STUMPERS CXXX

Two words begin and end with the same two letters and are opposites. The inner letters of each word are words in their own right and are also opposites. One word means to put on, and the other means to take off. What are the words?

HINTS:
#1: One word has four letters and the other five.
#2: Put on - as clothes
#3: Take off - as a hat

Answers:

DONS----------dONs
DOFFS--------dOFFs

Credit: NY Times Crossword
April 30, 2006
Elizabeth C. Gorski
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