Thank you very much for these hints and answers, JMR27and yellow12...32D?
And any hints for the following?
ACROSS:
38 Pear drink? Passed round measure ( 10 ):?A???N?L??
39. Lawyer on horseback greeting northern king's son ( 7 ):
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DOWN:
29 Aim to sp judge, old monster ( 7): ?EN?I??
Thank you very much,Oldenburg! Grappling with the perimeter now. I see some of the drums:ATABAL, NAKER, TAMBOUR and that's as far as I have reached. Still challenging...