Unblemished solution
by Kegler
Per the center entry SNOW WHITE, seven clues are synonyms for the names of the dwarfs (sorry about ACHOOY at 29A;
that was the closest I could get to a synonym for SNEEZY).
Across
| 1 | tISSUE |
| 5 | O + PTS |
| 9 | AMMO (hidden) |
| 13 | DE(LIGHT)ED HAPPY |
| 15 | ALDOUS (AS LOUD anag) |
| 17 | PAR + SL(E)Y |
| 18 | DE(LUG)E |
| 19 | dRAKE |
| 20 | SERIAL ("CEREAL" hom) |
| 21 | FAT + U(OU)S DOPEY |
| 22 | STUP + E (PUTS rev) |
| 25 | LYCEUM (MY CLUE anag) |
| 26 | SNOW WHITE |
| 29 | ACH(O + O)Y SNEEZY |
| 31 | POLK + A |
| 33 | REARS (2 defs) |
| 34 | TURBOS (ROBUST anag) |
| 36 | P(ON)D |
| 37 | I + RR(I) + TABLE GRUMPY |
| 40 | D(AS + H)O + F + F |
| 42 | UNME + ET (MENU anag) |
| 43 | NAtIVE |
| 44 | TEE + N |
| 45 | BAC + H (CAB rev) |
| 46 | PEA(R)L |
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Down
| 1 | IMPASSE (rev hidden) |
| 2 | SHAPE (PHASE anag) |
| 3 | SARI ("SORRY" hom) |
| 4 | UPS (2 defs) |
| 6 | PRY (last letters) |
| 7 | TAN + G |
| 8 | SOMNOLENT (NOT LEMONS anag) SLEEPY |
| 10 | MOR(AYE)EL |
| 11 | MU + S(K,D)UCK |
| 12 | rOSIER |
| 14 | YE + L + LOW |
| 16 | DI + RECTORY (I'D rev) |
| 18 | DIP NEEDLE (DEEPEN LID anag) |
| 21 | DO(W)NS |
| 23 | TENT + bOONE |
| 24 | USERNAME (MENUS ARE anag) |
| 27 | wHITMAN |
| 28 | R(ETIR)ING (RITE anag) BASHFUL |
| 30 | ZA(G)REB (ZEBRA anag) |
| 32 | S + POUT |
| 35 | cOFFER |
| 38 | ROT + A |
| 39 | NOVA (rev) |
| 40 | PHYSICIAN (SHINY CAP I anag) DOC |
| 41 | HIrE |
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