The common elements in Wedded Words answers combine to give EPITHALAMION and HYMENEAL, both wedding hymns. Adding US to the diagonal yields NUPTIAL BLISS.
21a PR(EP)OS; p rep; so PE (rev.)
7a BA(IT)CH; I in bat; it Ch
42a LET(HAL)TERS; anag; anag. inc. l,r
19d MARJOR(AM)IE; jo in marram; cf. aime
17d PRIVAT(ION)ISE; VAT I in pri(s)on; i + anag.
32d S(HY)PATE; sh y; anag. in anag.
9d HO(ME)TE; OM in he; ‘meat’
25d PA(NE)STORS; pane(l); n + anag.
3d MISS(AL)IVE; miss A l; v in a lie
ACROSS
1 NORIMON; no rim on
10 ERIN; anag. – ob
11 KAROO; ka roo
12 UMPHS; um Ph(I)’s
14 DOLENT; do lent
15 SAE; 2 mngs.
16 TSUGA; a gust (all rev.)
18 TRAM; tram(p)
20 SEL; E in s l
22 OTTAVA; a VAT to (all rev.)
23 CHAIR; C H air
26 MIRES; m ires
27 LATVIA; v in anag. + a
29 BENJ; Ben J(onson)
30 SOS; O! in SS & lit.
33 EARS; ea(ge(n))rs & lit.
35 PUPIL; pup I l & lit.
36 TOT; (pale)tot
37 ADORES; anag. inc. 0 & lit.
38 TAINO; Tai no
39 ULMIN; l in (f)umin(g)
40 TASS; hidden & lit.
41 LEME; hidden
DOWN
1 NEUSTON; n + not sue (rev.)
2 REPEATING; epe(e) in rating
4 ONCUS; on cus(s)
5 NUDGE; g in nude
6 SKOAL; OKs (rev.) + a L
7 BALDPATE; anag. – a
8 CONDOR; c on dor
13 MART; mar t
24 HABITAT; a bit in hat
26 MEDDLE; m (p)eddle
28 IRON; I (a p)ron
30 SPENT; pen in St.
31 OUSEL; cf. louse
34 PAUL; 2 mngs.
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