Fruit Of Foul Temper Skewered On The Contrary Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • a variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin • any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa • a reddish to vivid orange color adjective satellite • of a strong reddish orange color
	29%	12		Contrary or contrary-minded
	adjective • not to your liking adjective satellite • unpleasant to interact with • not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
	27%	15		A word that has an underlying meaning that is contrary to another word but not directly contrary
	noun • antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')

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	Clue	Source
1	Arty fruit bowls perhaps, not sparkling, attracting foul flies The Guardian Cryptic - 19 Sep 2001	The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Sep 2001
2	A word that has an underlying meaning that is contrary to another word but not directly contrary
3	Contrary or contrary-minded
4	Fruit whose name precedes "fruit" in the name of another fruit New York Times - 21 Mar 2023	New York Times / 21 Mar 2023
5	No. 78, fruit in a can? On the contrary, outranking ... The Guardian Cryptic - 27 Oct 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 27 Oct 2004
6	On which to play song about fruit? On the contrary The Guardian Cryptic - 19 Jan 2006	The Guardian Cryptic / 19 Jan 2006
7	Skewered fare New York Times - 19 Dec 2012	New York Times / 19 Dec 2012

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