Rotate vat containing last of beer 14 Spread endlessly between borders of fine European country 18 Understood general spoke hoarsely 20 Low notes initially push out the cheeks? 22 Sharks quietly leaving boats 25 A cop upset that woman, one who steals 26 Sum up: one cold drink for concert 27 Informed of long repeat 28 Recoil from Kay with expression of disgust 29 Ring we had not yet paid for 33 Raced around a park, exhausted 34 Crazed panic about introduction to essay regarding a respiratory problem 38 Nibble away at deer cooked with orange 39 Sue recalled hugging male Australian runners 40 Preserve English walking stick 42 Mexican dish found in catacombs

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