My Weekly cryptic crossword no 4

[ivie needham]

Trying to finish no4 off before starting no 5 Thanks for any help:
26a(4)-a-- small piece beginning to warm in cooking vessel.
30a(6)-a---n element giving vehicle endless stick
17d(4)-e-- look in either direction
22d(5) k---- handles the aristocracy

[nutgoneflake]

22 knobs?

[shaneystar2]

17d peep

[shaneystar2]

30A Carbon

[nutgoneflake]

30 carbon?

[shaneystar2]

26A Could be S(pot)

[ivie needham]

Thanks a lot for all your help and so quick too.
26a(4) is now pa-n clue small piece beginning to warm in cooking vessel, perhaps it is pain

[shaneystar2]

Pawn ...Ivie ... .. a small piece . Like a pawn on a chessboard

[shaneystar2]

The beginning of warm W in a cooking vessel Pan .Pa(w)n to be even more confusing.... lol !...good luck

[ivie needham]

Thanks a lot.Now to tackle no 5-help