lovatts 88

cryptic
zinc is ordinarily used to make food cutter ???????
exercise with purpose ???
poor conceived fable had been adapted to include original knight - half-baked? or half- breed?
secret agent forced into the limelight 6/5 ??n?a? n?a?e
confident repairman primarily put in new leads, fuses 4/6 ???? I?e?r?d
desiring to relocate to the front row ????s???

two more clues
gain (benefit) a?a?
irish hills, mountains of Mo???e

thanks