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ACROSS

 1 Wickedness in half-sleazy city (7)

 5 Comedian Lee cut fool short (5-2)

 9 Traveler to disfigure policeman near squalid loo (5,4)

10 Nonconformist replacing Rick with neutral expert (5)

11 Return ring where you play 9 (4)

12 Pennsylvania squad maneuvers around the French (8)

14 Choosing to join a kind of art with endless trace of color (chic!) (6,2)

15 Singes metamorphic rock (6)

19 If work is delayed, model tool becomes something that could block a
canal (6)

20 Bowling? Let’s cut loose and play to begin with (8)

22 Perform on the guitar, keeping muscle in range (8)

24 Goren’s first ace vanished (4)

27 A pitch I assembled for old video-game machine (5)

28 Antagonized a particular contrarian, claiming a little space (9)

29 Base of a log and two trees? Nonsense (7)

30 Orange mixed with red is what you’ll find repeatedly among Lois
Carmen Denominator’s friends Anita, Barbara, Ben, Jean, Justin,
Ophelia, Polly, Warren, and Xavier, whose last names are
answers to the italicized clues (7)

DOWN

 1 Visual signals from angry holder of incorrect map, eh? (9)

 2 Extremely curtailed happening contributes to eccentric term for a
New England native (9)

 3 Without leadership, sadly, circling globe to arrive at Asian country
(4)

 4 Selfish, dysfunctional cities taking turn (8)

 5 Flood planter containing hydrogen (6)

 6 Gash lent Mr. Wilder a safe distance (4,6)

 7 Performer takes five in state capital (5)

 8 Partially atop an exquisite piece of glass (4)

13 Insect and tailless arachnid taking bow at a cold location (10)

16 Weirdly long title is acquired through deceitful methods (3-6)

17 Rising American: one who pays for a means of support (9)

18 British politician involved in winter sport is pinching pennies (8)

21 In tub, note a sign of life (6)

23 Take steps to secure a bit of eternal rest (5)

25 Container is a lawyer’s concern (4)

26 Conclusions of sudoku, Ken-Ken, and kakuro in reverse (4)

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3484

ACROSS 1 SAT + URN
4 CRABMEA (anag.) + T
9 A + R-RIVE-[r]
10 A BRA + SI (rev.) + ON
12 C(AMEL)HAIR (lamé anag.)
13 [m]IDLER 14 PI(STONE)NGIN + E
18 F + LA(TEAR)THER + S 21 hidden
22 THERE + APER 24 LO(CA)TION
24 O[tn]I + LRIG (rev.) 26 PARAD(IS)E 27 KEN + YAN (rev.)

DOWN 1 anag. 2 anag. 3 rev. 5 ROB(ER + T) GRAVES 6 BR + AZIL (rev.) + NUT 7 anag. 8 false plural 11 LA(MEN) + [s]-TATION-S
15 OBLI (anag.) + GATED (rev.) 16 J + [l]EOPARD + Y 17 anag.
19 S(C)HLEP (helps anag.) 20 D(ANCE)R (cane anag.) 23 hidden