The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,902 - Nov 16 2002

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100 square metres a region AREA
A little floppy? DISKETTE
Author's contract can be painful WRITERSCRAMP
Battle for days? MONS
Bet birds do Haveaflutter
Difficult matter that isn't funny NOJOKE
Dull, coarse TV extravaganza OVERCAST
Father read about march PARADE
Film's sponsors GODFATHERS
Having had too much of a sweet, spicy, spirited concoction? PUNCHDRUNK
Histrionic works receiving involuntary response OPERATIC
I had brought back Katy mentioned at last in harsh settlement DIKTAT
In France I, with a word of hesitation, deride JEER
Larcenous colonel allowing slaughter BLOODLETTING
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Maids dancing taking time in the middle AMIDST
Nathaniel, before four, took beast to his own country Nativeland
One is legally allowed to go in with it Rightofentry
Plan to get stray removed STRATEGY
Recent maps corrected steep ridge ESCARPMENT
Reordered back boiler and old copper REARRANGED
Revue Janet arranged to revitalise REJUVENATE
Said girl with wrong cat LYNX
Some noticing lower region's feeling of warmth GLOW
Sound as a bell RING
Southern church is encountering first major split SCHISM
Unattached ticket? SINGLE
Wasteful son booked many years ago PRODIGAL
With which to stir the yolk around? EGGSPOON