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Puzzle explanation

The puzzle’s title cryptically represents the title of the TV series Doctor Who. The down clues had extra words for “doctor” with their misprinted letters spelling “bigger on the inside; two hearts”, describing respectively the TARDIS and The Doctor in Doctor Who. The highlighting traced the outline of the TARDIS, within which every cell contained two letters. The Doctor’s home planet Gallifrey was entered in the middle of the grid with the heart (middle letter) thematically doubled. Chambers explains the TARDIS acronym as “Time And Relative Dimensions In Space”, but the singular form “Time And Relative Dimension In Space” is more common these days.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer Explanation
Across
1   CRUSH HAT CHAT around RUSH
6   DETER DETERMINE − MINE
11   ROSACE RACE around OS
12   TIMID (I + M) in TID
15   TRANSCENDS (CURTNESS AND) * − U
16   SOLSTITIALLY (IS IT LOST) * + ALLY
17   AÇAI CA in AI
18   STONNE S(uper) + TONNE
19   REGALEMENTS (GLEEMEN’S ART) *
21   SWISS ROLL S(hop) + W + IS + SRO + L + L; ref. 20dn
22   PARADERS SPREAD * around RA
24   STONE SAW STOW around ((o)NES + A)
26   PROP-ROOT PRO + PRO + (N)OT(tingham)
29   DINOSAUR (IT’S AROUND) * − T
31   FRIGHTENS FRIG’S around THEN *
33   PRIVATE EYES YES after OPERATIVE * − O
36   HALITE ALIT in (t)HE
37   GEES (ha)GG(is) = GEES
40   OPTICAL MASER OPTER around (I’ + CALM + AS)
43   GRAND OPERA (RAN + DOPE) in GR + A
44   À DEMI MEDIA *
45   EVITED EVIT(a) + ED
46   ESSES ESSEN with S for N in fifth place
47   HERITORS HORS around TIRE <
Down
1 (B)reeze CRESSES CARESSES − A
2 p(I)ll ROBOTS B in ROOTS
3 dru(G) SAPS 3 meanings
4 chan(G)e HEAD-TIRE (RAISED THE − S) *
5 le(E)ch AUSTRAL AURAL around ST
6 repai(R) DISC CAMERA ACADEMICS * around R
7 l(O)ad EMEA (hors)EMEA(t)
8 Inter(N) TINCT EXTINCT − EX-
9 (T)reat EDDA (ADDLE − L) <
10 (H)ealer RESITS SISTER *
13 v(E)t BLOW ON BLOW ONE’S TOP − ESTOP
14 r(I)g MATINESSES S(eamstres)S in MATINÉE’S
20 bo(N)es SRO (ORWELL’S − WELL) <
23 (S)awbones EONISM (SOME IN) *
25 sp(I)ke TIP PIT(t) <
27 (D)oc OPHTHALMIA (MASH HOSPITALS) * − all occurrences of S; ref. 46ac
28 lac(E) TIE RODS TIERS around (O’ + D)
29 cu(T) DOGGIE (EG FIDO) * with G for F
30 (W)ho SAVAGEDOMS (S + S) around (A + V + (D + OMEGA) *)
32 co(O)k STEWER RE-WETS <
34 P(H)D READS BREAD’S − B
35 m(E)nder ESCALIER RACES * around LIE
38 qu(A)ck ERAS (S + ARE) <
39 cu(R)er SNEE (who’)S (tha)N (w)E (ar)E
41 al(T)er TIRADE I in TRADE
42 (S)urgeon AT IT (w)A(s) T(o) I(n)T(o)
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