Contra-/Counter-

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Across
  1. 3. completely different;opposite in nature, opinion, or action
  2. 5. anything that is against the law to buy or sell
  3. 6. being the opposite of real; fake or artificial
  4. 8. to look at something for a long time with a lot of interest, wonder, or curiosity
Down
  1. 1. a weight used to balance an opposite weight counterclockwise in the direction that is opposite of the direction the hands on the clock move
  2. 2. to look at different things to see how they are opposites or not related
  3. 3. to express the opposite
  4. 4. an example used to support a claim or statement that is the opposite of another claim or statement
  5. 6. goes against your gut feeling or common sense
  6. 7. a person who thinks differently from other people; a person who does the opposite of what is expected