# 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:** 134
**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 24, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2662 "2024-01-24T02:19:27Z")
Ardent? ---
**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 25, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2663 "2024-01-25T10:46:37Z")
I want to guess “DIREST,” but I can’t parse it to the clue, so I’m not going to. ---
**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 28, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2664 "2024-01-28T06:13:54Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > MUSTARD > > +++++ > > Silver pennies for God are wanted most urgently (6) Suppose we could get a hint? We appear to be stumped. ---
**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 28, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2665 "2024-01-28T07:31:42Z")
Correct - apologies, I missed this as I didn’t get a notification. Start with argent (silver), replace God (g) with (old English) pennies (d) to get “wanted most urgently”. ---
**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 28, 2024, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2666 "2024-01-28T17:55:19Z")
Off ARDENT: Passion ignites at men’s hiatus (10) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2667 "2024-01-28T21:05:35Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Passion ignites at men’s hiatus (10) ENTHUSIASM (anagram) +++++ Mar a Lago’s fat waddler (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 29, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2668 "2024-01-29T14:53:27Z")
MALLARD (M + a + L + lard) ++++++ They say senility starts out like an evil monster. (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 29, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2669 "2024-01-29T18:18:58Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > They say senility starts out like an evil monster. (5) DEMON (demen/tia) * * * My French gate is a New Jersey University. (8) ---
**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 31, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2670 "2024-01-31T14:16:15Z")
My French gate is a New Jersey University. (8) MONMOUTH (Mon + mouth) +++++ Disdainful seahorses insult novel. (3, 3, 4, 5) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2671 "2024-02-01T03:26:10Z")
Just want to give a shout-out to this month’s Harper’s cryptic puzzle “Sixes and Sevens (and Twelves).” Harper’s is still a fine read in this time of disappearing magazines – and the cryptic puzzle itself is worth the cost of the publication. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2672 "2024-02-01T20:23:50Z")
I’m a fan of those Harper’s puzzles. They can be a challenge. There’s often a theme, and it’s not always a walk in the park to guess what the theme is. But once you do, bam! it’s a big boost. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2673 "2024-02-02T03:17:51Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > MONMOUTH (Mon + mouth) > > +++++ > > Disdainful seahorses insult novel. (3, 3, 4, 5) No help needed on this, right? ---
**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:** [February 2, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2674 "2024-02-02T11:55:30Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Disdainful seahorses insult novel. (3, 3, 4, 5) THE SUN ALSO RISES (anagram) * * * Open with this street. (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:** [February 2, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2675 "2024-02-02T20:28:46Z")
SESAME ++++ Is solo fad immensely F-ed up? (2,6,3,1) ---
**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:** [February 3, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2676 "2024-02-03T02:19:51Z")
Is solo fad immensely F-ed up? (2,6,3,1) ME MYSELF AND I (fad immensely\*) +++++ Old TV Show: Cryptogenic, Hemorrhagic, & Ischemic (9, 7) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2677 "2024-02-03T09:47:47Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Old TV Show: Cryptogenic, Hemorrhagic, & Ischemic (9, 7) DIFFERENT STROKES (double meaning) +++++ The Spanish bird of prey followed along on wandering treks.(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:** [February 3, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2678 "2024-02-03T11:44:52Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > The Spanish bird of prey followed along on wandering treks.(7) KESTREL (el + treks) * * * Appreciate this condiment. (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:** [February 3, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2679 "2024-02-03T23:27:54Z")
RELISH +++++ Every President heels to the confused masses who follow blindly (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:** [February 4, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2680 "2024-02-04T07:40:58Z")
SHEEPLE ( **E** very **P** resident + heels\*) +++++ Polite request for extra is a plot twist (6, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 4) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/2681 "2024-02-04T20:34:26Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Polite request for extra is a plot twist (6, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 4) PLEASE SIR BUT I WANT SOME MORE (Plot + Twist) +++++ Femmes Gordon found a gold nugget in his spice rack.(7) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=133) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=135)