tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post3902101075981956271..comments2024-03-11T21:41:58.342-04:00Comments on The New York Times Crossword in Gothic: 02.28.08 -- Word for WordDONALDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post-24536825370390837542008-02-28T15:37:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:37:00.000-05:00People seem to like these contranym things just fo...People seem to like these contranym things just for their own sake, so I'm taking the liberty of attaching the full list that I used when I was making the puzzle. There's likely to be some junk in here; I remember that as I built the puzzle, I had to rebuild pieces of it when a particular supposed contranym turned out to clue very poorly.<BR/><BR/>My apologies if it's inappropriate to post something this long ...<BR/><BR/>sanction<BR/>cleave (join/separate)<BR/>clip (attach/separate)<BR/>inoculate (protect/infect)<BR/>cull (select/reject)<BR/>alight (settle/dismount)<BR/>went off (start/stop)<BR/>ravel (tangle/disentangle)<BR/>screen (dispaly/hide)<BR/>oversight<BR/>trim (remove from/add to an xmas tree)<BR/>enjoin (direct/forbid)<BR/>dust (remove dust from the table, add it to the cake)<BR/>secrete (give off, conceal)<BR/>can (save peaches, fire worker)<BR/>settle (move/stop moving)<BR/>garnish (add/take away wages)<BR/>snap (break into pieces/fasten together)<BR/>wear (last under use/erode under use)<BR/>weather (wear/survive)<BR/>crop (plant/cut)'<BR/>fast<BR/>custom (everyone does it/just for you)<BR/>go off/went off (made noise/stopped)<BR/>left (still here, not here)<BR/>strike (hit/not hit)<BR/>trip (move gracefully/move clumsily)<BR/>mad (enthusiastic/annoyed)<BR/>wild (enthusiastic/annoyed)<BR/>think better of (to like more/to like less)<BR/>wind up (start/stop)<BR/>fix (solution/problem -- in a fix)<BR/>buckle (attach/bend and break)<BR/>citation<BR/>bolt (secure/run away)<BR/>first degree (most severe murder/least severe burn)<BR/>flog (whip/promote)<BR/>give out (distribute/stop production)<BR/>out (visible stars/invisible lights)<BR/>transparent (invisible/obvious)<BR/>unbending (rigid/relaxing)<BR/>variety (specific type/a general type)<BR/>act (pretend/actually do it)<BR/>bound (moving to/not moving)<BR/>commencement (beginning/end=graduation)<BR/>cool (agreeable/less than agreeable)<BR/>enduring (long lasting/suffering through)<BR/>execute (end a person,start a program)<BR/>handicap (edge in sports/disadvantage)<BR/>lease (lend/borrow)<BR/>lurid (pale/colorful)<BR/>original (unchanged/new)<BR/>rent (buy/sell)<BR/>reservation (confirmation/uncertainty)<BR/>seed (add seeds/remove seeds)<BR/>stain (color purposefully/purposelessly)<BR/>nothing is better <BR/>mean (poor,excellent)<BR/>was blown away [enjoyed an amazing thrill or suffered a horrible defeat]<BR/>kicked around [considered or treated inconsiderately]<BR/>foughtwith [battled hand in hand or toe to toe]<BR/>knock off [copy or eliminate]<BR/>blow up [enlarge or reduce to pieces]<BR/>a hell of a time<BR/><BR/>mgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com