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ACROSS
1 Naughty child told a tale against delighted silence, at times (7,7)
10 Mugs containing oxygen-free oats and sauces… (7)
11 …do exist with what I have (7)
12 Terrible clue: “Breaking tooth in a type of biology” (9)
13 Island without cover is without warmth (5)
14 Ogden—a humorous wordsmith, ultimately! (4)
16 Musical group that might be found at a cheap wedding? (5,4)
18 Where to begin with a non-hipster? (6,3)
19 Irregular beat that is being tried (4)
22 Curved, gnarly cedar (5)
23 Communion with a pronounced cardplayer? (9)
26 Sloth swinging in a tire (7)
27 Loving American pursues a flamboyant Moor (7)
28 Letters from mailers, some of them read repeatedly, in an expression of patriotism (2,12)
DOWN
2 Limo television shows a place to stay (5)
3 Start a meal outside (6)
4 Support rental, rescheduling start for the fifth (5)
5 Where you might surf (and cc?): bay, reef, eddies (5,4)
6 Poorest retreat accommodates Falco from The Sopranos (8)
7 Get rid of rotten lime in tea (9)
8 Outspoken Asian passed with psychedelic colors (3-4)
9 Hoarding copper is the last word in perspicacity (6)
15 What goes with baked potatoes and root beer, finally, swallowed in the morning (4,5)
16 Anger at becoming penniless—or what might cause it? (9)
17 Vicious raptor capturing energy with food, in the end! (8)
18 Pitch about a northern animal (7)
20 It might reveal the most qualified! (2,4)
21 Raising a pet under a piano in a temple (6)
24 Pair of criminals punch and grovel (5)
25 Jeremy makes things smooth (5)
SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3335
ACROSS 1 MARLENE (real men anag.) + DIET + RICH 9 MIS- SING 10 VIE(WER)S (REW rev.) 11 SALT(M)INES 12 DISCO[unted] 13 G + LEE 14 WEB(B + ROWS)ER 18 A(UTHORI)ZED (hit our anag.) 19 BE + AM 21 D(EMU)R 23 anag. 26 IN + CENSE (anag.) 27 EARS + HOT 28 STAR(SANDS + TRIP)ES
DOWN 1 MUM + PS 2 anag. 3 ENI(G)MA (anime anag.) 4 EG + GO + N 5 I + NVISIBLE (anag.) 6 T(HEIDI)OT 7 I(DEA)S 8 HI + STOGRAM (rev.) 13 GRAND + K + IDS (Sid anag.) 15 EPIC + URE(A)N (rune anag.) 16 S + TEAMS + HIP (mate’s anag.) 17 [e]SOP + RANOS (rev.) 20 H OR R OR 22 MOC + HA 24 anag. 25 2 defs.
