| INSANE | She remains an enigma, that's somewhat absurd |
| URDU | Language that's somewhat absurd, unfortunately |
| BATTLELINE | Belittle an enigma that's drawn before the fight (6,4) |
| GRIDDLE | German Enigma that's set on fire (7) |
| ARBUS | "I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do-that was one of my favorite things about it-and when I first did it, I felt perverse." She was an American photographer, and she remains best |
| FARCE | Somewhat absurd situational comedy |
| DISUSED | Abandoned - somewhat absurd - is U.S. education (7) |
| ASHET | Remains an alien presence on the Scottish plate (5) |
| STAYS | Remains an uncomfortable garment of yesteryear (5) |
| FIONA | DreamWorks princess who remains an ogress after true love's kiss |
| ASHMOLEAN | Remains an outside agent for museum (9) |
| FIDELIS | Motto on Ontario's coat of arms, 'Ut incepit ___ sic permanet' (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) |
| INCEPIT | Ontario Coat of Arms motto: 'Ut ___ fidelis sic permanet' (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) |
| ISLA | She remains a bit of a lady (4) |
| SERENE | Point to Rene and she remains unruffled (6) |
| STAYER | She remains a long-distance specialist (6) |
| SIGNORA | She remains in crass ignorance (7) |
| STOW | John ___, English antiquary, whose Survey of London 1598 remains an important source on Elizabethan life and times (4) |
| AMISS | Wrong to remain an unmarried woman? (5) |
| STICK | Rod will always remain an adherent (5) |
