Across
- 3. Guard often seen with stick (6)
- 8. A comic clown (5)
- 9. Dangerous device initially gives our Nobby nervous energy (5)
- 12. I will sink, naughty butler (9)
- 14. Shifty one discovered in vanguard (5)
- 15. Edward's last termination (5)
- 17. Counsel further, brush with energy (9)
- 19. Head found in duvet, in a river (8)
- 21. Roughly chisel a noble (7)
- 22. Rubbish guard? (8)
- 26. Inventor, a crank, is in therapy of sorts (9)
- 27. Follow up found in Cassius' boots (4, 2, 4)
- 28. Noble Iris, my 'blank' is broken (5, 6)
- 29. Peer at wrecks rebuilt without bathrooms (6)
- 30. Organ playing might require this explanation (8)
- 32. Rig GB's sketchy adaptor (6)
Down
- 1. Outer eye and its surroundings, doctor (9)
- 2. Pound knob before Thursday, Rufus (9)
- 4. Shock tribute to absentee (7)
- 5. Wow, lovely trim! (7)
- 6. Smart name, silly name (3, 2, 4)
- 7. Killer had own eyes hidden (6)
- 10. Crew says out loud: assassin (6)
- 11. Headless worms move inventor's home (5)
- 13. Guard starts a list (5)
- 16. A little crafty - one pork knuckle contains 50% merlot (10)
- 18. Guard cuddles with the Welsh, instead of the French (5)
- 19. Night cap semi drunk after five (5)
- 20. Ardent royalist blows up, rewarded three quarters (6)
- 23. Aristocrat partly encrusted (4)
- 24. In Spanish, that frustration sometimes takes charge (6)
- 25. Joker in job, off out (5)
- 31. Certified reject with a buzzing heard inside (5)