Possible Clues:

• Upstage
• One on 9/22/2006 had a central duration of 7 minutes, 9 seconds
• Energy cuts lead to extensive period of darkness
• Heavenly obscuration
• Cover-up witnessed by millions?
• Obscurement of one heavenly body by another
• Dotty, see, imbibes punch, so put in the shade
• Obscure Eastern flavouring going West, crossing line
• Outstanding thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1764, and phenomenally successful sire
• Overshadow parts of film caught up in eastern ecstasy