I'D SOONER SPOONER I

GAMES/World of Puzzles
October, 2014
James Guester (adapted)

Think of synonyms for each part of each clue below.
Spoonerize these synonyms to get two words which phonetically are opposites.
Adjust the spelling, if necessary, to reveal the two opposites.

For example, the clues COERCION and CATTLE would lead to the words FORCE and KINE.
Spoonerizing these two words leads to KORCE and FINE.
Correcting the spelling leads to the final answer words - COARSE and FINE.

1. Emotional center - Barbershop symbol
2. How tall you are - Tax
3. Sharp - Obey
4. Falsehood - garden tool
5. Of the moon - Mythological man/horse
6. Disarray - Tales
7. Lost color - Refrain from eating
8. Lothario - Sense
9. Unhappy - Principle, chief
10. Rich cake - Shoulder covering
11. It was wild, once - Explode

Answers: (middle step omitted)

1. HEART and POLE - - PART and WHOLE
2. HEIGHT and  LEVY - - LIGHT and HEAVY
3. KEEN and MIND - - MEAN and KIND
4. LIE and HOE - - HIGH and LOW
5. LUNAR or SATYR - - SOONER or  LATER
6. MESS and LORE - - LESS and MORE
7. PALED and FAST - - FAILED and  PASSED
8. RAKE and FEEL - - FAKE and REAL 
9. SAD and MAIN - - MAD and SANE
10. TORTE and SHAWL - SHORT and TALL
11. WEST and BURST - - BEST and WORST