NY Times Crossword
July 13, 2000
Peter A. Collins

Hidden in each of the phrases below are the letters of a word that means the opposite of the phrase. The letters are written in correct left-to-right order, but are not consecutive. Can you spot the hidden words?

1. EVERY BIT AN ANGEL
2. HAS THE HOTS FOR
3. ABSOLUTE WORST
4. TELLS IT LIKE IT IS

Answers:

1. EVery bIt an angeL (EVIL)
2. HAs ThE hotS for    (HATES)
3. aBsolutE worST       (BEST)
4. telLs It likE it iS       (LIES)