The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,143 - Mar 13 2017

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Clues Answers
A class made up of hard cases? CRUSTACEA
A royal in Canadian capital surrounded by the crowd PRINCESS
A wildcat rising? REBELLION
Agree to write? CORRESPOND
Anything but widespread agreement COMPACT
Assignment requiring a number and place ALLOCATION
Bribe a cricket side — or just one fielder SQUARELEG
Cat to jump off piano OUNCE
Cat-o'-nine-tails remarkably noiseless in the ocean ATLANTIC
Complain when one gets involved in law WAIL
Face lift? ELEVATION
Feast set out around Italian capital in celebration FIESTA
Gemstone dealer, maybe, holds a number EMERALD
Greek letter varies in slope EPSILON
It assists the diver to go up rather than down SPRINGBOARD
Clues Answers
Lean nurse TEND
Middle-aged English travel writer CHAUCER
Mother gets about on a horse MARE
News cut short INFO
Not above using two foreign articles UNDER
Prison dispute heard in courtyard QUADRANGLE
Remaining mint UNUSED
Revolting individual seen in flight RISER
Short pants GASPS
Study painting externally, being passionate ARDENT
They're not static water towers TUGBOATS
This jumper rides up PARACHUTIST
Vow to re-write scene or act CONSECRATE
Wear ties knotted oddly, so to speak ASITWERE
Where one may join the services CHURCH