Solution to Twin Beaks by Jugular

 Twin Beaks by Jugular - Solution

This crossword was inspired by Komornik's 2023 challenge. Before Dorothy L. Sayers became a

well known crime novelist she worked as an advertising copywriter for S. H. Benson and worked

on a campaign for Guinness where she is credited with the phrase:

"If he can say as you can

 Guinness is good for you

 How grand to be a Toucan

 Just think what Toucan do"

Across:

1 Defn. cas(e-H). PECK in COS

7 Defn. p(e-O)tty. DAF (fad/fancy in retirement) + T (that at first)

12 anag (m-W)ild "rational or" less 'l'

13 Defn. bu(y-G). anag (corrupt) "police" - no 'p'

14 French (d-R)iver wiping out NE (New England) – SEI(ne)

15 Defn. l(o-A)ss, A ROD (bar) returned

16 E(ff)LUENT (flowing out after fi(r-N)e disregarded more than once)

17 Defn. (w-D)ill (Victorian= Australian). anag (crazily) "doit" after (chasing) I (one)

18 anag (unusual) "trea(d-T)" including (inspired by) IS

19 anag. (b(a-O)ttled) "least"

26 O ((w-B)all) + GEED anag. (baroque) "edge"

27 Defn. b(a-E)g for Ed (Spenser). IN (popular) TREAT (pleasure excursion)

30 Hidden (some) thIN R(u-A)Gs (from the East)

32 Defn. (c-T)ree, I (Indian's leader) follows MIR (farming community) IT (appeal)

33 Defn. (a-O)men. SING (carol) delaying 'n'

34 (J)UDA(s) (traitor) sh(o-U)cked

35 Defn. (m-C)ad. (b)ROGUE

36 anag (bothered) "roadt(y-A)pes"

37 HE (gentleman) introduces Y (unknown) L (li(f-N)e)

38 (n)RETS (tail back nearly) hampering URN (c-J)ar.

Down:

1 Defn. (cryptic) rations on bread. CREDIT (tick) LIMITS (c(a-U)rbs)

2 OP (out of print) CODE (Morse (m-S)ay)) S (principally show)

3 Defn. Indian ho(g-T) dish. PI (pie mostly) stuffed with OOR (climbing marsupial).

4 Defn. (m-T)ucks in cells. anag (about) "i care" round (interrupted by) ST (saint)

5 K(king) A(accepted) S(special) B(British) A(area) H((t-H)our)

6 Defn. Walter(Scott)'s dust-up. EE((j-I)an's eye) R(runs) inside STY (filthy place)

7 Defn. Troo(p-N)'s foolish. I (one) captured by DOLT(stupid fellow)

8 Defn. See(m-K)ing to show. A (a) RING (clique) circling round GU (short "gun" - expert in Perth

(Australia))

9 F (fellow) IE (that is) capturing NESS (sca(r-W))

10 AUNT (family member) after T (s(p-H)ort time)

11 anag. (wobbly) "(i-A)sensenudist"

20 SA(w-T) RAP (gentle punishment) Y (unknown)

21 LYR(e) (cu(p-T) instrument) I CAL (state)

22 DOG (f(e-O)llow) TROT (communist)

23 PEN (swan) GIN (trap) capturing head of (o-U)tter

24 AIDE (confidential assistant) enters RR (expensive (b-C)ar)

25 anag (all over the place) "rese(n-A)t"

28 anag. (organised) "ha(c-N)k+i"

29 Hidden – bErTbUn(g-D)lEd

31 RIG (l(a-O)rry from America) + OR (alternatively).