OPPOSITES ATTRACT III
Credit: GAMES/WORLD OF PUZZLES
November, 2014
Raymond D. Love

Certain words can do double duty and be the opposite in meaning for two very different words. For example, LIGHT can be the opposite of HEAVY, as well as the opposite of DARK. Words like LIGHT are homographs - that is, they have at least two different meanings.

Each clue below can be the opposite of at least two words. Can you determine what they are?

1. PRESENT
2. MINOR
3. COLD
4. GO
5. RARE
6. LOSE
7. CATCH
8. HARD
9. ODD
10. FAST
11. BACK
12. FAIR
13. DOWN
14. CROOKED
15. OUT
16. DULL
17. RIGHT
18. SHORT
19. OLD
20. JOIN

Answers:

1. PRESENT..........PAST - ABSENT
2. MINOR..........MAJOR - ADULT
3.  COLD..........HOT - AFFECTIONATE
4. GO..........COME - STOP
5. RARE..........COMMON - WELL-DONE
6. LOSE..........WIN - FIND
7. CATCH..........RELEASE - DROP
8. HARD..........SOFT - EASY
9. ODD..........EVEN - NORMAL
10. FAST..........SLOW - FEAST
11. BACK..........FRONT - FORTH
12. FAIR..........FOUL - UNJUST
13. DOWN..........UP - HAPPY
14. CROOKED..........STRAIGHT - HONEST
15. OUT..........IN - SAFE (as in baseball)
16. DULL..........SHARP - INTERESTING
17. RIGHT..........WRONG - LEFT
18. SHORT..........TALL - LONG
19. OLD..........NEW - YOUNG
20. JOIN..........QUIT - SEPARATE