| Cream puff — French cabbage — Chinese imperial dynasty |
CHOU |
| Highest point |
ACME |
| Hoity-toity |
LAHDIDAH |
| Lazy |
INDOLENT |
| Muddled situation that's difficult to get out of |
MORASS |
| Not brisk |
SLUGGISH |
| Recently acquired and never used before |
BRANDNEW |
| Russian woman of a certain age |
BABUSHKA |
| Spanish dance |
BOLERO |
| The study of insects |
ENTOMOLOGY |
| Total |
ENTIRE |
| Travel by sea |
SAIL |