No 12376, Monday 23 Jul 2018, Arden

ACROSS
1   50% risk — doubtful to discard one as something useless (6) CHAFFY {CHAnce}{iFFY}
4   One gorged on rice bowl for starters, make it sour (8) ACERBATE {ACE}{Rice}{Bowl}{ATE}
10 Bargained to tailor the material (9) GABARDINE*
11 Patrick must settle, intake doubled (5) PADDY {PA{DD}Y} (double)(d)=DD
12 Supervise? Finished watch (7) OVERSEE {OVER}{SEE}
13 Market runs on back of Italian town (7) SALERNO {SALE}{R}{ON<=}
14 Half removal, it's additional (5) EXTRA EXTRAction
15 Call and follow Middle Eastern country (8) THAILAND {HAIL}{AND} after {easTern}

18 Submit to Casanova's charm (4,4) BOWL OVER {BOW}{LOVER}
20 "Maidens' song" incorporated in this electronic device (5) MODEM {M}{ODE}{M}
23 Farmer has left, was friendly (7) PEASANT PlEASANT
25 Show what you have during naughty act (7) CABARET {CA{BARE}T*} &lit
26 Caramel — it even has some cream (5)  ELITE [T]
27 Girl takes test — it doesn't say right or wrong (9) AMORALITY {AM{ORAL}{IT}Y*}
28 Music presenter on 1 — “modern art is capital!” (8) DJAKARTA {DJ}{A}KA{ART*} Anno for KA pending (Addendum - {DJ}{AKA}{ART*} - See comments)
29 Camping idea? (6) INTENT {IN TENT}

DOWN
1   Also known as wheel, by only ladies (8) COGNOMEN {COG}{NO MEN}
2   In the immediate surroundings of Paris, it's good in morning time (7) AMBIENT {AM}{BIEN}{T}
3   Perhaps Arden with everyone's support could stop it (9) FORESTALL {FOREST}{ALL}
5   Charlotte races around the city in a four-wheel drive (7,7) CHELSEA TRACTOR*
6   Untouchable will rise and counter attack (5) REPEL<=
7   Base for log and metal (7) ANDIRON {AND}{IRON}
8   Origin of a word — time to stop money flow (6) ETYMON {E{T}YMON*}
9   What's written under the biscuit is alimentary (9,5) DIGESTIVE TRACT {TRACT} under {DIGESTIVE}
16 Fool's menial work gains support (9) LAMEBRAIN {LAME{BRA}IN*}
17 Stone them and stay away (8) AMETHYST {THEM+STAY}*
19 In the middle of dock yard find lab instrument (7) OCARINA {dOCk}{yARd}{fINd}{lAb}
21 Democratic set up, cat goes for its meal (7) DORMICE DEMOcRatIC* Semi&lit

22 Party allows cooking, cutting out lavish meal (6) SPREAD {SP}READ Anno pending (Addendum - {S{PREparing}AD} - See comments)
24 Ring up one time (5) ARENA {AN}{ERA}<=

GRID

Bhargav's Talepiece

The bouncer and the dancer - Part 92

Ah PADDY!

If only Clement had concentrated in his farm and the paddy fields SPREAD therein, he would have led a happy  PEASANT'S life with his lone CHELSEA TRACTOR, dresses made of GABARDINE , his wife Linda and kid.

But the CHAFFY LAME BRAIN was INTENT in amassing wealth and seen around an ELITE crowd. His past experience as a bouncer made him get into the bare acts CABARET shows and the AMORALITY that came with it.  And all the EXTRA effort to BOWL OVER people in key positions. Thus a person who should have been in love with his ploughs of wood AND IRON was after fame, money, gems, AMETHYSTS and what not.

Soon he would have to FORESTALL the steps initiated by SS and REPEL his team and their mischievous acts.

What happened next?