Fragments by Cranberry

Puzzle explanation

In the 1910 E M Forster novel Howards End, the character Meg Schlegel is described as wanting her husband to “Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer”. The extra words in clues led to ways to group the “reel” answers into four sets of four, as in the TV quiz show Only Connect: enjoying central HO {lich-owls, pathogen, taphouse, orthodox}, can follow WAR {neurosis, cabinets, machines, chalking}, represented by D {deserted, denarius, diamonds, daughter}, synonymous with SEND {transmit, redirect, mailgram, telecast}. The fragments needed to complete the descriptions spelt the title HOWARDS END, written below the grid. Any spacing of the fragments, or none, was accepted.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra words Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Reels
5   TRANSMIT TIT around RANS[O]M
6   LICH-OWLS SLOWL[Y] * around (I + CH)
7   NEUROSIS (SENIO(r) [N]URS(e)) *
9   DESERTED DES(k) + [C]ERTED
15   PATHOGEN PA[R]T + HOGEN
18   TAPHOUSE TAP[E] + HO + USE
20   DENARIUS (ART STUDENT I[S]) * − all instances of T(utorials)
21   DIAMONDS D(evelop) I(t) A(ffects) + MO[O]N + D(i)S(h)
27   CABINETS ([O]BTAINS + C(igarett)E) *
28   ORTHODOX DO in (OR TH[E] + O + X)
29   DAUGHTER D + [L]AUGHTER
30   REDIRECT RED + [D]IRECT
34   MAILGRAM homophone of MALE + MARG[E] <
35   MACHINES CHI in (MAN + ES[C])
36   CHALKING CHAL[E](t) + KING
37   TELECAST TEL[L] + (swin)E + CAST
Across
2   SAIL 2 meanings
3   DISSED D(ivision) + SIDE’S *
6   CONY COLONY − LO
10   SHREWMOUSE homophone of SHROOM ’OUSE
14   SIDDUR (homophone of YOU + DD + IS) < + R
17   PASSÉ E after PASS
22   ENOUGH (nic)E + NO + UGH
25   GRUTCH (arisin)G + RUT + C + H(umankind)
28   LATEX L(ocals) + ATE + X
32 enjoying central (HO) CASTOR AST in COR
33   ALCHEMICAL CH in (W)ALE(s) + CLAIM *
35   LECH L + E + C + H
38 Can follow (WAR) MARINE MAR + IE around N
39   KNIT THINK < − (t)H(e)
Down
1   PITTA 2 meanings
4   TREND RT < + END
6   TOEY TO + EY(e)
8   READIES REA(d) + DIES
9   DOMESTIC DO + (C(ake) + IT’S) < after ME
11 represented by (D) GUISE homophone of GUYS
12   TUSHED TU + SHE’D
13   NEOTERIC (i)N (r)E(s)O(r)T + ERIC
16   GOGLETS (STEEL − E(ngineering)) < after GOG
17   MOUTHS MOTHS around (est)U(ary)
19   HOP 2 meanings
23   ADORE (A(ncient) E(gypt)) around DOR
24 synonymous with (SEND) UNA (homesp)UN A(rt)
26   MAMBA MAM + B(o)A
29   HERL (hig)HER + L
31   SCARE S(udden) + CARE
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