# 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:** 29
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/561 "2021-10-07T21:43:48Z")
I gather a silent H is part of the answer, but I can’t get any further than that. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/562 "2021-10-07T21:48:02Z")
Neo’s Mom’s name is Mrs. \_\_\_\_ ---
**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:** [October 8, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/563 "2021-10-08T01:23:15Z")
ANDERSON (and 'er son) I thought you were changing the answer from 8 letters long to 3,2,3. * * * Sissy depicted young sleuth (5, 4) ---
**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:** [October 8, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/564 "2021-10-08T15:32:35Z")
Sissy depicted young sleuth (5, 4) NANCY DREW +++++ Cry when I fail (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:** [October 8, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/565 "2021-10-08T16:38:04Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Cry when I fail (5) WHINE (anagram) * * * Evil neighbor is a modern dude. (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:** [October 9, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/566 "2021-10-09T20:02:58Z")
Hint: “evil neighbor” refers to a character in a popular sitcom. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/567 "2021-10-09T23:53:08Z")
I’ve got the Seinfeld gif all cued up; I’m just trying to craft a good follow-up clue. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/568 "2021-10-10T00:20:40Z")
> **[Jerry Seinfeld: Newman! – Seinfeld Memes](https://seinfeldmemes.com/jerry-seinfeld-newman/)** > > Jerry Seinfeld’s “Newman” saying is a classic. +++++ In giving a man a clever line, you can lock him up. (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:** [October 10, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/569 "2021-10-10T16:03:54Z")
In giving a man a clever line, you can lock him up. (7) MANACLE (container) +++++ M, A, I, and L. (7) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/570 "2021-10-10T16:42:25Z")
LETTERS (double definition) Ruin the end of the Metro (5) ---
**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:** [October 10, 2021, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/571 "2021-10-10T23:16:03Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Ruin the end of the Metro (5) SPOIL (anagram of POLIS, which is the end of METRO, AND it means “ruin the end of”! Very elegant and efficient crypto!) +++++ Deprived of the imaginary part of my social environment, I’m suddenly all about my gut. (5) ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/572 "2021-10-12T15:05:46Z")
No one? Okay, a hint: You only deprive me of _one_ of the "i"s, not both of them. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/573 "2021-10-12T15:30:44Z")
Does “society” figure into the solution? ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/574 "2021-10-12T15:34:41Z")
No, not really. But a word that means “social environment” will be modified and anagrammed. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/575 "2021-10-12T15:53:28Z")
I’ve been trying to think of synonyms for “social environment” that have the letter i, but I can’t think of any that can be morphed into the solution. Building, village, university, office, milieu, dwelling… ---
**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:** [October 12, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/576 "2021-10-12T16:21:40Z")
ILIUM (milieu minus e)? ---
**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:** [October 13, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/577 "2021-10-13T07:33:12Z")
No, but very close. The ilium is a bone, btw, not part of the gut. ---
**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:** [October 13, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/578 "2021-10-13T12:42:56Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > The ilium is a bone, btw, not part of the gut. ILEUM part of the small intestine. That seems to work. I defer my clue to The **Prof** for getting it essentially correct (plus no time to think of a good clue 😀) ---
**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:** [October 13, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/579 "2021-10-13T15:27:56Z")
Well, the ilium is part of the pelvic girdle, which encircles the gut, so to speak. Ah. Thanks, Oly! Little women go mad for basketball this season. (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:** [October 14, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/580 "2021-10-14T14:21:20Z")
MINIS is the best I can come up with. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=30)