Bobs by Nud

Puzzle explanation

All entries are the result of haplography, the inadvertent writing once of what should have been written twice. The puzzle’s title is Boobs by Nudd, similarly affected.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer Explanation
Across
1 ACCOSTS AC + COSTS
6 ODDMENTS MENT in ODDS
13 AIGUILLE AI + L in GUILE
14 EFFORT OFFER * + T
15 FREEBOARD F + BOAR in REED
16 TENNÉS TENNERS − R
19 TELL LET < + L
20 ORRA (sp)ORRA(n)
22 APPERILL AP + PER + ILL
23 SNEE SEEN *
24 RACLETTE RACE around LETT
26 OILLETS STELLIO(n) <
28 SISSOO LISSOM with SO for the outer letters
30 NUGGET (TEG + GUN) <
31 OSSIA OSSIA(n)
33 SNAPPER NAPPER after S
34 ETTERCAP (BETTER + CAP) − B
37 OOMS LOOMS − L
39 AIR RAGE A + IRE around RAG
42 ANANA A + NANA
43 APPS (b)A(g)P(i)P(e)S
45 CALLER (co)RELLA C(ocks) <
47 MAHARANEE (A + NÉE) after HARAM *
48 ASSURE ASS + URE
49 OROROTUND (O + ROUND) around ROT
50 LESSENED ESSENE in LD
51 DESSERT RT after DESSE
Down
1 ABETTORS A + BETTORS
2 COFFEE COFF + EE
3 SURREAL SURAL around RE
4 TATTS 2 meanings
5 SIFFLE FF in SILE
7 DUETTI DU + ETTI(n)
8 ELLOPS ELL + OP’S
9 NEATNESS NEAT + NESS
10 THREE TREE around H
11 SADDLES ADDLE with S before and after
12 POONAC (CA + NOOP) <
17 PREGGERS PR + EGGERS
18 ILLITE ILLITERATE − RATE
21 RAIN IN homophone of REIN IN
25 ENNEAD NE in DANE <
27 TITIAN TI + TIAN
29 SAMSHOOS SA(a)M + SHOOS
32 APPARENT APPARTEMENT − TEM
33 STAMMEL ST + LEMMA <
35 REASSESS ASSES in RES
36 CALL UP C + ALL-UP
38 SPARRE R in SPARE
40 INNATE IN + NATE(s)
41 ATTEND ATT + END
44 PAYEE AYE in PE
45 CADEE CA’ + DEE
46 ERROR (t)ERROR
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