# 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:** 36
**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:** [November 18, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/702 "2021-11-18T20:28:46Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Gerald served leg pork at Brooklyn university (7 Fordham ([Gerald] FORD + HAM) +++++ Yogi doesn’t mind being hindered by this pick-a-nic basket. (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:** [November 19, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/703 "2021-11-19T01:13:17Z")
Yogi doesn’t mind being hindered by this pick-a-nic basket. (6) HAMPER (double definition) +++++ Punk snared maps and signs (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:** [November 19, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/704 "2021-11-19T16:31:37Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Punk snared maps and signs (10) AMPERSANDS (anagram) * * * Seashore coloration looks like certain sedimentary rock. (9) ---
**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 19, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/705 "2021-11-19T16:44:02Z")
SANDSTONE (SAND’S TONE and SANDSTONE) The time of day when the waves come in at the same number in which they went out. (8) ---
**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:** [November 20, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/706 "2021-11-20T16:36:28Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The time of day when the waves come in at the same number in which they went out. (8) Eventide (EVEN +TIDE) +++++ One of the nastiest things Satan ever did was make me drop my ice cream when I was about mid-cone. (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:** [November 21, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/707 "2021-11-21T16:09:52Z")
One of the nastiest things Satan ever did was make me drop my ice cream when I was about mid-cone. (7) DEMONIC (anagram) +++++ His yacht, our fabulous extinct sea creature. (11) ---
**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 21, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/708 "2021-11-21T16:33:57Z")
ICHTHYOSAUR (anagram of HIS YACHT OUR) The city of the Elven Laird when A-ragon’s a-way. (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:** [November 21, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/709 "2021-11-21T18:13:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The city of the Elven Laird when A-ragon’s a-way. (9) RIVENDELL? (ariven - a + dell (Aragon’s a region in Spain known for its valley?)) ---
**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:** [November 21, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/710 "2021-11-21T18:17:26Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > RIVENDELL? (ariven - a + dell (Aragon’s a region in Spain known for its valley?)) You might be overthinking it. Elven Laird without its “a” anagrams to Rivendell. Next clue, please. ---
**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 21, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/711 "2021-11-21T20:47:17Z")
That’s correct. Elven Laird minus the A. ---
**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 22, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/712 "2021-11-22T01:02:17Z")
Vlog and Alaska contain Wolverine. (5) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/713 "2021-11-22T02:18:15Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Vlog and Alaska contain Wolverine. (5) LOGAN (vLOG ANd) * * * Cupbearer in horrible agony missing love and, reportedly, a fermented beverage (8) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/714 "2021-11-22T03:24:26Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Cupbearer in horrible agony missing love and, reportedly, a fermented beverage (8) GANYMEDE (AGONY - O [love in tennis]; anagram that, then + homophone of MEAD) +++++ _Ulee’s Gold_ was a honey of a film; its sequel, _Ulee’s Donut_ was sort of toothless. (10) ---
**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:** [November 22, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/715 "2021-11-22T03:41:13Z")
I just want to thank **Biotop** again for starting this game thread; it’s the most fun I’ve had as a Doper in a long time. ---
**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 22, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/716 "2021-11-22T16:51:41Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > _Ulee’s Gold_ was a honey of a film; its sequel, _Ulee’s Donut_ was sort of toothless. (10) EDENTULOUS (anagram of Ulee’s Donut) (I am glad this thread has provided enjoyment. I love cryptics and hoped to find others who did too.) +++++ Crusades involved certain vehicles (4, 4) ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/717 "2021-11-22T17:01:26Z")
That’s USED CARS (anag. Crusades) Cuddle a baffled miser, or muddle a baffled Kaiser? (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:** [November 22, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/718 "2021-11-22T17:10:32Z")
TIL a new word that means “missing teeth.” > [@WalterBishop](#): > > Cuddle a baffled miser, or muddle a baffled Kaiser? (10) SPOONERISM * * * A short composition for Chilly Willy’s frenemy. (7) ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/719 "2021-11-22T19:29:19Z")
SMEDLEY (S (short) + MEDLEY (composition)) Why one just can’t see what my vexed puzzle squarely lacks. Bafflegab, so to speak (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:** [November 22, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/720 "2021-11-22T19:51:40Z")
It’s missing the letter “I”. EYEBROW? EYELASH? ---
**Author:** ![WalterBishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WalterBishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WalterBishop)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/721 "2021-11-22T20:18:11Z")
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