The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,178 - Sep 18 2022

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A soldier, say, filling new crate easily ATACANTER
Ancient city where paintings etc shown in spring SPARTA
Argon, say, is great after mixing around nitrogen INERTGAS
Beaten, alas no winner, ultimately? ALSORAN
Breakfast nonsense? WAFFLE
Character with edge in game PARTRIDGE
Christmas favourite, failure TURKEY
Comfortable seat Conservative surprisingly held: it's free CHESTERFIELD
Emperor resigns over housing blunder ERROR
Enjoy young setter from Hollywood, say? LAPUP
Fish rest like birds PERCH
How might one kill a creepy-crawly? Be quick! STEPONIT
Immediately at that place, further in the past THEREANDTHEN
Man spared wrong sign in text AMPERSAND
North American princess in ancient civilisation CANADIAN
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Offensive letter you read, polite last of all RUDE
Old fossil is around, unfortunately DINOSAUR
On level south of French border FRONTIER
Scottish runner just out of the medals, we hear? FORTH
Ship concerned with nothing on return trip? LINER
Shoe: lose it, disaster! FLIPFLOP
Some ruler, a Jaipur prince RAJA
Stop cutting allowance in bank GRADIENT
Super money CAPITAL
Supporter runs behind leader in battle BRACES
Turn pale while squeezing it WHITEN
Untutored cast assembled TURNEDOUT
Very many for example eaten by wild animal LEGION
Weaken soil in land WEARTHIN
What fielder tries to do for contract CATCH