Enigmarch, Day 17: ANCIENT

[tahnan]

See? Catching up. This is another one that I feel like I could have put more work into to make it more elegant, especially extraction, but do let's keep it moving.

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Exceptional

It's funny: I learned a lot of exceptions to a rule when I was in grade school, but no one ever pointed out that there's a completely different way to break the rule. Does that make the word "ancient" counterfeit?

Ancient words

1. Darwin wrote about their origin


2. Apparent, self-evident (2 wds)


3. Estate in a Spanish-speaking country


4. Moments of indecision or reluctance


5. They may be secret, historical, or humane


6. Something that wastes time or energy


7. More risky (like a craps game?)


8. Phrenology or homeopathy, say

Counterfeit words (those I's look particularly suspicious! Check their counterparts!)

• Word that marks "or" as meaning "but not both"


• Japanese artists/hosts


• Stimulant found in coffee and tea


• One who loses a game by declining to play


• Made sharper or more intense, as awareness or emotions


• Polyester outfit for a disco dancer or lounge lizard (2 wds)


• The Fates, or the prophesiers in Macbeth (2 wds)


• Ten-shilling gold coin (2 wds)

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This is no exception to the rule that you can check your answer here.