Inquisitor 1201

[Ripper]

I think I'm nearly there but need help with the wordplay to get the answers to:
23 across Detectives guarding ocean state that is rotten at heart
is it drUcksie or drIcksie?
26 down: Rampant hallucinations about squiffy bird
I'm having trouble with 'squiffy'
is the answer stiNt or stiLt
and why?
Thanks in advance

[judypark]

23a. Dricksie
Detectives = Joy-sticks
RI Abrev. for Rhode Island
Joy-sticks around RI + that is (ie) minus the extra letter in wordplay.

26d DTS = Hallucinations
Squiffy = lit
Both reversed minus extra letter.

[Stretham]

Slight correction to 23a - Detectives = Joy-sticks
Therefore d[ri]icks + ie minus the extra I gives dricksie

[Stretham]

Ah! I see - auto correction of naughty words (apologies for the double post) the detective bit rhymes with picks and begins with a D.