Misprints spelled EMOTICON; the basic smiling emoticon 🙂 was in the grid as CO(L)ON, DASH and BRACKET. The L of COLON was left unshaded for obvious reasons.
ACROSS
1 SMART ALEC; mart in sale + c
13 CADEAUX; cad (b)eaux
14 ALOE; alo(n)e
15 FORTLET; for t let
16 VISAGE; sag in vie; facE
17 RI(B)IBLE; ri(s)ible
18 EN(C)YCLIC; NYC in Eli C
20 O(R)LOP; polo (rev.)
22 HIPT; P in hit
24 GELA(DA); a leg (rev.)
26 (H)IC(C)UP; I cup
30 STEP; pets (rev.); Mount
32 RE(N)EW; wee r (all rev.)
33 COAL(E)SCE; coal + initial letters
34 SUN-LAMP; anag; brOwn
36 S(T)UPOR; sup or
39 PRAIRIE; r air in pie
40 RODE; rod e
41 SECONDO; i.e. second O of Rigoletto
42 JANSENIST; anag.
DOWN
1 SCAVENGER; sc. avenger
2 MATINEE; a tine in me
3 ADDS; ad DS
4 REPAYS; RE pays
5 TANG; tang(a); hInt
6 AURELI(A)S; a + anag. + is
7 EUOI; E + IOU (rev.); Cry
8 CAR(B)ON; car on
9 SATI(R)IC; anag. + c
10 ALL BL(ACK)S; anag. inc. l
11 COELOM; e,l in coom
12 FETE; t in fee
17 RIP(S)TOP; RIP top
19 (CO)L(ON)NADE; anag.
21 PEPPER POT; pep per pot
23 T(H)E ASHES; tea + shes
25 ATELIER; ate lie r; studiOs
27 UNCORDS; anag.
28 NEURON; U r in neon
29 SWARAJ; a R in jaws (rev.)
31 T€UTON; tut on
34 SPRY; spr(a)y
35 MICA; C in aim (rev.)
37 (T)ICE; 2 mngs.
38 PENI; pen I; coiN
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