Net Gain solution
by Kegler
Fourteen answers have various fish added to become new words.
Across
| 1 | CHUBBIkER |
| 7 | A(SPEC)T |
| 12 | H(U,L)A |
| 13 | T + ROOP (POOR rev) |
| 15 | FO(RT)TUNAE (REF TO anag) |
| 16 | RU(N)E |
| 17 | AFTE + R (FATE anag) |
| 18 | GNEISS ("NICE" hom) |
| 19 | PI + T(M)AN |
| 21 | GARDEaN |
| 23 | SEPO + Y (POSE anag) |
| 24 | PAR(ALL + EL)'S |
| 26 | M(I)LK'SHAKE |
| 30 | AVON (rev) |
| 31 | SPAN + IS + H |
| 32 | BASSETS (SET anag) |
| 34 | A + C + CRA (CAR anag) |
| 35 | kETCH |
| 36 | LEAD (2 defs) |
| 37 | EKED (DEKE rev) |
| 41 | CARPE + NTER (RENT anag) |
| 43 | M(A)EN + AD |
| 44 | SEA COW ("KEY SOW" spoonerism) |
| 45 | UNRELATED (ELDER AUNT anag) |
| 46 | CEDE ("SEED" hom) |
| 47 | SEC + RETE (TREE anag) |
| 48 | DECOD+ ED (ED rev) |
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Down
| 1 | C + HEAPSKATE |
| 2 | H(mUFFIn)ER |
| 3 | BARE ("BEAR" hom) |
| 4 | BE + TRAY |
| 5 | kERNEl |
| 6 | ROAN (NORA anag) |
| 8 | S(PEN)D |
| 9 | EQU(I)NE (QUEEN anag) |
| 10 | CONSOLES (2 defs) |
| 11 | TH(E + S)IS |
| 13 | TU(R)NPIKE |
| 14 | F(REELANCh)E |
| 18 | G + RASPED |
| 20 | MOO + NSHINER |
| 22 | shARKS |
| 25 | POAC + HER (A COP anag) |
| 26 | MUS + I + C + ALE (SUM rev) |
| 27 | L + ITERATE |
| 28 | K + ICK |
| 29 | SHADO + WE'D |
| 33 | S(A + P)PED |
| 34 | APN(E)IC (PANIC anag) |
| 38 | ER(O)DE (DEER anag) |
| 39 | E(M)US (SUE rev) |
| 40 | CAN + E |
| 42 | TACO (hidden) |
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