# 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:** 178
**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 3, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3543 "2026-07-03T17:40:26Z")
. > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Panda rests, stirs, stirs again at the US flag. (5,3,7) STARS AND STRIPES (Panda rests stirs\*) +++++ Mummies Rule! – Best Novelty Song of 1994. (10, 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:** [July 4, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3544 "2026-07-04T16:23:58Z")
SUMMERTIME BLUES (anagram) +++++ Without regulation Treasury can be swampy (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:** [July 5, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3545 "2026-07-05T13:46:48Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Without regulation Treasury can be swampy (7) ESTUARY (treasury - r) * * * Them damn Northerners are makin’ a baseball team! (7) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3546 "2026-07-05T17:12:29Z")
YANKEES (double meaning) An electronic dog breed heard in native Spanish (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:** [July 8, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3547 "2026-07-08T01:05:45Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > An electronic dog breed heard in native Spanish (7) SPANIEL (Spain + e) ++++++ To be the first man, you must first pledge to kowtow to a burly member (4,9) ---
**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:** [July 8, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3548 "2026-07-08T01:16:23Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > SPANIEL (Spain + e) Not the exact solution I had in mind but but its very close and it fits, so lets carry on. my solution: espanol (e + spaniel heard) > [@Oly](#): > > To be the first man, you must first pledge to kowtow to a burly member (4,9) Neal Armstrong (Kneel + Arm + strong) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ very large insect goes after the last bit of a pierogi. (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:** [July 8, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3549 "2026-07-08T11:27:57Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > very large insect goes after the last bit of a pierogi. (5) GIANT (gi + ant) * * * Santa rescues a hidden star. (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 8, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3550 "2026-07-08T21:55:07Z")
- > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Santa rescues a hidden star. (7) ANTARES (sANTA REScues…) +++++ Get Oscar dancing snails. (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:** [July 11, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3551 "2026-07-11T01:03:42Z")
ESCARGOT (anagram) The GOAT left the arena but is still included in the ad campaign (3,4) ---
**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:** [July 14, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3552 "2026-07-14T01:55:14Z")
V2: The GOAT left the arena but is still included in the dairy ad campaign (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:** [July 14, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3553 "2026-07-14T03:14:33Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > The GOAT left the arena but is still included in the dairy ad campaign (3,4) GOT MILK (goat - a + milk) * * * Printing black, Mr. Federer launches grocery chain. (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:** [July 19, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3554 "2026-07-19T13:51:24Z")
- > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Printing black, Mr. Federer launches grocery chain. (6) KROGER (K + Roger) +++++ She played Joanie on Mariner At Sea. (4, 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:** [July 19, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3555 "2026-07-19T18:19:51Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > She played Joanie on Mariner At Sea. (4, 5) ERIN MORAN (on mariner anagram) * * * At the plantation, putting on clothes makes for good salad topping. (5, 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:** [July 23, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3556 "2026-07-23T16:45:11Z")
- > [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > At the plantation, putting on clothes makes for good salad topping. (5, 8) RANCH DRESSING +++++ Lieutenant Dan portrayer’s failing is a syringe. (4, 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:** [July 24, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3557 "2026-07-24T13:19:17Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Lieutenant Dan portrayer’s failing is a syringe. (4, 6) GARY SINISE (anagram) * * * Three song compilation features Canadian actor. (4, 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:** [July 26, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3558 "2026-07-26T22:11:45Z")
SETH ROGEN (anagram three song) ++++++ Biblical beginning cut short, middle aged folks are has been (3,1) ---
**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 2, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3559 "2026-08-02T16:17:50Z")
Redux: When the beginning ended too soon, a former partner emerged into the cohort of people born between 1965 and 1980 (3,1) ---
**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 3, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3560 "2026-08-03T17:38:17Z")
GEN X (Genesis abbr. + X) * * * St. Francis was heavier, then he was crossed out. (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:** [August 20, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3561 "2026-08-20T21:31:12Z")
St. Francis was heavier, then he was crossed out. (6) XAVIER [X + (-he)avier] +++++ Liquid nitrogen alert. (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:** [August 21, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/3562 "2026-08-21T14:22:08Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Liquid nitrogen alert. (8) RINGTONE (anagram) * * * Endemic about, for example, being pessimistic. (8) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=177) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=179)