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ACROSS

 1 Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung pertaining to French population decline (3-3)

 4 Fish beginning to drink liquor? That can make a loud noise (4,4)

10 In pursuit of change, God and I are able to accommodate comparatively ineffectual Nicaraguan, for instance (7,8)

11 Puzzles about public transportation (7)

12 Extend final helping of seasoned stew (4,3)

13 Peg left after being once called “Republican loser” (4-2-4)

15 Opposed to Tina’s transformation (4)

18 Placed call in return (4)

20 Where scientists study utterances such as “arf”? (10)

23 Take money off the top, and request something useful during a bank robbery (3,4)

24 Schemer pushed back, getting around chief (7)

25 Outspoken conservatives dismiss half the females among children, creating the trigger for a historic scandal (3,4,2,6)

26 Send lascivious-sounding music as a finale (8)

27 Early switcheroo: accepting grand for diamonds (6)

DOWN

 1 Conclusion of summit engulfed by ironclad maneuvering having to do with principles of faith (9)

 2 Elevate Ben and Leon in a chaotic meeting (7)

 3 West of Fiji, I live where it’s comfortably warm (8)

 5 Supply a pickle and bagel to resident of the South (9)

 6 Current master is deranged (6)

 7 No! Orange County vehicle flipped wild animal (7)

 8 New York museum takes on painter (5)

 9 Local psychologist circling mountains (4)

14 Seven-day requirement sounds not very heroic (4-5)

16 Drip at university in Connecticut, forgoing top grade to chill with a bunch of universities (3,6)

17 Talk up a character in Euripides for each musician (8)

19 Here in Quebec, a notable lake is cold (7)

21 Largeness of body and mind involves rest (7)

22 Note reversal of secular beauty treatment (6)

23 Strangely, UPS stores alien configuration (5)

24 Strain one’s back and foot (4)

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3484

ACROSS 1 S(EVIL)LE[azy] 5 STAN + DUP[e] 9 MAR + COP + OLO (anag.) 10 MAVE-[rick/N] 11 rev. 12 STEE(LE)RS 14 OP + TING[e] + IN 15 anag. 19 [w]-EAR-W + AX 20 SKIT + TLES (anag.) 22 S(PEC)TRUM 24 G + ONE 27 A + TAR + I 28 A + LI(EN)ATED (detail rev.) 29 E + YEW + ASH 30 G(R)OANER (orange anag.)

DOWN 1 S(EMAPH)ORE (map eh anag.) 2 VER[y] + M(ON)TER (term anag.) 3 [a]LA(O)S 4 E(GO)ISTIC (cities anag.) 5 S(H)OWER 6 anag. 7 DO(V)ER 8 hidden 13 ANT-(ARC)-TIC[k] + A 16 anag. 17 SU (rev.) + SPENDER 18 SKI(MP)ING 21 B(RE)ATH 23 P(E)ACE 25 2 defs. 26 final letters