| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| INTENSE | Very, very serious |
| STERN | Very serious |
| ACUTE | Very serious |
| GRAVE | Very serious |
| ASSOBERASAJUDGE | Very serious |
| SOLEMN | Very serious |
| DIRE | Very serious |
| SOMBER | Very serious |
| GRIM | Very serious |
| MEANIT | Be very serious |
| BOOKWORMS | Very serious students |
| FLIPPANT | Not very serious |
| LIGHTJUDITH | Not-very-serious actress? |
| NEARFATAL | Very serious, as an accident |
| NEOCONLIGHT | Recent rightist who's not very serious about it? |
