NY Times Crossword

August 9, 2021

Alex Eaton-Salners

 

Each pair of clues below can be answered with a cleverly related pair of phrases.

1. Gets past, as an obstacle

    Experiences, as a medical procedure 

2. Where pirates roam

    Netherlands and Belgium, colloquially

3. Pick up where we _____   _____

    Amen to that!

4. Uncertainty at the last moment

    One who is easily excited or angered

5. Fashion show runway

    Leash-free canine enclosure

6. Exceptional one

    Kind of protest

Answers:

 

1. Overcomes

    Undergoes

 

2. High seas

    Lowlands

 

3. Left off

    Right on!

 

4. Cold feet

    Hot head

 

5. Catwalk

    Dog run

 

6. Standout

    Sit in 

 

Note: Even though the phrases have opposite words, they do not have opposite meanings.