Essentials by Samuel

Puzzle explanation

Misprint corrections and extra wordplay letters gave 6N 2SE 2NE 6S 6NNE 6SSE 6N 2E 1SE 1SW 2W, ie, navigation instructions (number of cells and direction) for a path in which the end points of lines spell ORIENTEERING.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer [unclued letter] Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 shi(F)t SEISM MISS * around E
5   AIR LETTER TRAI[N]ER * around LET
13 (B)ride JULIANA J + U + NAIL < + A
14   RÉPÉTITEUR (PEER RUE[S]) * around TIT
15   ANTIVENIN ANT[E] + VEIN * + IN
17 (B)ox ETUI (at)E + TUI
22   NGONI NG + (h)O(u)[N](d) N(e)I(l)
23   ERNST S[E]NT * after ER
24 (F)orms TRILEMMAS (RILE + MM) in TAS
26   RANGATIRA RANG + A + [S]TIR + A
27   WHERE WHORE with (cak)E for O
28   STEAL SEAL around T
32   OORT O + (SORT − S)
34 goo(F) BLUNDERED (L + UNDER) in BED
36   MEGASCOPES ME + GAPES around (S + CO[N])
39   ETAERIO EATE[N] * + RIO
42   SERIF SE[E]R + IF
Down
1 (F)iddler’s SCRAPER SR around CRAPE
2   EOAN CANOE[S] * − C
3   IMP [S]IMPLE − LE
4   SPRIG ’S + P[E]RI + G(odmother)
5   ASPER GASPER − G
6   ISEN[G]RIM I’M around REINS *
7   LUIN[G] RUIN with L for R
8 (F)arm ELTS LET * + S(team)
9   TIE TI[N]E
10 (B)onds TAUTOMER (TROUT + MEA(l)) *
11   RADII R[E]AD + I + I’
16 (A)live’s VITAL L after VA around IT
18   UNARM [S]UN + ARM
19   ERATO O after (E + RAT[E])
20   INNER EAR (REIN(s) + RAN + (sho)E) *
21   [V]IRTUOSO (TEAM + IRTUOSO) * = AUTOEROTISM *
22   NEWED W in NEED
25   SEND OFF SEN + DOFF
28   SAWED SA + WED
29 p(A)ss ABSIT A(ncient) B(ritons) + SIT
30   UNPEN (n)UN[S] PEN(itent)
31   JESSE JE[W]S + (u)SE(d)
33 (B)low NARC C- after RAN <
35   ELOI ELO + [W]IN − (Ala)N
37   GEE 2 meanings
38   GER AUNT in GER = GAUNTER
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