The omitted letters spelled CAMEO APPEARANCE, while the extra letters spelled ALFRED JOSEPH HITCHCOCK. Hitchcock was noted for making brief appearances in his films: in Psycho, wearing a COWBOY HAT; pictured in a NEWSPAPER in the bottom of the Lifeboat; carrying a VIOLIN CASE in Spellbound; and getting out of a WHEELCHAIR in Topaz.
ACROSS
1 AVESTA; AV East a
6 (C)IDER-(C)UP; I + anag.
11 COWBOY HAT; ow! boy in chat; Psycho
12 (A)CORN; C or n
13 HEBREWS; brew in he(a)Ls
15 U(M)LAUT; la U in ut
16 SITREP; Fit in pers. (rev.)
18 DONEE; d + one-eR
19 S(E)NIORITY; anag.
20 ORES; or + seE (rev.)
22 ACC(O)Y; acc. y
23 UNRAVELS; Ravel in Duns
26 LAYER; Jay in rel. (rev.)
29 (A)IRSICK; I + s in rick
32 MOSHE; H in moOse
33 ME(P)HISTO; his in met + 0
34 DUAL; laudS (rev.)
35 NEWSPAPER; spa in W P in ne’er; Lifeboat
36 AGEISM; is in Eage(r) M
37 STO(PP)ERS; cf. stores
DOWN
1 ACCUS(E)S; AC cuss
2 VIOLIN CASE; anag; Spellbound
3 ERRATIC; Prat in eric
4 TO(A)STER; to(o) ster(n)
5 AWHAPING; hap in Hawing
6 IBEX; i.e. ib. Hex
7 DO BI(R)D; bod (rev.) + I’d
8 EYRY: Y Y in Ire (rev.)
9 RHEIN; anag. + Tin
10 P(A)TSIES; t,s in pies & lit. (6)
14 WHEELCHAIR; heel in WC + hair(y); Topaz
17 STRIGOPS; g Co. in strips
21 REI(N)SURE; reis Ure
22 ALUMNA; n in alu + Ham (rev.)
24 ARMLET; L in Car met
25 SKELFS; l(i)f(e) in skeOs
27 YAHWE; W in y aChe
28 (C)RISPS; 2 mngs.
30 NISI; I sinK (rev.)
31 ST(E)AM; mats (rev.)
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