3.1: Inner Tube (Solution)

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Authors: Roger Barkan, Dan Katz, and Chris Morse

This is a standard cryptic, with answers below.  In five different squares,
one crossing clue requires an H and the other requires a B.  In every case,
filling an O into that square will make words in both directions.  Thus the
answer word is HBO (also hinted at by the four channels in the grid,
Encore, Bravo, A&E, and Nickelodeon).

Across: 1  S(low)poke
7  As+ian
10  Top(R)+az
11  Bunch(2)
15  De[p]rive
16  Ale+c
17  Fer(m)i*
18  Cos+sack
21  A(tar)(R)i
23  Limb(2)
24  Hobbes(H)
25  Se+esto
27  [n]Ails
28  React(2)
30  K[emp] i[s] l[oser] o[f]
31  houSEMITEvicted
34  Busted*
36  Oboe(H)
38  P(ap)er
39  Sn(ork)el(R)
41  Brav[ad]o
43  Tabs(2)
45  (Strat+a)(R)
46  E+lsie*
47  S(pen)t
48  assassiNINJApan
49  Me+r+cedes

Down: 2  L[o]o[t]d[i]e[s]
3  Opera+ble[w]
4  War+mt+h
5  Obverse*
6  Encore(H)
7  Surface-surf
8  [br]A[un]&[fr]E[ud]
9  Nickel+ode+on
12  B+asis
13  S+lam
14  Afghan+is+tan
19  Choler(H)
20  Poison*
22  A+erie
23  (Le+tup)(R)
26  T+it+rated
29  Cha(ste)r
32  M(or+s)e
33  The(is)m
35  Se(rap)e
37  Bohr(H)
40  (Ko)(R)la
42  Vane(H)
44  finALInterview

SLOWPOKEASIAN
TOPAZBUNC*S&I
ADERIVECEALEC
FERMIECOSSACK
GPATARIRLIM*E
HOB*ESSEESTOL
AILSREACTKILO
NSEMITE*USTED
IOBOEHPAPERRE
SNORKELSBRAVO
TA*SOISTRATAN
ALRELSIESPENT
NINJAMERCEDES