Titles by Schadenfreude

Puzzle explanation

The letters omitted in wordplay could be arranged to form “Cecil Lewis”, the author of Sagittarius Rising. The letters shared by extra words and answers spelt out (in reverse) “Marlene Dietrich”, who sang Falling in Love Again. The grid rows containing the partial titles were swapped, with SAGITTARIUS “rising” and IN LOVE AGAIN “falling”, forming new words.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word Answer (unclued letter) Explanation
Across
1   CRISSA A(trophy) after (C + RISS)
6 They FILCH FIL(l) + CH
11   OIL PAN (I + L + PA) in ON
12   SNOR(E) NO in SR
14   AGAIN A + GAIN
15   TSAR TAR around S
16   EASE (t)EASE(r)
17   (L)ANTERNIST IS after (A + N + TERN) + (por)T
20   EDGED ED + GED
22   SUNDAE SUN + DAE
24   BRUNEI RUNE in (B + I)
25   STEMS STEM + S
26   E(I)LEEN EN around LEE
29   ERASES RASE in ES
32   (L)IAM MAID < − D
34 shocking REPLACE RE + P + LACE
35 Evil ARIUS (D)ARIUS
36   AEËTES (TEE in SEA) <
37 German WORST W + STOR(y) *
38   NOSE-RINGS SERIN in NOG’S
Down
1   (C)OIT O(cker) + IT
2   RINS RINS(e)
3 tank SPORTED S + PORTED
4   SAV(E) VAS <
5 ketch ANEARS A + NS around EAR
7 Jimmy INGE IN + GE
8 drink LOADS LO + SAD *
9 ben CRISTAE (EAT + SIR + C) <
10 now HENT HEN + T
13   LANGUE L + ANG + U(s)E(d)
17 Journey LEAS LEAS(t)
18 Blooms INULA IN + ALU <
19 army REINVESTS REIN + V + SETS *
21   DESERTER DES(s)ERT + ER
23   STR(I)AE (STEAK + R − K) *
24   BE(S)ET BE + ET
27   IMPA(W)N I + MAN around P
28   EX(C)USE EX + USE
29 Actor ELSAN S in ÉLAN
30 abnormal SMITE M in SITE
31   HAIRS CHAIR − C + S
33   AGES WAGE − W + S
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