Puzzle 9

Applause

Doomed, blighted

Area south of Arles, France, known for wild horses

The Dry __, Eliot's poem with sea imagery

Little __, colourful alien from Mars maybe

First official sovereign of Buckingham Palace

Distracting fantasies while awake

Old-fashioned custard flavoured with lemon

Promise menace

Becoming shallower

What Ever Happened to __? 1962 thriller film

Former spelling of warrior Iceni queen

Art of using marionettes

__ a Pearl Earring, by Vermeer

Rotates, orbits

Kurt Russell film about a shape-shifting alien

Screen behind the home plate in baseball

1984 lead single from Bryan Adams' Reckless album