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I am still not sure! I happened to have some closed cam quick releases in some Mavick CXP22s which I have yet to use. I swapped those, without taking the wheel off, and I thought perhaps there is less creak. If so then perhaps I should take the wheels off and clean up, so I did and while there was very little dirt on the outside, the inside mech side was like a sandy beach. I wiped that off with a rag and now, it seems the situation is better, but there are sill creaks.
The occasional (every three pedals?) twank is still there but the other creak per-rotation creak seems less intrusive.
Perhaps carbon frames creak when there is give in the drive train which can be caused by a variety of cumulative factors (dirty dropouts, weak quick releases, worn chain, wobbling rear hub).
But anyway, thanks again. I will take off the wheel and really shine up the dropouts. I placed a bid on an ultegra non compact crank and will buy a new chain if I win the auction.