Keyworker by Harpy

Puzzle explanation

Corrections to the misprints in clues gave “Grigori Rasputin” and “orchestrating has messed up a tune of his”. Rasputin’s description FELONIOUS MONK appeared diagonally down the grid, ending in a square of cells containing MONK. The second part was a cryptic clue for Straight, No Chaser, a composition by Thelonious Monk; to represent this, STRAIGHT at 5ac was kept in the grid but CHASER at 13dn was erased. The F in the first cell was changed to TH to make THELONIOUS, the MONK cells shaded blue to represent Blue Monk, and a circle drawn through MIDNIGHT to depict Round Midnight. Finaly, the MONK shading was expanded into a disc as a representation of Sphere, Monk’s middle name.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer Explanation
Across
1 lin(G) FRESH FISH with RE for I
5 Up(R)ight STRAIGHT ARTIST * around GH
11 co(I)n RELY RECENTLY − CENT
12 bi(G) AIRBUS (SUBURBIA’S − SUB) *
14 S(O)ng INLAY (f)IN(e) + LAY
15 c(R)eating WORKSHOP (TEEN + WORKSHOP) * = KNOW THE ROPES
18 P(I)pe FLUATE FLUE around AT
19 co(R)e LYSANDER Y(aw)S in LANDER
22 tr(A)ck SAIKEI (IS A) * + KEI(rin)
24 (S)urat’s LATHEES (HE LEAST) *
26 (P)enny FRAUD FRAU + D
29 l(U)ng SARIN SARIN(g)
30 ha(T)e ENEMIES SEE < around (ME IN) *
31 p(I)nk UPROSE U(nhi)P + ROSE
34 wou(N)d DISSECTS SEDUCTIVENESS * − VENUE *
38 Ch(O)p DEHORN H in DRONE *
41 (R)eflective ELEGIACS (EG + I) in SCALE <
42 (C)alf ANKLE ANK(h) + LE(g)
43 (H)eading MAZARD (h)AZARD after M(acbeth)
44 L(E)ft NEAR (N + GEAR) − G
45 be(S)et RED ALERT LE in TRADER <
46 sea(T) SEDES palindrome
Down
1 (R)unnels FRILLS F + RILLS
2 cr(A)ck RENT ((twis)T NER(ve)) <
3 ho(T) ELLIS HELLISH − H on both sides
4 (I)ota HAYDN HAY + DIN − I
6 i(N) TROPE (r)EPORT <
7 (G)arble AUKLETS LEAST * around UK
8 (H)eaded ISSUE (t)ISSUE
9 ro(A)sting HOOT HOT around O
10 (S)ots TOPERS TROPE * + S; ref. 6dn
13 stor(M) CHASER SEARCH *
16 Fin(E) OAKUM OK around A + U + M
17 ri(S)es EDITED DECIDE < with T for C
20 (S)alt RAGUSA RAGU + SA(lt)
21 Ga(E)lic FEIS F(ir)E + IS
23 hi(D)es ARNA (B)ARNA(by)
24 M(U)rcia LOS 2 meanings
25 (P)uss HAREM HARE + M
27 (A)ce AETHER A + THERE *
28 (T)ailor DIARIAL AIRMAILED * − (M, E)
30 m(U)ddle ENDEAR (s)ERENAD(e) *
32 so(N)s ESTERS TREES * around S
33 Canin(E) DOGMA DOG + M + A
35 audi(O) IN-CAR INC + AR
36 oa(F)s SWADS DAWS < + (pas)S
37 W(H)ite COKED COKE + D
39 UN(I) ELSE E(ngaged) + LSE
40 exci(S)ed ALAE (b)A(y) L(e)A(v)E(s)
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