Running the Gamut

In several squares of this diagram, as many as six letters may share the space. The letters in each of these squares come partly from an Across answer and partly from a Down answer, with each contributing from one to four letters. The multiple letters in each such square can be anagrammed to form a word; solvers are encouraged to represent that word in the grid square without letters. Answers include two capitalized words.

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1. Entertainer laughs with Harper of Hollywood (7)

7. Inclination held by Georgia relative (6)

12. First appearance of an actor's delight (8)

13. Some tests one left in hospital areas (5)

14. Mom holds instrument in shade (7)

16. Cut around to Detroit (6)

17. Great kind of sandwich with fruit (7)

18. Get Mad, maintaining Neuman's face made a grimace (7)

20. Ancient key found in a metal (3-3)

23. Act theatrical in English bit (5)

25. Broadcasters of Republican farewell (6)

27. Auto service includes nothing for party (7)

31. Hold back burden (7)

32. Scheme with Constance, copping victory (7)

34. Subject matter regarding movie (5)

35. Bloomer's education in arithmetic (5)

36. Behind farm, song heard (8)

37. Snaring bad hop, go for prize (6)

38. Highly regarded race, before 500 (7)

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1. Grope for the right words about large steer (4)

2. Tear-jerker repeatedly showing around one (5)

3. Express part of a union (5)

4. Giant, closely watched, took public transportation (9)

5. Edenic figure shown in his nakedness (5)

6. Harangue in southern religion (6)

7. Prepare for returning exam, for example (3,3)

8. Mythical guardian holding excellent debates (6)

9. Damage contained by a seaside attraction (6)

10. Trying to fathom purple cherry (8)

11. Smear, like sort of purple (7)

15. In audience, forecast is a bore (5)

18. Stud was scattering stuff in a machine shop (7)

19. To postpone, set clock back (5)

21. Pursued article caught in beam (3,5)

22. Terrible ordeal somewhere in Texas (6)

24. Number in brooding music for one voice (6)

25. Black bird that is a fledgling? (6)

26. Fork over a fork stuck in yapper (3,2)

27. Crime lark (5)

28. Housman pens "Tree Burning" (5)

29. Foundered somewhat below the surface (5)

30. Irritated about northern sawing of wood (5)

33. Made like Quasimodo and spoke aloud (6)

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(The instructions for this month's puzzler have been revised to correct an error in the print version.)