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Thanks to Deuce for an enjoyable and topical EV (the intersection of 23 and 43 is also - grimly - topical). The conclusion of the preamble, “there is one abbreviation in each of the initial and final grids”, might suggest that the abbreviation in the initial grid is missing from or altered in the final grid. But I don’t think that is so because one of my modifications to the initial grid (which included an abbreviation) require the initial abbreviation to remain in place.

Jack, I also enjoyed the puzzle but my modification got rid of the initial abbreviation (turning into a real word) and left a different one.

My abbreviations are different between the initial and the final grid. In my initial grid the abbreviation is a down entry and in my final grid an across entry. It will be interesting to see what others say on this. I agree though that it was a very enjoyable puzzle.