The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,067 - Feb 17 2004

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Clues Answers
Accepting point, bite tongue through the nose? TWANG
Ahead in the tennis match, but not happy UPSET
Bacon, perhaps, with bitter lacking head at first ARTIST
Badger 13, 15? SOMETHING
Boy, male, then female? ANTONYM
Capital understood to be snatched by 'Crusher' BOGOTA
City was smart once CHICAGO
Fast for leader of orchestra, or not LENTO
Fuel runs out, first half lost? DIESEL
Hawk and wren go off to collect wing WARMONGER
Head of State during rule to abdicate RESIGN
Heavy ball BOUNCER
Horse, Napoleon's initial ride, his horse? MARENGO
I'm blessed with Posh and Spinal Tap endlessly rocking SAINTPAUL
I'm dirty when working, or I'm clean when working COALMINER
In mother and father you should be able to, as boils SEETHES
Clues Answers
Might this be a deterrent for tease about to use tongue endlessly? GARLIC
Needing no introduction, moorland follows mountain to its relative position? BENEATH
No time for devious, egocentric caretaker CONCIERGE
One's proposed to a good man TOAST
Point at heart of electrics, instrument blown THORN
Remarkable bird, end of parrot caged STARTLING
Right man who had miracle transformation? MICHAEL
Safety is simple: no drug for smoker ASYLUM
See 13 HOWARD
See 22 OFTHE
See 22 NIGHT
Sign of month about to hit hard AUTOGRAPH
Soldiers accepting deserter should be free GRATIS
Space for a quarter in the Guardian SINUS
Spy novelist BURGESS
Usual practice of one missile turning into dud TRADITION