Possible Clues:

• Dreamy but not solemn composition
• Sleepy? Old criminal heading for Nightmare on Elm Street houses
• Marked by drowsiness
• Sleepy old man dropping article in strait
• Sleepy? Moon's moving fast
• Thus male has no time for self-denial, being languid
• About to drop off lemons, not bananas
• Thus maiden has no time for self-examination, being half-asleep?
• Entering southern strait, Norman occasionally is sleepy
• Rambling solemn tone almost would put you to sleep