# 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:** 25
**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 13, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/481 "2021-09-13T19:11:53Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > REROUTE? Yes it is. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/482 "2021-09-13T22:05:06Z")
Both players strained at the tight game of Senet (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:** [September 14, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/483 "2021-09-14T01:49:44Z")
Tense? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/484 "2021-09-14T11:43:17Z")
yes … ---
**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, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/485 "2021-09-14T12:16:09Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Tense No beginning nor end have the wise remarks of a Nobleman (4) ---
**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:** [September 14, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/486 "2021-09-14T15:43:18Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > No beginning nor end have the wise remarks of a Nobleman (4) Earl (pearls [of wisdom] with first and last letters removed) +++++ I’ve read _The Yearling_ tons of times in the National Cemetery. (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:** [September 14, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/487 "2021-09-14T16:03:11Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’ve read The Ye **arling ton** s of times in the National Cemetery. (9) Arlington * * * We made a pact to put this metal in the shade. (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 16, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/488 "2021-09-16T02:02:07Z")
“We made a pact” is the definition part, and the rest is a container. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/489 "2021-09-16T15:18:45Z")
TONTINE (this metal = TIN, inside the shade = TONE) 6.02214076×10^23 scrambled red Muppets (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 16, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/490 "2021-09-16T17:09:54Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > 6.02214076×10^23 scrambled red Muppets (4) Elmo * * * Stranger ocean is epic, so they say (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:** [September 16, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/491 "2021-09-16T21:55:40Z")
ODYSSEY (Oddest Sea) +++++ Less lychee nuts for island group (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:** [September 17, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/492 "2021-09-17T01:46:10Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > less lychee nuts for island group (10) Seychelles (anagram less lychee) * * * Weather report says cloudy days ahead? (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 18, 2021, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/493 "2021-09-18T17:06:43Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Weather report says cloudy days ahead? (6) The weather report is teaching the xxxxxx that you can expect to see xxxx xxx. ---
**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 18, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/494 "2021-09-18T21:39:50Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Weather report says cloudy days ahead? (6) LESSON (less sun) * * * Parody site circles around appetizer (5, 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:** [September 18, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/495 "2021-09-18T23:24:28Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Parody site circles around appetizer (5, 5) Onion rings ——- Sara endlessly sups on many small fish (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:** [September 19, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/496 "2021-09-19T12:04:16Z")
Sara endlessly sups on many small fish (8) Sardines (Sara - a + dines) +++++ Quite unavoidable: Abe’s pelican exploded (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:** [September 19, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/497 "2021-09-19T15:07:10Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Quite unavoidable: Abe’s pelican exploded (11) INESCAPABLE (anagram) * * * Robot takes left, turns into appliance (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:** [September 20, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/498 "2021-09-20T20:20:12Z")
Robot takes left, turns into appliance (7) BLENDER (B-(l)-ender) +++++ Ridicule Ironside remake. (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:** [September 20, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/499 "2021-09-20T21:20:31Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Ridicule Ironside remake. (8) DERISION (anagram) * * * That wild ass tore apart a citrus fruit. (6) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/500 "2021-09-20T23:04:36Z")
ONAGER (anagram of ORANGE) Many things are wrong about the rodent auricle. (6) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=26)