# 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:** 175
**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 27, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3483 "2026-01-27T13:50:11Z")
. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Greek exclamation upon metropolis: “My vision is obscured.” (7) OPACITY (opa + city) +++++ You are advised you are unable to fight this ugly li’l yacht. (4, 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:** [January 29, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3484 "2026-01-29T01:37:52Z")
CITY HALL (anagram) ++++++ Falafel given Medal of Honor in ramshackle Canton building (4,2,4) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3485 "2026-01-30T01:33:51Z")
This version is more timely (and snarky 😆): Falafel is paid partial homage and gets memorialised before Bill Belichick in this Canton building. (4,2,4) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3486 "2026-01-30T19:33:57Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Falafel is paid partial homage and gets memorialised before Bill Belichick in this Canton building. (4,2,4) HALL OF FAME (falafel + hom) * * * A crumbly, a breeze, organ, are assumed to belong to missing pilot. (6, 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:** [February 7, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3487 "2026-02-07T01:37:34Z")
AMELIA EARHART (sound alike + charades: a mealy + air + heart) ++++++ Cat farts: I am puzzled by these ancient remnants (9) ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3488 "2026-02-07T15:20:38Z")
ARTIFACT (anagram of Cat farts I) ++++++++++ Put on a show with charged elements to get something done (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:** [February 7, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3489 "2026-02-07T21:33:46Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Put on a show with charged elements to get something done (6) ACTION (act + ion) * * * We’re on, embarking to new employee induction. (10) ---
**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 8, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3490 "2026-02-08T03:26:05Z")
ONBOARDING ++++++ Stinky shitball lingered, dry. (11) ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3491 "2026-02-08T14:20:35Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Stinky shitball lingered, dry. (11) DINGLEBERRY (anagram) * * * High fiber grain and young goose are the reputed dinner for _Blade Runner_ actor (4, 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:** [February 9, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3492 "2026-02-09T01:24:04Z")
High fiber grain and young goose are the reputed dinner for _Blade Runner_ actor (4, 7) RYAN GOSLING (rye and gosling) +++++ Doug’s written “BALDERDASH” —- and that’s right on the money! (2, 3, 2, 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:** [February 14, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3493 "2026-02-14T15:40:30Z")
IN GOD WE TRUST (anagram Doug’s written) ++++++ Crowe twitch is rough (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 19, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3494 "2026-02-19T13:47:43Z")
Redux: Iron oxide twitch is rough (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:** [February 19, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3495 "2026-02-19T17:41:48Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Iron oxide twitch is rough (6) RUSTIC (rust + tic) * * * Ludovic, a Russian spy, conceals a wingman. (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 26, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3496 "2026-02-26T01:33:42Z")
ICARUS (hidden word) ++++++ Login ID lacking elegance ne’er amuse (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:** [February 26, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3497 "2026-02-26T18:10:29Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Login ID lacking elegance ne’er amuse (8) USERNAME (ne’er amuse - e) * * * Word on the street is that a _Transformers_ actress may shoot a canine. (5, 3) ---
**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 5, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3498 "2026-03-05T13:45:14Z")
MEGAN FOX (may gun fox) +++++++ Opioid idiot is self contradictory (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:** [March 5, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3499 "2026-03-05T16:49:42Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Opioid idiot is self contradictory (8) OXYMORON (oxy+moron) * * * Some clown used an alleged sci-fi weapon on president. (6, 6) ---
**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:** [March 11, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3500 "2026-03-11T15:39:46Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Some clown used an alleged sci-fi weapon on president. RONALD (McDonald) REAGAN (ray gun) +++++ A change brought about a chocolate-y sauce. (7) (My first try was an inaccurate disaster. I really had to scramble to find a legit substitute within the edit window. BTW, this is not a hint; just a remark.) ---
**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:** [March 15, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3501 "2026-03-15T16:28:10Z")
Did I kill the thread? I’m sorry. ---
**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, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3502 "2026-03-15T20:04:13Z")
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