# 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:** 49
**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:** [January 21, 2022, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/962 "2022-01-21T05:16:32Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Speed saves an hour and the danger seems minor. (8) ASTERISK [(haste - h) + risk] +++++ Among the most inadequate, these stick out. (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:** [January 21, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/963 "2022-01-21T12:18:55Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Among the most inadequate, these stick out. (10) SKETCHIEST (these stick anagram) * * * The Cardinal will stand for moving fifth to the back. (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:** [January 22, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/964 "2022-01-22T06:27:02Z")
The Cardinal will stand for moving fifth to the back. (8) STANFORD (stand for – move the d) +++++ Imagine armed conflict (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:** [January 22, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/965 "2022-01-22T12:07:32Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Imagine armed conflict (5) DREAM (anagram) * * * Capital city has my lost hamster, dammit! (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:** [January 22, 2022, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/966 "2022-01-22T16:12:41Z")
AMSTERDAM (enclosed) There ain’t nothin’ like a mead! (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:** [January 22, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/967 "2022-01-22T17:30:21Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > There ain’t nothin’ like a mead! (4) DAME (anagram) +++++ Pat O’Riley’s whirlwind romance was facilitated by the USPS. (10) ---
**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:** [January 23, 2022, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/968 "2022-01-23T16:37:07Z")
Pat O’Riley’s whirlwind romance was facilitated by the USPS. (10) EPISTOLARY (Anagram of Pat O’Riley’s) +++++ Wearisome by Null Exchange is a popular album. (6, 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:** [January 24, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/969 "2022-01-24T22:19:35Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Wearisome by Null Exchange is a popular album. (6, 9) YELLOW SUBMARINE (anagram of wearisome by null) * * * Ask into neon corset state. (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:** [January 25, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/970 "2022-01-25T03:01:32Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Ask into neon corset state. (8) NEBRASKA (NEonBR **ASK** A) +++++ He thought he’d impress Kathleen on this, but his sick moves left his Kate bored, or so I hear. (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:** [January 25, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/971 "2022-01-25T13:30:09Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > He thought he’d impress Kathleen on this, but his sick moves left his Kate bored, or so I hear. (10) SKATEBOARD ('s kate bored) * * * Private eye finds leads on robin. (4, 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:** [January 25, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/972 "2022-01-25T17:04:34Z")
Private eye finds leads on robin. (4, 7) DICK GRAYSON (Dick + grays +on) +++++ Composer’s wanton hedonism (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:** [January 26, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/973 "2022-01-26T04:56:32Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Composer’s wanton hedonism (8) SONDHEIM (hedonism anagram) * * * Inevitably I am contracted to draw from the national trust. (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:** [January 26, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/974 "2022-01-26T12:48:54Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Inevitably I am contracted to draw from the national trust. (8) IMMINENT (I’m in NT) * * * Infiltrate honor for ship. (10) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/975 "2022-01-26T20:50:13Z")
Infiltrate honor for ship. (10) ENTERPRISE [Enter + Prise (brit spelling?)] +++++ Jack’s hit song about Shiatsu nonsense (7, 2, 3, 3) ---
**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:** [January 26, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/976 "2022-01-26T21:57:51Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > ENTERPRISE [Enter + Prise (brit spelling?)] I’m having a senior moment. I don’t remember what I was thinking. Going to lie down now. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/977 "2022-01-27T03:31:00Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Jack’s hit song about Shiatsu nonsense (7, 2, 3, 3) SEASONS IN THE SUN (anagram of SHIATSU NONSENSE) +++++ Unitarian Universalist nuns come together with Mancunian VIP. (6) ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/978 "2022-01-27T05:26:45Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > > [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > > > Inevitably I am contracted to draw from the national trust. (8) > > IMMINENT (I’m in NT) Right answer. Wrong solution. “to draw from” is “MINE” So it’s IM + MINE + NT ---
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/979 "2022-01-29T05:15:32Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Unitarian Universalist nuns come together with Mancunian VIP. (6) SUNUNU? (U+U+NUNS anagram) +++++ Dust in ruins: Yes! Uncover it here! (6, 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:** [January 29, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/980 "2022-01-29T22:25:38Z")
Nudist colony? ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/981 "2022-01-30T01:03:09Z")
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