Entry Form by Nudd

Puzzle explanation

The corrections to misprints in clues spelt out “advance using clue opener’s value”. Answers to the remaining 14 clues were alphabetically shifted by “adding” the value of the initial letter of their clue, always forming a real word for entry in the grid.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Misprint Answer Explanation
Across
1 mo(A)ning CARPER SCARPER − S
6   TORUS US after TOR
10 (D)rake METEOR METE + OR
11 sal(V)er LANX N in LAX
12 dep(A)rts ELOPES E in ELOPS
13 tu(N)e REGGAE RA around EGG + E
14 (C)ells SPLEEN SEEN around PL
15 b(E)ast OGRE ERGO <
16 B(U)rrows HOLES DHOLES − D
18   NUTTY (UT + T(rump)) in NY
19   VERITY IT in VERY
21   NEON (Magazi)NE ON(ly)
24   HYMN HYMEN − E
26 fu(S)ed MELTED ELT in MED
30 l(I)fted ATRIP AT + RIP
32   SPOTS TOPS < + S
33   IRAQ AIR * + Q
34 (N)ame PROTYL PORTLY *
35 (G)un-loving IRENIC IRE + NIC(e)
36 (C)ruise TOOTLE TOO + (jos)TLE
37 (L)ingo ERSE ER + S(cunthorp)E
38 Dr(U)b OUTGUN DOUGHNUT * − H − (roun)D
39   MUNCH MUCH around N
40 (E)ights OCTADS ((T)O(m)C(a)T + S) around AD
Down
1   PURPURA PUR + PUR + A
2 (O)ver ALL DONE ALONE around LD
3   LALLAN ALL in LAN
4 (P)lunder RESET TERSE *
5 Prim(E) FOREARM EAR in FORM
6 Ma(N)ic FRENZIED (NZ + I) in FREED
7 Sk(E)an DAGGER (serve)D + AGGER
8   XERIC X + RICE *
9 f(R)ee EXEEM EM after EXE
17 (S)tone SCORPION R in OP in SCION
20 (V)idal HAIRCUT HARDICANUTE * − DANE *
22 D(A)shed BEETLED DELT < after BEE
23 (L)ocation ADDRESS AD + DRESS
25 n(U)tty SANEST SAN + EST
27   FUSION (IF ONUS) *
28 Tr(E)e IVIES I + VIES
29   GREEN GR + EEN
31   JINNI (INN + I’ + J) <
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