# 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:** 167
**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:** [September 1, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3322 "2025-09-01T17:15:58Z")
Oasis said she’s thrilling (8) ELECTRIC (thrilling Oasis song) +++++ Precisest airstrike unsuccessful? These might cheer you up! (4, 8, 6) ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3323 "2025-09-01T17:25:23Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Precisest airstrike Rice Krispies Treats 😋 Crackhead’s ghost (5) ---
**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, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3324 "2025-09-01T22:25:35Z")
SHADE (anagram of heads) * * * Led back Territorial Army to end of river (5) ---
**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 2, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3325 "2025-09-02T09:41:48Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > Led back Territorial Army to end of river (5) DELTA (LED back plus TA) Methodically organise data from the forbidden dead? (8) ---
**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 5, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3326 "2025-09-05T13:36:12Z")
Looks like I messed this one up - hints/elucidation available if wanted. ---
**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 6, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3327 "2025-09-06T00:13:20Z")
I was thinking TABULATE, but couldn’t see how it works with “forbidden dead”. Is that anywhere near the right track? ---
**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 6, 2025, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3328 "2025-09-06T09:46:54Z")
Oooh, yeah. Dead is late, and forbidden is taboo (which I think can be spelled tabu?) ---
**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 6, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3329 "2025-09-06T20:10:11Z")
Yes, that’s it exactly ---
**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 7, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3330 "2025-09-07T12:56:53Z")
Off TABULATE +++++++ Develop hidden talent (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:** [September 7, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3331 "2025-09-07T13:07:23Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Develop hidden talent (6) LATENT (anagram) * * * The alleged debut of urine led to chaos. (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 9, 2025, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3332 "2025-09-09T00:36:34Z")
ENTROPY (intro pee) ++++++ Are chirpy groups not worth the trouble? (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:** [September 9, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3333 "2025-09-09T19:29:40Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Are chirpy groups not worth the trouble? (7) PYRRHIC (r + chirpy) * * * A hardwood tree begins the story of a mouse’s time travels. (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 9, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3334 "2025-09-09T20:30:57Z")
HICKORY (…dickory dock) * * * Lay up pieces housing 80s social climber. (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:** [September 11, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3335 "2025-09-11T17:04:26Z")
YUPPIE (hidden word) ++++++ Queries confuse lawyer (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:** [September 11, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3336 "2025-09-11T18:04:36Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Queries confuse lawyer (7) ESQUIRE (anagram) * * * A career in restructuring can lead to a starring role in _Fame._ (5, 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 14, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3337 "2025-09-14T15:00:24Z")
Rephrased: A career in restructuring can result in an actress starring in _Fame._ (5, 4) ---
**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 14, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3338 "2025-09-14T18:14:12Z")
IRENE CARA (anagram) ++++++ Fallen sun god sits in greasy spoon, drinks from tankard (6) ---
**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 15, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3339 "2025-09-15T10:06:35Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Fallen sun god sits in greasy spoon, drinks from tankard (6) I think this is CARAFE (RA in CAFE) but that doesn’t account for “drinks from” and possibly “fallen” although I’d need to check my mythology. ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3340 "2025-09-15T13:35:09Z")
All filler words. You are correct. ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3341 "2025-09-15T14:37:04Z")
In that case: CARAFE (RA in CAFE) Wild, a result of time in home of jaguars, dolphins and panthers? (5) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=168)