Herald Cryptic

[creamegg]

2d fare from germany, not belgium, charge week ahead
i?r?t

3d shot the last fellow approaching stronghold
t?f?r?

4d obliged to live with ex, female goes out
b?h?l???

5d decide if its a radical digital speed
a?b??????

18a nurse overwhelmed, change course or finish
???e?r

[fiction-factory]

still veneer I think

[Toorak]

3d effort (th)e f(ellow) fort

[fiction-factory]

beholden?

[Toorak]

4 beholden

[fiction-factory]

be H(old)EN

[fiction-factory]

a r bit rate

[fiction-factory]

Is 2d pattern definitely right?

[aelmpvw]

18a career

[aelmpvw]

ignore career

[fiction-factory]

I can't quite parse veneer (finish). I can see VEER but not sure where EN comes from (nurse backwards and emptied but why overwhelmed?)

[creamegg]

I have probably got 1a wrong, which I asked earlier. I have mint, clue is
minute added to time that's precious
???e - if3d is effort as suggested.

[fiction-factory]

effort looks too good. Maybe MINE instead of Mint then but I can't explain that fully

[fiction-factory]

twee

[Toorak]

Twee

[fiction-factory]

T (time) + wee (minute/tiny)

[creamegg]

The letters for 2d still seem odd to me though, there aren't many words that are i?r?t

[fiction-factory]

Just needs clarification/explanation for veneer (or a better suggested answer)

[Toorak]

Veneer looks good - en (nurse) inside veer

[fiction-factory]

wurst?

[fiction-factory]

Burst with B replaced by W