Help Please

[TiffanySue]

1 a.Didn't lack a place to land the fish (7)
8 a. Listen somehow to the recruiting officers plea? (6)
13 d. Sacked, no doubt (2,3,3)
12 a. Almost a hit with the girl next door (4,4)
15 d. No unwritten law (7)
2 d. Its dated even before use (7)
6 d. Number of towns in S Africa (6)
Thank you

[Lie-in King]

Something valuable from "copp ER MINE s" (?)

[dannyk13]

Albata? A variety of German silver containing copper. ( a long shot)

[scorpiojo]

6d D(number) urban(towns)?

[TiffanySue]

Still stuck on these too.

14 d. Indeed was at length held up (7)
16 d A poem has a point of significance (6)
22a They tell how actions were done (7) ---e-b-

[dannyk13]

14d.Delayed
22a.Adverbs

[scorpiojo]

22 adverbs?

[TiffanySue]

Thanks for your help everyone.