Realisation by KevGar

Puzzle explanation

The thematic treatment was the replacement of one or two letters by a musical instrument, always forming a real word. In the title, AL was replaced by ORGAN to make REORGANISATION. All of the replaced letters formed TROMBONE, CLARINET and PIANOLA.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word/replacement Answer Explanation
Across
2 TRUMPET [EL]FISH (ELVIS with F for V) + H
11 LUTE [NA]IN NAINSOOK − (SO OK)
13   CHEKHOV homophone of CZECH + OV(er)
15 ringleader (1dn) LEARE LEAR + E
16 stingray-like (23dn) GAPS A in GPS
17   LUDS LUDOS − O
18   MRNA MR + N/A
19   ETON NOTE <
20 Wasp (9dn) OMASA O + MASA
22   LEWIS LEW(d) + I + S
24 BASS [PO]ETS STEP < around O
25 hounds (24ac) MAHÉ HAM < + E
27   STALE S + TALE
29   KNOP PONK <
30   ATISHOO AT + I + SHOO; ref. dwarf Sneezy
33   GESSE SEES * after G
35   OPINE OP 1 + NE(w)
36   ACER (sy)R(up) after ACE
38 edges (8dn) ARTY PARTY − P
39   HEIR HER around I
41   DOGS GOD < + S
42 Piped (2dn) IMAGO OGAMIC < − C
43   NAILERY (JAILER − J) in NY
44   NIMMER REMIN(d) < around M
45   CLOSED SHOPS (DOLES * + SH) in COPS
Down
1 FLUGEL [RO]MAN 2 meanings
2 TUBA [CO]TE O in ETC <
3 swimmer (2ac) UEYS U(p) E(ach) Y(ear) S(loshed)
4 tramps (32dn) PNEUMATOPHORE (MOTHER APE UPON) *
5   ECAD DACE <
6   THESSALONIANS THESPIANS with SALON for P
7   FELLAS FELL + AS
8 HARP S[T]ENS (Almo)ST ENS(ured)
9 HORN [TR]ET RE in (T + T)
10   UVEA (ma)UVE/A(quamarine)
12   TYPO TYPTO − T
14   FLOSS FOSS around L(oose)
18   MUSK SUM < + K(ava)
21   ASPERSORY (ROSE SPRAY) *
23 WHIP [EN]TAIL EN(d) + TAIL
26 follows (34dn) ESKY E + SKY
28   EGERS ES around GER
31 bulb (37dn) TARMAC CARAT < around M(anchester)
32 OBOE H[IB]S (BISHOP − OP) *
34 GUE SE[AM]S SEAS around M
37 COR [NI]M NI + M
38   AÎNÉ A + IN + E(arring)
40 yellow (11ac) EMYD (M in DYE) <
41   DEMO D(oesn’t) E(ngage) M(any) O(perators)
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