The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,496 – Apr 29 2018

Clues	Answers
A riot is developing	ARISING
Ally improbably felled in front of ship	BEDFELLOW
Almost finished writing for share certificates	SCRIP
Ambitious banker has great taste	EPICURE
Animal carries artist? That’s sweet!	CARAMEL
Autocratic cops tied suspect	DESPOTIC
Base person’s cloth hat	REPTILE
Bungling bosses continuously fill the mind	OBSESS
Business is settled	FIRM
Corrosion wore away pivot	ROTATE
Doctor is curt and unrefined	RUSTIC
Expert discovered to have great insight	PROFOUND
Figure it’s a month since opening of nightclub	OCTAGON
Folly of Romeo interrupting disrespectful behaviour	IMPRUDENCE
Iron workers in right tizzy	FERMENT

Clues	Answers
Jam in a piece of cake	WEDGE
Marks time with silver pole	TAGS
Means of transport, showing first-class pedigree	GOODSTRAIN
Pupil’s in time to get support for school subject	ALGEBRA
Seduce casual worker over time	TEMPT
Shelter, formerly in a state	CONCEAL
Soldier in pub is reasoned	LOGICAL
Soldier without energy is not spiritual	CORPOREAL
Split up left-wing union	SUNDER
Strengthen and control troops	REINFORCE
Supercilious prisoner’s going down	CONDESCENDING
The Parisian wears suit when cold	HEARTLESS
Transport grand icon	TOTEM
Working out, Nat aims for staying power	STAMINA