Possible Clues:

• Would be tedious with this to give promises to settle
• Distinguished editor not coming to the fore
• Famous but unable to make the final decision?
• Celebrated, eminent
• Gave attention to
• Famous tree oddly bathed in green light
• Tedious that without the boy it would leave you with IOUs
• Plath, if separated, would have had this remarked upon
• Famous number associated with 50s rock-and-roller
• Put in the score?