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ACROSS
1 Writer sending letters from France? (6,6)
9 What’s left of garment inside of tiger (7)
10 First male insect is unyielding (7)
11 24 traveling most of the distance (6)
12 Quick-tempered person fit to be thrown in a steeple (8)
14 Al and Betsy seen outside club? That’s a lot to bear (9)
16 Bolt after second-rate obstacle (5)
17 Termination of outrageous rent for boutique (5)
18 Scopes trial ultimately situated poorly (9)
20 My pal manipulated and put away costar? (8)
22 Point around back of juke joint (6)
25 Prisoner turning west and heading to Oregon? That’s impossible (2,3,2)
26 Something associated with an island vacation? Yes! (7)
27 Snarled sternly, “Gee, no—it’s people!” (7,5)
DOWN
1 Woody building encircles center of groves—it’s a long story (7)
2 Part of comforter is entirely out of bed (5)
3 Confused realist is taking to philosopher (9)
4 The originator of Mickey (a mouse!) is likely to inherit the earth (4)
5 Opie paints badly? That’s irrelevant (10)
6 Pass upbeat member of trio (5)
7 Mother to arrange gray flower (8)
8 Butcher finally cuts piece of meat for band (6)
13 Poet getting up to fish for bathroom tissue (6,4)
15 Italian in British Columbia originally explained the tale of Damon and Pythias, for instance (8)
16 Greasing criminals in Montana? (9)
17 Resolve to imprison leader of Ukraine for lying (6)
19 Doctor removing part of tail from fish (7)
21 Fruit among nuts (5)
23 Loud musical instrument?! (5)
24 Long lens reveals valley (4)
SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3350
ACROSS 1 P + HARM + ACE + UTICA + L[imit]S 9 anag. 10 [w]INDEX 11 hidden 12 DI(STAN)CE 14 OFF + ENDER 16 anag. 18 NOT ION 20 FLAMING + O 23 DE + LE + GATE 24 D(R)OVE 27 E-VITA 28 2 defs. (&lit.) 29 AN(GERMAN + AGE + MEN)T
DOWN 1 “plague” + ROUND 2 rev. hidden 3 “male man” 4 CHIL[e] + DREN (rev.) 5 U + PROSE 6 I + M(IT)ATE 7 ADDI(C)TION 8 2 defs. 13 anag. 15 FAT HER[r]ING 17 A(LO(E)VER)A 19 anag. 21 MA + DRONE 22 MANTRA[p] 25 O + LIVE 26 HER + A
