# 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:** 160
**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:** [March 12, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3182 "2025-03-12T22:17:30Z")
CHIRAL (choral - o + i) +++++ Trooper starts to rally, then bungles verbal presentation. (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:** [March 13, 2025, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3183 "2025-03-13T01:48:07Z")
Disregard. This is the actual puzzle. Tall falls short and emerges different. (3) ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3184 "2025-03-13T10:22:31Z")
Is it ALT? ---
**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:** [March 13, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3185 "2025-03-13T12:45:58Z")
Correct ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3186 "2025-03-13T16:26:33Z")
Exemplar held in county penitentiary (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:** [March 13, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3187 "2025-03-13T17:39:18Z")
TYPE (hidden word) * * * Rumor has it urine tally is required for joining volunteer organization. (5, 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:** [March 13, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3188 "2025-03-13T18:15:26Z")
Rumor has it urine tally is required for joining volunteer organization. (5, 5) PEACE CORPS (“pee score”) +++++ How were sponges mistaken for film? (4, 6, 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:** [March 15, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3189 "2025-03-15T12:29:13Z")
Or better: Film about the demise of the penny, I hear. (4, 6, 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:** [March 15, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3190 "2025-03-15T15:27:39Z")
STOP MAKING SENSE (sound alike, prior anagram) ++++++ Renewed rescue plan is a sure thing (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:** [March 16, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3191 "2025-03-16T17:09:43Z")
SECURE (anagram) * * * Eccentric mythical king gets electronic, then streams out a duct. (7) ---
**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:** [March 17, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3192 "2025-03-17T19:39:45Z")
. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Eccentric mythical king gets electronic, then streams out a duct. (7) URETHRA (Arthur\* + e) +++++ Rugged terrains of jungle. (10) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3193 "2025-03-18T10:11:04Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Rugged terrains of jungle. (10) RAINFOREST (anagram) * * * NFL team is reportedly a gang of thieves. (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:** [March 19, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3194 "2025-03-19T00:29:07Z")
STEELERS (homophone) ++++ The whir of steel works once was, but is no longer (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:** [March 22, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3195 "2025-03-22T00:44:32Z")
Hint: The whir of steel / works / once was, but is no longer :: Puzzle words (with a bit of filler) / puzzle indicator / definition ---
**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:** [March 22, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3196 "2025-03-22T22:13:48Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > The whir of steel works once was, but is no longer (9) ERSTWHILE (whir/steel\*) +++++ A poker cheat fled Project Alpha. (6, 2, 3, 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:** [March 23, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3197 "2025-03-23T11:44:21Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > A poker cheat fled Project Alpha. (6, 2, 3, 4) LEADER OF THE PACK (anagram) * * * Recognize temperature control expertise (11) ---
**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:** [March 25, 2025, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3198 "2025-03-25T00:33:49Z")
ACKNOWLEDGE (AC + knowledge) ++++ Leif Erikson did great explorations, recognized as firsts in the historical record (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:** [March 25, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3199 "2025-03-25T10:58:53Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Leif Erikson did great explorations, recognized as firsts in the historical record (6) LEDGER (first letters) * * * Indian chief ponders, “Gnome or I?” (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:** [March 27, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3200 "2025-03-27T00:59:14Z")
GERONIMO (anagram) ++++++ By swapping left and right, the moral of the story had bite (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:** [March 27, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3201 "2025-03-27T10:48:40Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > By swapping left and right, the moral of the story had bite (5) MOLAR * * * Stellar duo using secret back-breaking effort. (7) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=159) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=161)