Rock Group by Llig

Puzzle explanation

The corrections to misprints in across clues spelt out “Sisyphean toil”. In six columns, various words for “stone” are removed from the end of overlong answers at the foot of the grid and “pushed” upward (but not to the top), to be inserted into entries above. LIAS from 33dn is defined as a type of limestone in the Oxford Dictionary of English. The title hinted at The Rolling Stones.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer [unclued letters] Explanation
Across
1 office(S) EMBASSY SS in EMBAY
6   DOSSIL S in IDOLS *
10   OMRAHS O + HARM’S *
11 Prov(I)nce RAETIA (TEA in AIR) <
12   INFO IN + FO(lk)
13 (S)our GO BAD DOG < around BA
16   TELAE TE + (p)L(e)A(s)E(s)
17 Fur(Y) STROP PORTS <
19 (P)ainted GLORIOLE homophone of GLORY ’OLE
21   SAND EEL LANDS * around (E + E)
23 t(H)icky NELLIE ILL < in NEE(d)
25 fac(E) TRANSITED TE D(eum) after STRAIN *
28 aw(A)y SPRANG S + PRANG
30   WHEYISH (WHY IS HE) *
31 cli(N)k DEATH ROW EARTH * in DOW(n)
34   BASHO O after BASH
37 Bee(T) SUGAR US < + RAG <
38   HULOT (t)HU(s) + LOT
39 f(O)g RIME (g)RIM E(nvironment)
40   ARISEN A + RISE + N
41 t(I)me USANCE (CAN SUE) *
42   RUNTED TURNED *
43 tria(L) HERSALL (v)ERS(e) in HALL
Down
1   E[PIT]ASES (SEES A) *
2   MONEY (Y(erevan) E(nugu) N(assau) O(ttawa) M(oscow)) <
3   A-ROAD (jumb)O in (A + RAD)
4   SAGE TEA SAG + ÉTÉ + A
5   S[HOG] (queuer)S
6   D[RAG]ON D + ON
7   SEX[TILE] S + EX
8   STIR two meanings
9   LAMP (bed)LAM P(atients)
14   BULL’S WOOL BULL’S + WOOL
15   GO[LIAS] GOD − D
18   [INT]RA AR <
20   OLDIE LO < + D + I’ + E
22   APPEAL A + P + PEAL
24   ETHEREAL ETHE + REAL
26   RATHEST THREATS *
27   TELSTAR TELS + TAR
29   GROUND[HOG] G + ROUND
32   TURNS[TILE] T’ + URNS
33   CAMEL[LIAS] CAM + EL
34   BEAR [PIT] BAR around (crocodil)E
35   SKIN[FLINT] S + KIN
36   NOSE [RAG] ONE’S *
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