Family Man by Duck

Puzzle explanation

The extra letters in wordplay spelt out the cryptic clue “After hint of spring life study flowers in a book”, the answer to which was Buddenbrooks [BUD + DEN + BROOKS], a novel by Thomas Mann.

Clue explanations

Conventions: * = anagram, < = reversal

No Answer Explanation [extra letter]
Across
1 T-SHIRT (S(hed) + H[A]IR) in TT
6 HEASTE HE around [F]EAST
11 ÉTAGÈRE [T]EE around GREAT *
12 RIGHT [E]IGHT after R
13 DAHLIA ([R]AIL + HAD) <
15 SUEDETTE (USED TEET[H]) *
16 IDIOM IOM after ID[I]
18 MITHRA MIT + H + RA[N]
19 EINE IN in [T]EE
20 MATTIE M[O] + AT + TIE
22 TRANSE TRANS[F]E(r)
24 TO A T TOA[S]T
26 EGOITY EG + O + [P]ITY
27 MILTS M + (STI[R] < around L)
29 ECTROPIC [I]CE < + TROPIC
33 DENNET DEN + ANE[N]T − A
34 LOS’TE (LET [G]O + S(penserian)) *
35 SOLDANS SOLD + [L]ANDS − D
36 YPLAST LAST after Y[I]P
37 OPIATE [F]OP + I + ATE
Down
1 TEDDIE D in TE[E] + DIE
2 STANDING CROP ST + AND + [S]ING + COP around R
3 HA-HA (H + HA[T]) around A
4 IGLOO (amb)IG[U](ous) + LOO
5 TRAUMA (A + MU + [D]ART) <
6 HEBE EH < + B[Y]E
7 ERUDITE RUDE * + [F]IT + E(nglish)
8 AIDE A + ID[L]E
9 THE TREATMENT (THAT TREE) * + [O]MEN + T
10 ETNEAN ET + (o)NE + [W]AN
14 DTHEOL THE in DOL[E]
17 IN TOTO INTO around TO[R]
20 MATOKES MA’[S] + TOKES
21 FEEBLY FEE + B[I](l)LY
23 SKIDOO KID in SOO[N]
25 TSETSE SETS in TE[A]
28 I-AND-I II around [B]AND
30 ROTA RO[O]T + A
31 PSST S[O]S in PT
32 CNAA A,[K] (ace, king) after ANC <
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