POINT-COUNTERPOINT
Credit: NY Times Crossword
April 11, 2005
Norma Steinberg (#1-3)

Each clue below suggests an oxymoron:

1. Gentle/Not gentle
2. Furious/Not furious
3. Former pupil/Present pupil
4. Pre-recorded
5. Misdirected military shelling or bombing

Answers:

1. Mild abrasive
2. Angry patient
3. Graduate student 
4. Live on tape
5. Friendly fire