# 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:** 121
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2402 "2023-09-18T16:04:24Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Lacking energy, create stir in reversed YouTube short - sure thing (9) CERTAINTY (create - e + in + ty) * * * Reverend Spooner mistakes Greek letter song for a natural disaster. (7) ---
**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:** [September 18, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2403 "2023-09-18T22:45:49Z")
TYPHOON (phi tune, spoonerised) +++++ Story starts back in the day (4, 4, 1, 4) ---
**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:** [September 19, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2404 "2023-09-19T11:03:07Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Story starts back in the day (4, 4, 1, 4) ONCE UPON A TIME (double meaning) * * * Cardamom Isle disaster affects shoe queen. (6, 6) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2405 "2023-09-19T12:27:18Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Cardamom Isle disaster affects shoe queen. (6, 6) IMELDA MARCOS (anagram) ++++ Commanding officers fire a Ukrainian soldier.(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:** [September 19, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2406 "2023-09-19T16:51:29Z")
Cossack (COs sack) ++++ Flying object generically noted in King’s English (4) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2407 "2023-09-20T01:42:43Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Flying object generically noted in King’s English (4) KITE (k-IT-e) +++++ Delicate setting of the sun out East?(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:** [September 20, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2408 "2023-09-20T17:50:04Z")
Tenuous (sun out + E) ++++++ Rag cleans up sad Australian toy (3,5) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2409 "2023-09-22T12:14:13Z")
Another version: Newspaper displays Australian toy ads (3,5) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2410 "2023-09-22T13:25:58Z")
USA TODAY (anagram of toy ads + AU) +++++ Sing “Hello Derek!” (5) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2411 "2023-09-22T17:25:02Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Sing “Hello Derek!” (5) YODEL (yo + Del)? ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2412 "2023-09-22T17:41:13Z")
Yes indeed. Carry on. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2413 "2023-09-22T20:40:37Z")
Playing off YODEL Delaware cardinal is now a Representative. (8) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2414 "2023-09-22T20:47:41Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Delaware cardinal is now a Representative. (8) DELEGATE (DE+legate) ++++ Greet everyone in tern.(5) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2415 "2023-09-22T23:12:07Z")
Egret? ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2416 "2023-09-23T04:26:46Z")
Correct ---
**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:** [September 23, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2417 "2023-09-23T14:38:25Z")
Off EGRET: When done on the internet, religious scholarship allows one to study animals in their natural environment. (8) ---
**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:** [September 26, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2418 "2023-09-26T01:23:11Z")
Modified: When started on the internet, religious scholarship is transformed into the study animals in their natural environment. (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:** [September 26, 2023, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2419 "2023-09-26T10:31:36Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > When started on the internet, religious scholarship is transformed into the study animals in their natural environment. (8) ETHOLOGY (theology anagram) * * * I hoid dat guy swindles 'em for chalk. (6) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2420 "2023-09-27T07:12:44Z")
GYPSUM ++++++++++ Single female felon scatters stuff messily, hears it wrong (12) ---
**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:** [September 27, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2421 "2023-09-27T11:07:36Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > Single female felon scatters stuff messily, hears it wrong (12) MISCONSTRUES (miss con strews) * * * As emerald crumbles, Quasimodo’s love emerges. (9) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=122)