Oxymorons

The following clues reveal answers that are oxymorons – two words that are opposites. The number of letters in each word is in parentheses. Example : Large seafood (5,6) = jumbo shrimp.

-1. pictorial speech (7,8)
-2. certain chance (8,11)
-3. Hades Seraphim (5,6)
-4. necessary option (7,8) think college
-5. poor chance (3,4)
-6. bellowing quiet (7,7)
-7. property improvement (4,11)
-8. brief stretch (5,6)
-9. casually compressed (7,6)
-10. subdued boogie (4,4)

5. bad luck

3. Hell's Angels

1. graphic language

Good solves!

8. short length.

2. definite possibility

Yes to both!

Is the letter count correct for 6? I ask because I would expect this one to be deafening silence (but perhaps you use a different expression on that side of the puddle)

10. soft rock

7. land development

Lex, you're right. Our saying is a bit different. You've got the second word correct.

Sondi and manxman

6. roaring silence

That's what I'm looking for. We actually use both terms.

4. certain decision

9. loosely packed

manxman

michele, try again.

not your letter count on the first word, but.....
required elective

Bonus points for solving despite a typo! I made this puzzle in January of 2002 and nobody caught the mistake then.