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Need some help to get me going again!
1A Dad's saving energy and time longing to produce zig zag sewing (7,6)
????H?? / ??????
Is it something stitch?

19A Ugly old verse digested by Continental portraitist (8)
U???V???

57A Tactless greeting to would-be bishop after protracted absence (4,4,2,3)
???? / T??? / N? /???

Any help appreciated

Oh! Have just realised 57A is long time no see

1 Feather Stitch
19 Unlovely?

I thought of unlovely but could not parse it........... any idea?
Thanks for help, Malone

Ugly - UNLOVELY

Old verse - O V
in
A continental portraitist - UN LELY

I think it's...
Old= o
Verse = v
Continental = un
Portraitist = Lely (an artist)
Un l ov ely.

Have I gone horribly wrong?
16a Mostly talented fans - one crazy about that fourth wife. I'm thinking Anne of Cleves but cannot parse it.
13a Stress current account must be cancelled by prickly American native = Acute (Ac current Ute native american)
But this leaves me with a problem with 1d After day, non-drinker leaves container for stew F?A?A???E
I've got flavanone in my mind and can't think of anything else

16 CLEVE(r) + anag FANS ONE

13 Ictus

1 Fricassee

Fri(day) Casse(tt)e