# 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:** 53
**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 17, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1042 "2022-02-17T05:42:08Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Nope. I’ll take it as consensus that I pushed the boundaries of bufuddlement one transposition too far. Apologies. I’ve been befuddled many times in this thread, and have enjoyed learning something each time. > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Forty-eight hours before tomorrow was going to be scrambled eggs. (9) Yesterday? ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1043 "2022-02-17T11:00:12Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Forty-eight hours before tomorrow was going to be scrambled eggs. (9) YESTERDAY (“Scrambled Eggs” was the original title to the Beatles song) Daughter always fair for broad stretch of time? (8) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1044 "2022-02-18T22:10:55Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Daughter always fair for broad stretch of time? (8) Hint: Initial letters and a synonym ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1045 "2022-02-20T05:53:55Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Daughter always fair for broad stretch of time? (8) Hint 2: D A (Daughter always) sounds like “Day” + synonym for"fair" = the answer to “broad stretch of 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:** [February 20, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1046 "2022-02-20T06:20:44Z")
Daylight? ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1047 "2022-02-20T17:01:33Z")
Correct ---
**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 20, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1048 "2022-02-20T17:59:53Z")
DAYLIGHT +++++ Mysterious thin gold ring is a frequent source of controvery (9, 3) ---
**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 20, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1049 "2022-02-20T18:29:24Z")
Looks like I’m further becoming the thread nudnik, but… 1. If you use devices like initial letters and sound alikes, shouldn’t there be indicator words in the clue? 2. How is “daylight” an answer to “a broad stretch of time”? ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1050 "2022-02-20T22:20:11Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Mysterious thin gold ring is a frequent source of controvery (9, 3) LIGHTNING ROD (Anagram of “thin gold ring”) Fellow wandering around yonder. (6) ---
**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 21, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1051 "2022-02-21T00:51:48Z")
RODNEY (anagram of YONDER) Did you think Ponce was on the right track with that fountain? (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:** [February 21, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1052 "2022-02-21T02:43:23Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Did you think Ponce was on the right track with that fountain? (5) Youth (container) +++++ A monk named Martin lost his head and fathered a most unlikely king. (5) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1053 "2022-02-21T17:04:05Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > A monk named Martin lost his head and fathered a most unlikely king. (5) UTHER (Luther - L, Uther Pendragon was father of King Arthur) +++++ Recluse in a woman’s college in the US. (6) ---
**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 23, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1054 "2022-02-23T02:02:38Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Recluse in a woman’s college in the US. (6) Hermit (her + MIT) +++++ Renters divided by a few bugs. (7) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2022, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1055 "2022-02-23T03:39:46Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Renters divided by a few bugs. (7) TENANTS (Ten + Ants) +++++ Time in prison to practice yoga. (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:** [February 23, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1056 "2022-02-23T14:02:23Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Time in prison to practice yoga. (7) Stretch +++++ I hear crocodile tears are made of alcoholic beverage (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 23, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1057 "2022-02-23T18:30:51Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > I hear crocodile tears are made of alcoholic beverage (9) CHAMPAGNE (sham pain) * * * I heard collar glue makes a strong sugary liquid. (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:** [February 23, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1058 "2022-02-23T22:16:45Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I heard collar glue makes a strong sugary liquid. (6) NECTAR (neck tar) * * * Herb tea given to god squashed by noble. (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:** [February 24, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1059 "2022-02-24T04:16:23Z")
TARRAGON [T + AR(RA)AGON] +++++ Another time for a canoeing accident (4, 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:** [February 24, 2022, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1060 "2022-02-24T04:39:00Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > TARRAGON [T + AR(RA)AGON] Right answer, but I wasn’t going for “noble” as in Aragorn, I was going for noble as in ARGON, the noble gas. So we get T(tea), RA (god), and ARGON (noble). RA is squashed by (i.e. contained in) ARGON. ---
**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 24, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1061 "2022-02-24T05:26:41Z")
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