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re 19 across
misprint in volume of Alcott heading a line
I. cannot make up my mind whether the answer is
either LATERAL. or LITERAL! can anyone say?

This was answered earlier. The answer is Literal - the Liter is a 'volume of Alcott' as Alcott was an American author and Litre is Liter there.

It's LITERAL.

This caused me a few problems - apparently, Alcott is American so 'Volume' of LITRE changes to the american spelling of LITER + A L(ine)

Thanks Beendan. still think a case could made
for. Lateral though.

How would Lateral work with the clue? I'm sorry, I just can't see that.

Literal means 'Misprint'.

Literal

noun PRINTING BRITISH
1.
a misprint of a letter.
synonyms: misprint, error, mistake, slip, slip of the pen, printing/typographical/typesetting/keyboarding/keying/typing error, corrigendum, erratum

Granted Liter is the American spelling of our
litre, but. mispelt could be later adding on heading of
Alcott. equals. lateral (which suggests a LINE!)

Thanks, LITLUN, I can see how you can get it to fit - but it's a bit clunky (in my personal opinion!).

Misprint is the definition.