Conduit by Loda

Puzzle explanation

The titles from clue misprints were S, Miriam, Island, The Vodi, Animal Farm, Skytip, God Knows and Youth. The corresponding writers were 49 Updi(k)e, 8 Capot(e), 25 Huxle(y), 2 (B)raine, 2 (O)rwell, 30 (A)mbler, 32 Helle(r) and 34 Wil(d)er, whose missing letters spelt "keyboard". Highlighting of just the KEYBOARD letters was accepted as an alternative to highlighting the whole QWERTY keyboard in the grid.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer Explanation
1 La(S)hers LINNS (N + N + S(oap)) after (L + I(s))
3 (M)ite IOTA (rad)IO TA(lent)
4 k(I)lls SOMAN (N + AMOS) <
4 (R)isers STAIRWELL (STAR around I) + WELL
5 b(I)rth EAN EN around A
6 St(A)le TAAL T(idal) A(nd) A(rable) L(and)
7 (M)eal EATING (I + AGENT) *
8 tr(I)cks CAPOT CAPO + (erec)T
9 (S)etters CYNIC CY + NIC(e)
10 Fie(L)d POA OAP with the last letter first
11 c(A)b TAXI TAXI(dermal/dermic)
12 Ma(N)gy’s MEAN NAME *
13 (D)ug MINED M + IN + E + FORD − FOR
14 (T)apped DIALLED DIED around ALL
14 clot(H)ing DENIMS (har)DEN I’M S(ure)
15 P(E)rth DUPLY DULY around P
16 grie(V)es RUES R(es)U(rr)E(ct)S
17 qu(O)te DISEUR (RUDE IS) *
17 o(D)e DITT DIT + T
18 wh(I)n ULEX UX around LE
19 sen(A) ARMY AWAY with RM for (A + W) <
20 mou(N)ting UPHILL (H + ILL) after (m)U(m)P(s)
21 th(I)ngs SHEAF SHE + A + F
22 idio(M)s SZEKEL Z in SLEEK *
22 se(A) SWUM (actor)S + W + UM
23 (L)ute F CLEF FC + LEF(t)
24 Gol(F)’s GTI TI after G
26 m(A)lted JUNIPER JUN(e) + I + PER
27 corne(R) ASQUINT AS + QUINT
28 (M)ass CERGES G in CERES
29 (S)ac VESICA ((p)IC(k) + SAVE) *
31 (K)enya HYMN MY < in (H + (croo)N)
32 Cal(Y)donian HELLENE HELL + ENE
33 la(T)ely NEWBIE (BEEN + WI) *
35 f(I)re ZEAL Z + (L after EA)
36 (P)roper BENJIE BENJ + IE
37 bu(G)s LERP LINER − IN + P
38 m(O)ral HARM (t)H(e) + ARM
39 (D)ashed EFFING FIN in EFG
40 hoo(K)ed FALX FA + LX
41 lo(N)ging DIE 2 meanings
42 (O)f LAIC A in LIC(e)
43 (W)inged PRECOCIAL (POLICE CAR) *
44 Ba(S)que’s BERET B + TREE *
44 pla(Y)ed BLOWN DOWN with BL for D
45 l(O)ng SARI SI around (t)AR(e)
46 F(U)stic PLANERS P + LAN(c)ERS
47 Vi(T)a LIFE (E + F + IL) <
48 T(H)wart STUMP ’S + TUMP
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