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1ac Clock mostly in gold originating from here (5) O ? ? ? ?
16ac Retired imbibing author lying on the ground (6) R ? ? ? ? ?
29 ac Old Empire weak-minded? Not half,one who never says no! (8)
? ? ? ? S ? A ?

29 'Umpire'?

Dayesman

Da(ft) + Yesman

16 Repent - 'arch.' lying on the ground

Pen in Ret.

1 Ophir - Biblical location.

Phi(z) in Or

Thanks mamya.The word should ,as you surmised,have been umpire rather than empire.