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Cheers, I should've got BACUP.
5d is a bit "meh", but yes I think it's just a cryptic definition.
Never heard of KELPIE so cheers.

9a. George I involved in intrigue on vehicle
AUTOPILOT
Where does George come into it?

15a. Standard role in As You Like It
TOUCHSTONE

19a. Score made by one getting out ahead of time
DEBT
I get the parse. Does score mean debt?

4d. Incentive to furnish nothing in grandeur
SPLENDOUR

5d. Old language as spoken by Dick
AZTEC

Parses for the above please.

4 Spur, incentive, O, nothing, and Lend, to furnish. Sp lend o ur.

the autopilot is often referred to as george. see for example

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/5114/why-is-the-autopilot-called-george

a touchstone was used to test the purity of gold (by colour when the gold is rubbed against it, i think) and a character - jester? in the play

as tec - detective

19a Score - A running account (debt) kept by marks against a customer's name, typically in a public house (commonly referred to as a tick book).

Thanks for the replies.
What's the parse for DEBT?

Whetsone, maybe it's a Deb, debutante, one who gets out, presented at court and add T, ahead of Time?

I was thinking along the same lines.... A deb/debutante. Bit of a poor clue IMO if that's the parse.

Whetstone, we're probably right about the parsing, and you're probably right about it being a bit of a poor clue!