No Robbery! by Radix

Puzzle explanation

Each extra clue letter was added alphabetically to all letters of a word in the same clue. In clue order, the letters spelt “fair exchange”. Each extra word’s letters were similarly added to the corresponding letters of the answer clued normally at the opposite location in the grid, to make a new real-word grid entry.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Extra letter/word Answer Explanation
Across
1 F(are) + gulls = marry INAMORATA INA + MO + TAR < + A
7   MOD MO + D
10   LADYBUGS (BALD GUYS) *
11 cinema LATELY LAT + ELY
12   BLESS 2 meanings
13 A(rias) + to = up ARIOSTO (RIAS TOO) *
15 Edam MINT 2 meanings
16   CHASMAL C + HAS + MAL
17 (a)I + fur = oda ATOCIA ATOC + I + A
22 R(at) + owl = God CREATE C + AT in REE
23 fellers RE-ENTER (N + TREE) * after RE
24   GAGE GAG + E
27 (f)E(ared) + Oz = te DRAFTEE (TE FARED) *
28 Cooly SKIRR SR around KIR
29   BEEPED BEE + PED
31 thoughts SPOUSAGE S + PO + USAGE
32 all SEE S(tudents) + EE
33 (e)X + two = rum LEADERENE (E + EARL EDEN) *
Down
1   EWE EWER − R
2   ROOST ROO + ST
3 C(old) + If = li OILSKIN (LI < after O) + SKIN
4 spuing AT-HOME A(uden) + THO’ + ME
5 foal TIER 2 meanings
6 bathing ACADEME A in (CAM + DEE) *
7 H(and) + bake = jism NATURE NAN − ’N’ + TRUE *
8 (sp)A(ring) + ax = by PERSEVERE PER SE + VER (Latin for “spring”) + E
9   FRANKEST RANK in FEST
13 (wee)N + my = am AMAUROSIS AM + A + UROSIS
14 liquidly ISOTHERM IS + (OR + H + MET) *
18   ANTLIAE NATALIE *
19 (Do)G + by = if ARRANGE ARR + AN + G(e)E
20 (not)E + Avon = fats RECIPE R + PIECE *
21   TOILET (I + LET) after TO
25 Inept ÉTUDE E + DUET *
26   ACTS 2 meanings
30 dog EYE 2 meanings
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