# 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:** 177
**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:** [May 10, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3523 "2026-05-10T13:10:00Z")
A DAY IN THE LIFE (anagram) * * * Drama series about mixed-up life downtown. (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:** [May 12, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3524 "2026-05-12T16:15:15Z")
Drama series about mixed-up life downtown. (8) FELICITY (life\* + city) ++++ Warner, sadly, lies dying. (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:** [May 16, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3525 "2026-05-16T01:05:51Z")
YIELD SIGN (anagram sadly lies) +++++ I’ve heard you’re an idiot if you don’t pay attention to Andy’s partner(9) ---
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3526 "2026-05-16T11:46:00Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > I’ve heard you’re an idiot if you don’t pay attention to Andy’s partner(9) IGNORAMUS (ignore + Amos) * * * Chamber where one keeps porridge and fungus. (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:** [May 24, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3527 "2026-05-24T05:19:55Z")
MUSHROOM +++++ Rumor is the Eternal City swallowed up the person you were living with (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:** [May 24, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3528 "2026-05-24T10:34:05Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Rumor is the Eternal City swallowed up the person you were living with (8) ROOMMATE (Rome ate) * * * Quartet risks including video game. (6) ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3529 "2026-05-29T12:44:32Z")
TRETRIS (quarTET RISk) ++++++ Three comicbook editors first name a Wagnarian hero. (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:** [May 30, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3530 "2026-05-30T05:58:48Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Three comicbook editors first name a Wagnarian hero. (7) TRISTAN (tri+stan) * * * Bronze aristocrat figures out trig ratio. (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:** [June 7, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3531 "2026-06-07T14:55:39Z")
Bronze aristocrat figures out trig ratio. (7) TANGENT (tan + gent) +++++ Just between us, French runestone is bogus. (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:** [June 8, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3532 "2026-06-08T00:09:41Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Just between us, French runestone is bogus. (5, 4) ENTRE NOUS (anagram) * * * R&B superstar is a Poe family member (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:** [June 8, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3533 "2026-06-08T23:34:41Z")
USHER (of _The House of_) ++++++ Queen Elizabeth pulls it out of her ass for the constables (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:** [June 14, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3534 "2026-06-14T21:32:18Z")
V2: Queen Elizabeth improvises on protocol for the constables (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:** [June 15, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3535 "2026-06-15T11:59:16Z")
. > [@Oly](#): > > V2: Queen Elizabeth improvises on protocol for the constables (8) SHERIFFS (she +riffs) +++++ Shed is not changing. (6) ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3536 "2026-06-20T01:47:17Z")
How about: Horse’s home is not shaky. (6) * * * As an aside, I want to recommend the cryptic puzzle “Debutantes” in the July issue of Harper’s. Just a beautifully constructed work. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3537 "2026-06-20T02:05:38Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Horse’s home is not shaky. (6) STABLE (double meaning) * * * These gym seats will decolorize you. (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:** [June 27, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3538 "2026-06-27T17:09:33Z")
Any chance it should be (9)? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3539 "2026-06-27T21:20:48Z")
Yes, should be 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:** [June 29, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3540 "2026-06-29T17:01:51Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > These gym seats will decolorize you. (8) BLEACHERS (double meaning) +++++++ Feminine pronouns beckon sweet kisses (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:** [July 2, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3541 "2026-07-02T13:39:12Z")
. > [@Oly](#): > > Feminine pronouns beckon sweet kisses (7) HERSHEY (HER SHE) +++++ She looks and sees twine burst over the fourth of July. (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:** [July 2, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3542 "2026-07-02T16:22:26Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > She looks and sees twine burst over the fourth of July. (10) EYEWITNESS (sees+twine+y) * * * Panda rests, stirs, stirs again at the US flag. (5,3,7) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=176) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=178)