Puzzle 9

Mean gibe, hurtful criticism.

Registration of a product or company name.

Little Bear night sky constellation.

Science-fiction hero with a sonic screwdriver.

He hit the first of his 493 home runs in 1923.

Someone terrified of being without a mobile phone.

Important plot object in a book or movie.

Ancient Mesopotamian stepped towers.

Flowering bulb species of the belladonna lily.

The skill of clear and expressive speech.

Rudolph, silent star who played The Sheik in 1921.