January 2025 Twin Beaks by Jugular

 Twin Beaks by Jugular

Each clue contains a misprinted letter. Corrections to the misprints in clue order spell a phrase. The author of the phrase (14 letters) appears in the final grid in an appropriate shape and should be highlighted. The subject of the phrase (8 letters) appears twice in the final grid and should be shaded. The Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.

Across

1 Island storing quantity of dry goods in case (7)

7 Fancy in retirement that at first is petty (4)

12 Priest, rational or mild, not liberal (9)

13 Buy corrupt police, no pressure (1,4)

14 French diver wiping out New England whale (3)

15 Returns a bar loss (4)

16 Solvent flowing out after fire disregarded more than once (6)

17 Victorian will do it crazily chasing one (5)

18 Public performer is inspired by unusual tread (7)

19 Edison's rival battled least (5)

26 Double curved wall joining baroque edge (5)

27 Bag for Ed's popular pleasure excursion (7)

30 Parisian trimmed some thin rugs from the East (5)

32 Cree Indian's leader follows farming community appeal (6)

33 Carol delaying the third amen (4)

34 Japanese Emperor's traitor shocked (3)

35 Mad accent of Irish ignoring British (5)

36 Road types bothered horse guards (9)

37 Gentleman introduces unknown life matter (4)

38 Tail back nearly hampering car exchanges (7)

 Down

1 Tick carbs with rations on bread (6,6)

2 Out of print Morse may principally show electronic instructions (7)

3 Indian hog dish, pie mostly stuffed with climbing marsupial (5)

4 Interrupted by saint, I care about mucks in cells (7)

5 Castle's king accepted special British area tour initially (6)

6 Jan's eye runs in filthy place in Walter's dust-up (6)

7 Troop's foolish one captured by stupid fellow (5)

8 Seeming to show a clique circling short expert in Perth (7)

9 Polish fellow that is capturing scar (7)

10 Goad family member after sport time (5)

11 I sense nudist's wobbly lack of firmness (12)

20 Saw gentle punishment unknown in governor's domain (7)

21 Musical cup, instrument I state (7)

22 Fellow communist proceeding at such a pace (7)

23 Swan trap capturing head of otter bird (7)

24 Swift invader's confidential assistant enters expensive bar (6)

25 Neat antique re-sent all over the place (6)

28 Hack and I organised Islamic marriage (5)

29 Oddly lacking, Bert bungled technical skill test (5)

31 Larry from America alternatively showing a chilly sense (5)

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To enter this competition, send your entry as an image or in list format, including the highlighted words and an explanation of the final grid,  to ccpuzzles@talktalk.net before 8^th February 2025. The first correct entry drawn from the hat will receive a book from the Chambers range, which has been donated by Chambers