I release this belt into your custody, young Sue! ===[**CDM**]===

Is it a double definition?

Thank you, good sir.

And yes, it's a double definition.

What the Tin Man did to cheer up (4,5)

Took heart (if I remember the Wizard of Oz correctly)

You're all heart, Lex. ===[**CDM**]===

Thank you m'lady!

Open circle's party line (9) - no letters repeated, 4 vowels, and as a bonus hint (to steal someone else's line) 5 consonants

Direct on the right, wordplay 8 + 1

manifest/o

Spot on m'dear! ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks, Kevin!

It doesn't matter if it's dis or dat duck? (5)

Eider

Quack, quack!

Very cute!

If it quacks like a duck.... Nice one, Rog! ===[**CDM**]===

Thanks, Cheryl!

Goes back about poems (8)

Reverses = goes back - almost double def

Good one, Lex - was hoping people would waste time using "about" as an anagram indicator...

===[**CDM**]===

Thank you UW.

This is one which made us almost give up until we solved the second clue and the penny eventually dropped once we had a few of the letters in the grid...

1. "That was delivery No.6!" wealthy Lord's partner squeals (hers is 2) (3,3,4,5,3,3,4,5) - vcc cvc vcvc vccvc ccv cvc cvcy cvccc (corrected)

2. Biggest game of tournament, perhaps? That settles it! (3,5,3)

and as a bonus from the same puzzle if you enjoyed the above (but not for the Belt) and if you have some knowledge of English football history:

3. Excited Kenneth Wolstenholme positively precipitates " Hoorah!" with it (4,6,3,2,3,5,4,5,3,3,4,2,2,3) - cvcv cvvccv vcv vc ccv cvccc ccvc ccvcc vcc vcc vcvc vc vc cvc

3. Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over, it is now!
That's one heck of an anagram!! It helps to know a bit about "soccer".

Smoothly done Cheryl!

The first clue benefits from a little knowledge of cricket, and how many balls are delivered in an over, although the actual answer is not about cricket...

Direct for 2 is on the right ccv cvcvc cvy

Second word of 1 is not, and second word of 2 is final

In clue 1 wealthy = fat, and I belatedly see that I screwed up one of the word outlines (now corrected) for which humble apologies!

The answer to 1 is "it's not over until the fat lady sings" and to 2 "the final say."

As Sherlock adeptly solved the bonus clue, I think she should have the Belt, so here you go Cheryl: ===[**CDM**]===

I almost missed this. Thanks, Lex! I was a soccer referee for about 8 years and loved watching matches from across the pond.

The best selection from Japanese literature (5)

elite (hidden word)