# Cryptic overlaps **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 25, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983 "2021-06-25T03:30:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 118
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2342 "2023-08-16T09:12:37Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Advice column by Debra A. Spinner (4, 4) DEAR ABBY (anagram) +++++ Local ordinances related to living next to a large saw mill(6) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2343 "2023-08-16T10:50:37Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Local ordinances related to living next to a large saw mill(6) BYLAWS (by + l + saw anagram) * * * Power tool gets little from libelous review. (7) ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2344 "2023-08-16T12:56:40Z")
Slander (sander + l) +++++ Evocative of past times regarding little bouquet (11) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2345 "2023-08-16T23:17:47Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Evocative of past times regarding little bouquet (11) REMINISCENT (Re: mini scent) +++++ You need guts to mess around in Crete.(7) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2346 "2023-08-19T08:07:03Z")
Hint: Anagram ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2347 "2023-08-19T15:54:55Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > You need guts to mess around in Crete.(7) Enteric (in Crete) +++++ Calamari or krill gather together forever (4,4) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2348 "2023-08-19T15:55:22Z")
ENTERIC (anagram of IN CRETE) wealthy impersonator (4,6) ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2349 "2023-08-22T07:49:48Z")
I hope the simulpost didn’t kill the thread. I think the answer to Prof’s puzzle is RICH LITTLE. How about I repost mine with a hint, and whoever gets that one can then pick which to play off? In play: Calamari or krill gather together forever (4,4) Hint: Anagram using only the C in calamari. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2350 "2023-08-22T08:31:58Z")
## RICK ROLL Behold, a chicken with a smile! Sounds like a wedding (9) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2351 "2023-08-22T08:45:29Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > Behold, a chicken with a smile! Sounds like a wedding (9) LOHENGRIN (Lo+hen+grin) +++++ Persuade Nigel I’ve become different.(8) ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2352 "2023-08-22T10:59:29Z")
INVEIGLE (Nigel I’ve\*) +++++ This band will never take off! (3, 8) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2353 "2023-08-23T00:31:44Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > This band will never take off! (3, 8) LED ZEPPELIN (homophone) * * * Abe, stand here to hear rock band. (6, 4) ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2354 "2023-08-23T01:47:28Z")
LINKIN PARK (“Lincoln” + park) Nocturnal criminal takes ketamine, gains investiture from king. (10) ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2355 "2023-08-23T06:51:08Z")
KNIGHTHOOD (K + night + hood) +++++ Not even funny (3) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2356 "2023-08-23T18:43:50Z")
ODD (Double definition) Who’s the dum-dum asshole who wrote _The Man In The Iron Mask_? (5) ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2357 "2023-08-23T22:12:35Z")
## DUMAS Egocentric? Sounds like a crab. (7) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2358 "2023-08-23T22:50:37Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > Egocentric? Sounds like a crab. (7) SELFISH (shellfish) +++++ Have a little reverance for superficiality.(7) ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2359 "2023-08-25T12:51:02Z")
SHALLOW (s + hallow) ++++ Bad dope (7) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2360 "2023-08-25T14:32:52Z")
Lowbrow? ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2361 "2023-08-25T19:32:50Z")
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