A Dreadful Puzzle by Dysart

Puzzle explanation

The jumbled answers formed prefixes for phobias, which were collectively described by altering 14ac to FEAR. The extra words in clues were the objects of the phobias, apart from PAIN for algophobia, hidden in 6ac. The hidden cartoon character ANDY CAPP is noted for his aversion to work (ergophobia).

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word (phobia) Answer Explanation
Across
1 work (15ac ergo-) ENFLAMED (EN + FAMED) around L
6   PAINT PINTA with A moved to the left
10   HOG-PEN HO + GP + EN
12   GIARDIA GARDA with I inserted twice
13   HONOREES ONE-HORSE *
14   BEAR 3 meanings
15   GORE ((H)ero g(oing)) <
16   OTTO OT + TO
17   UMAR M in UAR
19   AORTIC ATTIC with OR for T(reatment)
20   CHOLO LO after (CHOW − W)
22   INNS JINNS − J
24 everything (6dn panto-) INDITER (INHERITED − HE) *
27   COIN CON around I
29   CYTON C + (ma)Y (ac)T + ON
30   ROTCHE ROT + C + HE
33 Crowds (20ac ochlo-) HYDE homophone of HIDE
34   DYNO (ONLY − L) < after D
36   GAOL GAL around O
37   EPIC PI in EC
38   CAROLLER CAR + ROLLER sharing R(ank)
39   PARESIS PA + RESIS(t)
40   OURALI (s)OLARIU(m) *
41   SHAKO (HACK − C) in SO
42 night (29ac nycto-) APODOSIS (A + POD + IS) around OS
Down
1   EPHEBOS EPOS around (HEBE − E)
2   FENG SHUI (FUN + GEISH(a)) *
3 Cats (40ac ailuro-) AGRIMONY AGONY around RIM
4   MOED E in MOD
5   DISTANTLY D + INSTANTLY − N
6   ON TAP OAP around NT
7   IDENT INDENT − (Alie)N
8   NIACIN (CA + IN + NI) *
9   TAROCS (COST(s) AR(e)) *
11   HORACE (w)HO(’s) + RACE
16   HORNITO (RN + I) in HOT + O’
18   AUDIENCIA CIA after (AUDI + (w)EN(t))
21 birds (16dn ornitho-) DENDROID END in RD < + VOID − V
23 light (10ac phengo-) NUCELLUS SUN < around (CELL + U(ltraviolet))
25   STAGER G(az)E in STAR
26   COMOROS MORO in COS
27   CREEPS C + SPEER <
28   OOMPAH OOMPH around A
31 heights (32dn hypso-) TAIRA TARA around I
32   SOPHY ’S + TROPHY − TR
35   URAO (co)U(ld) R(iv)A(l s)O(da)
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