| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CRAZILY | Absurdly | |
| INANELY | Absurdly | |
| DIRTCHEAP | Absurdly low-priced | |
| COMICAL | Absurdly amusing | |
| NODS OFF | Absurdly fond of taking endless naps | |
| JOHN BANVILLE | Which author described his first novel, Nightspawn, as “absurdly pretentious”? | |
| QUIXOTIC | Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. | |
| CHAUVINISM | Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism. | |
| FOOL | A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt. | |