# 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:** 133
**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:** [January 8, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2642 "2024-01-08T17:27:43Z")
YANKEES +++++ Bond action collects a little round a seeping mess (9) ---
**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:** [January 10, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2643 "2024-01-10T13:50:17Z")
Hint: Bond action | collects a little round a seeping | mess = Definition | puzzle words | puzzle type ---
**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:** [January 10, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2644 "2024-01-10T15:24:45Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Bond action collects a little round a seeping mess (9) ESPIONAGE (o + a seeping) * * * Lifetime contagious disease found in Japanese dish. (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:** [January 13, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2645 "2024-01-13T14:05:21Z")
I didn’t know if this kind of Japanese food was widely known, but it’s considered the deep-fried family on which tempura is based. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2646 "2024-01-15T16:31:31Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Lifetime contagious disease found in Japanese dish. (7) AGEMONO ++++++ Url can not function at night (9) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2647 "2024-01-16T03:31:23Z")
Url can not function at night (9) NOCTURNAL (Url can not\*) +++++ Mouthwash as resilient ingredients. (9) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2648 "2024-01-16T03:42:11Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Mouthwash as resilient ingredients. (9) LISTERINE (anagram) +++++ The eastbound train I was on just kept on going.(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:** [January 16, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2649 "2024-01-16T19:51:19Z")
INERTIA (E + train + I) ++++++ Art made with AI goes on ahead (5) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2650 "2024-01-17T05:49:52Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Art made with AI goes on ahead (5) TIARA (ART + AI) +++++ Egyptian god to the South working with Russian leader makes for one rascally monk. (8) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2651 "2024-01-17T06:04:00Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Egyptian god to the South working with Russian leader makes for one rascally monk. (8) RASPUTIN (Ra+S+Putin) +++++ An earring with nuts in it.(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:** [January 17, 2024, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2652 "2024-01-17T12:01:20Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > An earring with nuts in it.(8) TINNITUS (anagram) * * * I’ve heard rhotacism usually results in high-interest loans. (5) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2653 "2024-01-18T12:24:42Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I’ve heard rhotacism usually results in high-interest loans. (5) USURY (USUALLY, except the “L” sound has been rhotacized) +++++ The Ergotism Racing Association Derby was held last week. The winning entry? Pumpernickel. (3, 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:** [January 18, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2654 "2024-01-18T16:27:28Z")
Rye bread? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2655 "2024-01-18T18:13:58Z")
Yup. Go. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2656 "2024-01-18T20:21:42Z")
Playing off RYE BREAD: A gentleman is a handsome guy. (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:** [January 21, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2657 "2024-01-21T04:04:20Z")
Adonis? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2024, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2658 "2024-01-21T09:23:14Z")
Correct! A don is a handsome guy. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2659 "2024-01-21T16:54:16Z")
Empty sushi made in Panama (7) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2660 "2024-01-22T00:02:14Z")
ISTHMUS (MT+Sushi) +++++ It was the Colonel in the conservatory with the condiment.(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:** [January 22, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2661 "2024-01-22T00:12:27Z")
MUSTARD +++++ Silver pennies for God are wanted most urgently (6) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=134)