The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,916 - Sep 10 2017

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Affected person regrets surgery going the wrong way POSEUR
After king hugged by favourite, row becomes less ugly PRETTIER
Bank covering up failure in negligent way REMISSLY
Bird nesting in hibiscus IBIS
Capital husband invested in modern food store NEWDELHI
Chap becoming more mature and coping MANAGING
Creative skill is put into middle section of smarter essay ARTISTRY
Defeat as result of having resistance extinguished ROUT
E.g. Keats, Milton, or Pope, often JOHN
Fish that gets played? Doesn't sound like it BASS
For sporting event, one's tip is modified, to be blunt EPEE
Fresh information sent back about editor in part of Europe SWEDEN
Innovative attempt mostly transformed tent design TRENDSETTING
Jokes about an East Asian language JAPANESE
Leaders deserting the navy -- that's hard to bear HEAVY
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Like many cases in court, end in disarray WOODEN
Long story about what Romeo and Juliet have in common YEARN
Medium is frantically lamenting bad omen in stars? MISALIGNMENT
Mint and nutmeg, initially, put in tea, say BRANDNEW
Name of Parisian embracing right standard NORM
No short-term changes about name highest in charts? NORTHERNMOST
Not top gear for female in car MINI
Otherwise a small group of players includes old musical work ORATORIO
Pressure surrounding midsummer trade COMMERCE
RAF, for example, regrouped above Britain ABBREVIATION
Religious teacher with little time for chat RABBIT
Returned conflict diamonds in no-win situation DRAW
Runner is more complacent going across line SMUGGLER
Some heathen I antagonised, European citizen ATHENIAN
What's tormented flesh or rear of pony? HORSEFLY