T Maker by KevGar

Puzzle explanation

Coins or monetary units were added to or removed from answers to make the real-word grid entries that were defined by other clues’ extra words. The title, similarly treated, was T(ROUBLE)MAKER.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra word: defined entry Answer (unentered letters) Explanation
Across
10 magpie: 19dn [PYA]T AFARA AFAR + A
11 weight: 16dn UNCE MONTANE MONKEY − KEY + ETNA *
13   SAMARAS MARA in SAS(h)
14 goats: 1dn [MARK]HORS KOTWAL TWAL after KO
15   CD C(lou)D
19   PANT PAN + T(his)
21 Dance: 5dn HORA OGEN O’ + GEN
22 broom: 35ac BE[SOM] IRONY 2 meanings
24 Boring: 20dn TIRE[SOM]E CAIRD AIR in CD
25   ACER ACE + R
26   SWEE(RED) (SWEDE + RE) with D moved to the end
28 people: 23dn BEINGS FOIST O in FIST
30 swing: 26ac SWEE ABIDES (use)D in ABIES
32 pipe: 9d REED WOORALI WO + ORAL + I’
34 man: 33dn LEN EGG PLUM PLUM after EGG
35   BE 2 meanings
36 vex: 28dn FRET TASSEL-GENTLE (EG TALENTLESS) *
Down
1   HORS HOURS − U
2 deseeded: 15ac C[ORE]D NASTY N(aseberry) + AY around ST
3   (SOL)ERA SOLE + RA(y)
4 disease: 11dn MA[LARI]A YAMA (A + MAY) <
5   (SEN)HORA HORN * in SEA
6   ANACONDA (ON ADA CAN) *
7 years: 3dn ERA GARRAN RAN after GAR
8 Pigeon: 12dn [WON]GA-[WON]GA ENGENDERED NEED * around GENDER
9   RE(SUM)ED SURE * + MED
11   MAA M(any) A(frican) A(nimals)
12   GAGA 2 meanings
16   UN(A VO)CE UN + AVOCE(t)
17   DIASTOLE (ATE SOLID) *
18   FARM RAF < + M
19   T (cen)T(ury)
20   TIREE I in TREE
23   BE(AT)INGS B + EATING + S(talemate)
27   ODIST (eisteddf)OD IS T(he)
28   F(LEU)RET FLEET around UR
29   FOUL FOU + L
31 Prepare: 18dn F[ORE]ARM BABE (k)EBAB <
33   L(AT)EN (N + ET AL) <
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