LA Times Crossword 

January 29, 2023

Brian Thomas and Brooke Husic

OPPOSITE DAY!

 

Answer each clue with a phrase that flips one word of an otherwise familiar expression to its opposite. For example, given the clue Amendment proposed by a technophile, the answer would be RIGHT TO ONE'S OWN DEVICES - the opposite of the familiar, LEFT to one's own devices.

1. Drill sergeant, perhaps

2. Farm bird that never topples

3. Collective action by society women

4. Like a typical ride on a mechanical bull

Answers:

 

1. PRIVATE ENEMY #1 (public)

2. NO FALL CHICKEN (spring)

3. DEBUTANTE STRIKE (ball [baseball])

4. A FEW BUCKS LONG (short)