Generalisation by Samuel

Puzzle explanation

Corrections to the clue misprints spelt “une nation de boutiquiers” (a nation of shopkeepers), as Napoleon is said to have described England. Answers clued without definition were shopkeepers (in French), entered in the grid in English. The grid shape represents part of Britain, with straight lines through TAILOR and BARBER marking England’s borders with Scotland and Wales. Shading of the unused cells in any colour, or none, was accepted.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

Misprint Answer Explanation
  CAMPHOR CH around MAP * + OR
  AILISH AIL + (d)ISH
  TALAK TALK around A
L(U)mp GNARL RANG < + L
We(N)dish SORB BROS <
Br(E)ad ROTI (e)ROTI(c)
  K’RI (dar)K RI(te)
  RORID ROAR − A + ID
ma(N) ABBÉ ABB + E(xplain)
bl(A)ck ANIS VANISH − V − H
  CAVALRIES (VALKYRIES − KY) after CA’
gu(T) TUM TURM − R
o(I)l NEROLI N + (I + LORE) <
Bl(O)b NIL NAIL − A
(N)earer BINOCLE CON < in BILE
woo(D) SAPELE PELÉ after SA
lor(E) CABALA (s)CA(n) + BALA
  CARACK A in CRACK
Lam(B) EANLING N in EALING
  DRAPIER D + RAPIER
  WIENER WINNER with (financ)E for N
  LIBRAIRE LIBRA + IRE
L(O)ng KOTO TOOK *
b(U)g ANT WANT − W
  MAARS A in MARS
oa(T) PILCORN R(ower) in CLIP-ON *
h(I)ck OIK HOIK − (Rebeka)H
  PAPETIER PAP + MÉTIER − M
  HARE KRISHNAS (HEAR SHRINK) * + AS
  FLEURISTE FL + EUR + FIST − F + E
  ÉPICIER EPIC + SOLDIER − SOLD
(Q)uit RID (b)RID(e)
ram(U)s BARB B + BRA <
  BLOWLAMPS PALMS * after BLOW
Darw(I)n ANZAC (Bon)ANZA C(owboy)
be(E) VESPA V(aleri)E + SPA
sho(R)t UNCARING U(nio)N + CAR + IN + G
  MODISTE SIT * in MODE
  LEECHEE LEECH + PEE − P(ulp)
  CORDONNIER CORDON + NIE + R
  BOULANGER ANGER after (BOULE − E(uro))
  CRAWL 2 meanings
(S)et DOT DO + T
  ROO (c)ROO(k)
  BO BOW − W
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