# 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:** 51
**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:** [February 5, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1002 "2022-02-05T12:52:20Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Is said to take advantage of trees. (4) YEWS (Use) * * * That fish, Ms. Fitzgerald, contains bacteria. (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:** [February 5, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1003 "2022-02-05T19:36:47Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > That fish, Ms. Fitzgerald, contains bacteria. (10) Salmonella (salmon + Ella) +++++ Where one can experimentally talk about work (10) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1004 "2022-02-05T21:39:30Z")
LABORATORY (LABOR) For your paranomastic pleasure ! North of Taiwan: We R Yuk Yuk! -'k? (6) ---
**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:** [February 6, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1005 "2022-02-06T22:53:46Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > For your paranomastic pleasure ! North of Taiwan: We R Yuk Yuk! -'k? (6) Ryukyu (container) +++++ Uh, he never said all those things that he said… Now I’m all mixed up! How about a nice card game? (2-2-2) ---
**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:** [February 7, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1006 "2022-02-07T00:57:24Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Uh, he never said all those things that he said… Now I’m all mixed up! How about a nice card game? (2-2-2) YU-GI-OH (Why you! Gee, I, Oh!) (That’s probably incorrect clue interpretation, but I’m pretty certain the solution’s correct.) Multi-headed creature from New Testament controls water. (7) ---
**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:** [February 7, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1007 "2022-02-07T07:55:59Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > YU-GI-OH (Why you! Gee, I, Oh!) > > (That’s probably incorrect clue interpretation, but I’m pretty certain the solution’s correct.) The solution is correct. One of Yogi Berta’s famous imponderable quotes was “I never said all of those things that I said” (presumably claiming that many of them were apocryphal). Anyway, I hoped the wording would suggest “Uh, Yogi,” which would anagram to “Yu-Gi-Oh.” ---
**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:** [February 7, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1008 "2022-02-07T08:38:33Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Multi-headed creature from New Testament controls water. (7) HYDRANT (HYDRA + NT) +++++ Medical expert functionary had breakdown. (2, 7, 5) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1009 "2022-02-07T10:42:24Z")
All I can think of is Dr. Gregory House, but damned if I can figure out how to get there. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1010 "2022-02-07T15:55:01Z")
That’s because “Dr. Gregory” doesn’t start with DRANT. But “Dr. Anthony” does. DR. ANTHONY FAUCI +++++ After his role in _The Hunger Games_, Lenny Kravitz would like to play a Jamaican man. (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:** [February 7, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1011 "2022-02-07T17:31:50Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > After his role in _The Hunger Games_ , Lenny Kravitz would like to play a Jamaican man. (8) Forgot part of my clue. After his role in _The Hunger Games_, Lenny Kravitz would like to play a Jamaican man. Spicy! (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:** [February 7, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1012 "2022-02-07T18:23:07Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > After his role in _The Hunger Games_ , Lenny Kravitz would like to play a Jamaican man. Spicy! (8) CINNAMON (Cinna + mon) * * * Regarding Poe’s cask, it was converted to all almond. (11) ---
**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:** [February 8, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1013 "2022-02-08T05:01:05Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Regarding Poe’s cask, it was converted to all almond. (11) AMONTILLADO (to all almond) * * * Reverence for prescribed agitation (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:** [February 8, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1014 "2022-02-08T12:04:15Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Reverence for prescribed agitation (9) ADORATION (ado + ration) * * * Replace the Deuterium with Nitrogen in treating salt to remove electrons. (6) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1015 "2022-02-09T08:03:02Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Replace the Deuterium with Nitrogen in treating salt to remove electrons. (6) IODIZE - IONIZE French lingerie worn by a striped equine. (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:** [February 9, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1016 "2022-02-09T11:50:04Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > French lingerie worn by a striped equine. (5) ZEBRA (ze bra, mademoiselle) * * * I heard Vanishing Man was found in a bolt hole. (4, 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:** [February 11, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1017 "2022-02-11T11:47:39Z")
Look up the cast list for Deadpool 2 and see who played Vanishing Man. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1018 "2022-02-11T12:21:35Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I heard Vanishing Man was found in a bolt hole. (4, 4) Brad Pitt (Brad = bolt, Pitt is homonym of pit or hole) Eating Mexican treat in an odd-fitting coat. (4) ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1019 "2022-02-11T15:05:50Z")
TACO (COAT anagram) Christo wrapped these creatures in pink vinyl. (7) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1020 "2022-02-11T15:35:23Z")
OSTRICH (anagram of Christo) Jack claims he is a jelly donut. (3 3 3 8) \*Not sure if that’s a true cryptic. I’m trying to learn the subtleties of these puzzles. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1021 "2022-02-11T16:00:22Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Jack claims he is a jelly donut. (3 3 3 8) > > \*Not sure if that’s a true cryptic. I’m trying to learn the subtleties of these puzzles. Usually, the clue contains wordplay that construct the answer, like anagrams, homonyms, containers, etc. This article explains more. > **[Cryptic crossword](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptic_crossword)** > > A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa. Compilers of cryptic crosswords are commonly called setters in the UK and constructors in the US. Particularly in the UK, a distinction may be made between cryptics and q Cry... ICH BIN EIN BERLINER * * * Leia’s insult confuses her red fern. (4, 6) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=52)