| Absurd |
LUDICROUS |
| Arcane objects |
ESOTERICA |
| Armed conflict |
WAR |
| Blue gemstone |
SAPPHIRE |
| Blunt, candid |
FRANK |
| Corkscrew-like form |
HELIX |
| Elevated |
RAISED |
| Flowing, liquefied |
RUNNY |
| Formal bid or offer |
TENDER |
| In a cruelly derisive way |
SNIDELY |
| Low or high cards |
ACES |
| Mundane, unimaginative |
PROSAIC |
| Practical |
hands-on |
| Racing official |
STEWARD |
