# 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:** 166
**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:** [July 24, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3302 "2025-07-24T17:18:18Z")
SHALL (ruling) + OW(e) = SHALLOW ++++++ It sounds like tungsten can be edgy. Butt that would be mean. (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:** [July 27, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3303 "2025-07-27T18:48:18Z")
For clarification: Is “butt” the intended word, or a typo? ---
**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:** [August 1, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3304 "2025-08-01T01:35:30Z")
Heh heh heh. I think someone’s on the right track. Which is to say _it ain’t a typo_. ---
**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 3, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3305 "2025-08-03T17:42:45Z")
Perhaps it’s meant to be 7 letters instead of 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 5, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3306 "2025-08-05T01:01:30Z")
Well, it’s been 2 weeks, I’m going with WOLFRAM (WOLF + RAM). Not perfect, but in absence of a correction or a more helpful hint, the next puzzle is: ++++++ Mike ran into small dish (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 20, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3307 "2025-08-20T00:12:51Z")
Is the thread dead, Zed? ---
**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:** [August 20, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3308 "2025-08-20T11:01:45Z")
RAMEKIN (anagram) * * * Kill new construction used by writer? (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 20, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3309 "2025-08-20T17:10:40Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > Kill new construction used by writer? (7) INKWELL (anagram) * * * The Spanish strikeout is reportedly a Maleficent actress. (4, 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, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3310 "2025-08-25T12:40:49Z")
ELLE FANNING (sound alike) +++++++ Golden blocks of gratin got stuck in takeout cartons (6) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3311 "2025-08-25T15:38:25Z")
INGOTS (hidden word) * * * Tory leader centres ashy, dirty garment (6) ---
**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:** [August 28, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3312 "2025-08-28T22:45:49Z")
Does anyone want a clue? ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3313 "2025-08-29T00:31:40Z")
I was thinking a hint might be nice, but a clue would do too. ---
**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:** [August 29, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3314 "2025-08-29T07:44:34Z")
You don’t need to know anything about the Tories to solve the clue. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3315 "2025-08-29T08:23:41Z")
T-SHIRT (T + aSHy + dIRTy) Fishy accommodation for Sherman? (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:** [August 29, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3316 "2025-08-29T11:47:04Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > Fishy accommodation for Sherman? (4) TANK * * * Confusion perked months upon new musical urban fantasy film. (4, 5, 7) ---
**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:** [August 30, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3317 "2025-08-30T10:00:03Z")
K-Pop Demon Hunters (anagram) * * * Head of Mount Olympus travels back via canal. (4) ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3318 "2025-09-01T11:41:20Z")
SUEZ (Zeus backwards) Priest takes pill, short sleep, another pill, and runs straight into canal ---
**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 1, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3319 "2025-09-01T13:31:53Z")
How many letters? ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3320 "2025-09-01T13:33:57Z")
Good point - 7 ---
**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:** [September 1, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3321 "2025-09-01T15:49:21Z")
Ezekiel (E + Z + E + Kiel) * * * Oasis said she’s thrilling (8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=167)