Inquisitor 1595

[pomona]

there may be a letter short in the clue:
16a Planting machine ate a lot of fuel (6) S?E??R looks like seeder??

there may be an extra letter in the clue:
1d Possibly oratorical types, mostly vexed about skill (7) ?I????S
4d Erased, under guidance, first of unread lines included (6) ???L?D
5d I take in couple shepherding doctor over vale, half heartedly (7) looks like arbiter with the "v" being extra (ale = bitter)

[JJ109]

16a seeder looks Ok = a speeder would eat a lot of fuel

[pomona]

Thanks JJ109... but i think the extra (if there is one) is in the clue not the answer

[jadzia49]

16a) ate = date. See(date) der( a lot of derv)

[scorpiojo]

4 Culled? Led (under guidance) around u(nread) l(ines) + c?

[jadzia49]

Id) ciceros. mostly vexed- Cros. about (s)kill- ice.

[pomona]

Thanks to jadzia49 and scorpiojo

[roslyn251254]

4d E(r)ased ...L ULL ED