Stuck on a few of these CC clues. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I always suck at these.
1.) Victim's appeal is heard (4)
***Y
2.) End of story proclaimed (4)
**I*
3.) Note follows before rent (4)
**R*
4.) He actually follows Spielberg's alien tenuously (10)
********L*
5.) American composer sounds like a hero (6)
**A***
6.) Peter's circling Houston stadium with measuring devices (10)
***O***E*S
7.) Musical rocker, e.g., losing head (4)
***R
8.)Shearing holding up about half of score (10)
*H*R*****G
9.) Vocalist's still writing material (10)
S*A*I*****