Crossword Clue:

to distort the meaning of

AnswerCrossword Clue
BYSEAThe meaning of two lights, according to Longfellow
EASYONStart of a billboard catchphrase meaning "close to the highway"
SUPERWord that retains its meaning when a B is added to the end of it
ESSE"Emollit mores nec sinit ... feros" (motto of the University of South Carolina meaning "Learning humanizes character and does not permit it to be cruel")
LEVOPrefix meaning "to the left"
ESTSuffix meaning "to the max"
TERAComputer prefix meaning 2 to the 40th power
CHASMNoun from the Greek verb meaning "to yawn"
SKEETEnglish word from the Old Norse "skjota," meaning "to shoot"
ORBIUrbi et ... (papal blessing meaning "To the City and to the World")
SHAH... mat (Arabic phrase meaning "the king is defeated" that led to the word "checkmate")
AYEWord that keeps the same meaning if you move its first letter to the end