# 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:** 32
**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 26, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/621 "2021-10-26T11:09:47Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Bannon’s idea reveals legal position (6) ONSIDE (hidden word) * * * State when you were directed backwards and became cognizant of it. (8) ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/622 "2021-10-27T03:23:56Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > State when you were directed backwards and became cognizant of it. (8) DELAWARE (LED [reversed] + AWARE) * * * Buttons performed censored (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:** [October 27, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/623 "2021-10-27T04:01:36Z")
Buttons performed censored (8) REDACTED (Red + acted) +++++ New York mayor choked badly (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:** [October 27, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/624 "2021-10-27T11:18:48Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > New York mayor choked badly (2, 4) ED KOCH (anagram of choked) * * * Bale on Thomas Beckett (9) ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/625 "2021-10-28T01:10:49Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Bale on Thomas Beckett (9) “Becket”. CHRISTIAN (double definition) * * * Haphazard alert drowns north horn. (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:** [October 28, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/626 "2021-10-28T02:40:18Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Haphazard alert drowns north horn. (6) A(N)TLER (alert anagrammed around N) +++++ Guitarist with blind faith could undergo narcoleptic attack (4, 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:** [October 28, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/627 "2021-10-28T10:38:13Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Guitarist with blind faith could undergo narcoleptic attack (4, 8) ERIC CLAPTON (anagram) * * * Katrina city could be fresh or inclining. (3, 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:** [October 28, 2021, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/628 "2021-10-28T12:16:01Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Katrina city could be fresh or inclining. (3, 7) New Orleans (new or leans) ++++++ No, I don’t see a tumor, silly goose! (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:** [October 28, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/629 "2021-10-28T14:17:41Z")
Whoops. I f’ed up a bit. Should be this: No, see, I’m telling you, it’s not a tumor, silly goose (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:** [October 30, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/630 "2021-10-30T17:32:12Z")
A word that describes being silly and/or goose like is the answer. ---
**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 31, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/631 "2021-10-31T00:02:04Z")
Well, it’s ANSERINE, but I don’t know why. Kris Kringle gets mixed up at Halloween and stalks children in the woods to their doom. (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:** [October 31, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/632 "2021-10-31T19:11:05Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Well, it’s ANSERINE Not anserine, but a synonymous adjective that sounds like something you might say about a malignant neoplasm, minus the letter C. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/633 "2021-11-01T02:14:54Z")
Anserous without the C. But I am still ready to play off Prof P’s clue if anyone has any ideas. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/634 "2021-11-01T13:10:42Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Kris Kringle gets mixed up at Halloween and stalks children in the woods to their doom. (7) Erkling (anagram of KRINGLE) +++++++++ Prepare fiancé at wedding (5) ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/635 "2021-11-01T15:03:12Z")
Well, Erlking, but close enough. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/636 "2021-11-01T15:29:29Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Prepare fiancé at wedding (5) GROOM (double definition) +++++ Minestrone soup containing pepper is found everywhere (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:** [November 1, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/637 "2021-11-01T15:30:53Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Prepare fiancé at wedding (5) GROOM (double meaning) * * * Double Oxygen and two grand figure into amount for co-leaser. (8) ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/639 "2021-11-01T18:54:27Z")
ROOMMATE (OO + MM + RATE) Why William shouldn’t play poker (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:** [November 2, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/640 "2021-11-02T01:02:00Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Why William shouldn’t play poker (4) TELL +++++ Nice lox says it all (7) ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/641 "2021-11-02T09:38:10Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Minestrone soup containing pepper is found everywhere (11) OMNIPRESENT I won’t set a new clue as Oli has just set one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=33)