Excerpt Answer: Sneezy!
[Editor commentary: This joke actually doesn’t work at all — I mean if we follow the logic, the opposite of a cough is not a sneeze but like, some version of inhaling something through the mouth, or even just overall health, as a concept? — but don’t you sort of love the concision of the whole thing? Anyway, have a great day!]
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I heart the Editor commentary ♡ and this puzzle
Re the joke my guess was “Connie” which also makes very little sense but is a better opposite maybe 🤷♀️
OK THIS IS EVEN BETTER
french bread gd brooke i love this kind of clue
(also i am admittedly lost in space but i very sincerely initially thought we were talking about a spice girl and was like huh, i thought they all grew up in england)
I always thought the opposite of coffee was sleep.
I don’t understand the joke 😭 what is the excerpt answer from?