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Unclued answers (all of two words) are an entertainment and four locations therein.  In four down clues, the grid entry is derived from the defined answer by the omission of all occurrences of a particular letter, representing the activity decried; wordplay and letter-counts refer to grid entries.  Other down clues contain wordplay referencing an extra letter not entered in the grid – these letters in clue order give another location plus the unchecked letters in the less familiar final acrodd and central down entries in order.  Each definition in across clues contains a single-letter misprint – correct letters, in clue order, give a further location.

ACROSS

8              Line that is statement from bounder (3)

9              DeGeneres, say, losing heart, getting cross, creating arguments (7)

10           Grandfather’s accepting opening from IRS, and… (5)

11           …tax cut involving husband rejected?  Chump! (4)

12           “Ouch” and “sore” possibly describing Uncle Sam’s pains? (8)

13           I define tranches reputed of value to Paris (7)

16           Coil appropriate to large electrical company (5)

17           Local draft recalled soldiers in endless crush (6)

20           Stories I discounted? One still follows, given fame (6)

21           Kooky lyric about opening of hypermart in brand style (6)

23           Deer released around zone, with new leading animal? (6)

24           Bear’s offspring managed to circumvent terrible hunting ultimately (5)

26           Smart article turned on Latino men, possibly rudely (7)

27           Bribe repeatedly working – scruffy Aussie beginning to act (8)

31           Grain used as good source of iron following piece of lemon (4)

32           Most government, in my opinion, should be rejected (5)

33           Our wandering’s remarkable – here’s the real end (7)

34           Comment on carriage: “Central part of ride over?” (3, 2 words)

DOWN

1              God who destroys trees (4)

2              Ungainly camel after branch on bush (9, 2 words)

3              Cook disrobed, holding up material for frying savoury dish (4)

4              One leaving restaurant in a hurry no longer? We left all but the last of fruit (7)

5              Poet’s always upset about one Kiwi cousin (4)

6              Resort animated after soldier turned up (8)

7              Heavenly stuff one church gets to aggregate (5)

14           Hero worship that is around in Oz, sadly (6)

15           Excellent to tuck into cherry from Biblical land (6)

18           Hindu festival image misrepresented with a shortage of red stuff (9)

19           Morphine’s activated supposed mental force (8)

22           Stimulus to urge blocking juror (7)

25           Mist over second opening to unusual Cornish tunnel (5)

28           Party lad picked up grass (4)

29           A heart soaring, as in flight (4)

30           Drink crazed barber? (4)

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