The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 23,246 - Sep 13 2004

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Clues Answers
A quick grasp of music SNATCH
A substitute for the match LIGHTER
Card-carrying football official REFEREE
Checkmate in sporting event TESTMATCH
Club porter CADDY
Don, still in bed, gets up PUTON
Eel cooked and covered in oil ANELED
Ends interim arrangements TERMINI
Fortuitously forgo draw and advance to the next round GOFORWARD
Has prep to revise, maybe PERHAPS
Jam - thinly applied? SCRAPE
Keeps going, or waits HANGSON
Little wonder INFANTPRODIGY
Not the cost of living, apparently DEATHRATE
Novice nurse employed by the infantry TENDERFOOT
Clues Answers
One throwing a pot PITCHER
One way to get a warning to keep quiet and hide away STASH
Opportunity given to a number in the church CHANCEL
Quit when there's a strike about work HOPIT
Showed annoyance in grating nutmeg? GRIMACED
Slice the approach shot CHIP
Sweet and sour TART
Tearaway's daylight robbery RIPOFF
There are two points he can possibly raise ENHANCE
They struggled to maintain faith in the past CRUSADERS
Triad thugs run wild DISTRAUGHT
Urge pa, go around with people of the same generation AGEGROUP
Utterly pompous OROTUND
Withdraw with a slight injury SCRATCH