Two unclued entries are to be unjumbled to form thematic entries, while retaining real words in the grid. Nine clues each contain a misprint of one letter in the definition part; correct letters give a further thematic word. 6 down has three clues to words (presented in alphabetical order) forming the grid entry’s components but solvers must add a bar reducing this to two. The amendments to the grid entries and the word given by misprints will make it clear which option is required.
ACROSS
1 Daggers distress when carried by detective (5)
5 Swindler concealing silver bullion initially in tree (8)
11 Rocks do for American eights? (3-5)
12 Essentially missing power in language (4)
13 Element of sour dispute with American railroad (5)
14 Place with advantage for hostage, formerly (6)
15 Yes, no European will be morose (5)
17 Former leader satisfied about image team? (5)
19 Most of rig in picture is ready for wearing (7)
25 Great activity surrounding line found between rings in study of mountain (7)
27 Charged particle not identified with introduction of electric current (5)
30 Be assisted mostly, after son comes in (5)
33 Threat to fish’s annual return I handle after setback (6)
34 Chipmunk dismissing hard exotic tree (5)
35 Unionist transfixed by my scowl (4)
36 Those once checking material in North America, probing suspected spy after his escapes (8)
37 Women holding key Islamic leadership roles (8)
38 Boy and girl love ultimately to spoon (5)
DOWN
1 Jinn turned up, being ready for Asian country (5)
2 Military leader puncturing popular hero (4)
3 Measure of radiation formerly capturing conflict’s heat again (6)
4 Africans leaving zone sent up by these South-East Asians (4)
5 Copt in Rome is upset, punched with force of an American? (6)
6 Local cover, mostly partial around middle of field
6 Uniform? Pipes up, dismissing uniform
6 Section of repentant hymn affecting you in church (11 in total)
7 French presumption having English abandoning reserve (6)
8 Grape pollinator beginning to fly (4)
9 Stock market operator accepting of French grain measure (5)
10 Tried to retain cut and edited end (6)
15 Bland sediment rising (4)
16 A rare house to ignore a debut of opera singer (4)
18 Left bearing a tune for the pipes (4)
20 League abandoned by sole remarkable person (4, 2 words)
21 Necks hosting artist’s necklace (6)
22 Endless ruin given situation producing litter (6)
23 Government brought in controls or rules (6)
24 Nothing put in writing perhaps sounded like a shout (6)
26 Falling stakes once seeing off leader in place of death (5)
28 Observed rising temperature, ultimately a sign of cold? (5)
29 Rub and rub, keeping up source of rubbing (4)
31 Pulse that’s raised when dashing fellow embraces one (4)
32 Fly woman’s attached to line (4)
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