| Acted as umpire |
REFEREED |
| Area, region |
DISTRICT |
| Blockage of wood being floated down a river |
LOGJAM |
| Came before |
PRECEDED |
| Changed from solid to liquid |
MELTED |
| Competitive activity with rules |
GAME |
| Cone-shaped fruit |
PEAR |
| Deep-fried in batter, Japanese-style |
TEMPURA |
| Eight-sided shapes |
OCTAGONS |
| Exhilarated, highly excited |
ELATED |
| Explosion of air through the nose |
SNEEZE |
| Having no beginning or end |
INFINITE |
| Impervious to persuasion |
ADAMANT |
| It's used to pluck guitar strings |
PLECTRUM |
| Left in helpless condition |
STRANDED |
| Misrepresentation, deception |
DECEIT |
