Ripping Yarn by Nutmeg

Puzzle explanation

The unclued entry at 4dn was A STITCH IN TIME, and according to the proverb “a stitch in time saves nine”, so the perimeter comprised nine types of sewing stitch. Corrections to the misprints in clues gave examples of a stitch in an amount of time: HO(SADDLE)UR, ER(LAZY DAISY)A, PER(BUTTONHOLE)IOD.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer Explanation
Across
9 (H)illocks KNAPS SPANK <
11 J(O)ck’s INCHES HALF-INCHES − HALF
12 (S)et CONTRATE (ACT + TENOR) *
13 Le(A)ches SEEPS (thos)E in SEPS
14 see(D) ASHE (b)ASHE(d), (d)ASHE(d), (l)ASHE(d) or (m)ASHE(d)
15 (D)etractor CRITIC RIT in CIC
16 ce(L)ebration BEANO BEAN + O
17 M(E)w GULL GULF with L(awn) for F
18 (U)rea EGEST GESTE with last letter moved to the front
20 C(R)own ACCEDE C(r)E(e)D in ACE
22 Fak(E)r’s POSEUR PO + RUES <
24 (R)et SOFTEN (succes)S + OFTEN
26 Bo(L)d HEROIC HER + O + I(s) C(haste)
28 f(A)n FREAK (F + R + K) around EA
29 da(Z)ed REEL RE(b)EL
31 (Y)ore SIEGE (I + EG) in SE
32 Har(D) SCUTAL CU in STALL − L
33 ch(A)p SORT 2 meanings
34 d(I)tty ERATO RAT in OE <
35 (S)ide SINISTER IN in SISTER
36 enem(Y) TIN HAT spoonerism of HINT AT
37 se(A)t MANOR OR after MAN
Down
1 (P)okey HOOSEGOW (WHO GOES) * around O
2 De(E)p INTENSE IN + TENSE
3 ho(R)se NARCO ARC in NO
5 (B)ling TIETACS homophone of THAI TAX
6 Tr(U)mp’s INSIDE OF (SO I FIND) * around (hom)E
7 s(T)ub CHEQUE homophone of CHECK
8 Bea(T) REPEL PE in REL
10 c(O)at PARKA PARK + A
19 ma(N) TURNCOAT TURN + COT around A
21 (H)ue PEA-GREEN PEN around AGREE
23 American(O) ROBUSTA ROBUST + A(rrogance)
25 chil(L) FRISSON FRI’S SON; ref. nursery rhyme Monday’s Child
26 Fu(E)l HEXANE HEX + NAME * − M
27 bo(I)l CHANA CHA around AN
30 d(O)sh EYRIR RYE < + I’ + R(eykjavik)
31 ai(D) SLING L in SING
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