dt quick (Wednesday)

[manofsteel]

I've got a bee in my bonnet about duff clues................
7d. clue "flabby" (4)... Answer given today as "lank".
All dictionary references I've looked at suggest that lank and flabby are antonyms or am I so dense that I've missed a trick ????

[gen2]

Here are the Chambers Thesaurus entries. Both offer "drooping"

lank (adj)
limp, straggling, scraggy, drooping, lifeless, lustreless

flabby (adj)
fleshy, soft, yielding, flaccid, limp, floppy, drooping, hanging, sagging, slack, loose, lax, fat, overweight, plump


http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/featu res/chref/chref.py/main?title=thes&query=lank

http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/featu res/chref/chref.py/main?title=thes&query=flabb y

[manofsteel]

Thanks gen2...........can't blame DT this time can I ??