Possible Clues:

• Regarded guardedly
• Coveted [subscribe to avxwords.com for the best indie puzzles in the land ...]
• Got a gander of
• Looked as if I'd done this sound
• Did surveillance on
• Showed interest in
• Kept in one's sights
• Some hockey edginess kept under surveillance
• Dawn's leaving Wednesday - how is that viewed?
• Excised spud buds