# 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:** 80
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1582 "2022-08-30T22:15:48Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Sibling love loses head and tail, gets a try for genealogy. (8) ANCESTRY (A+INCEST-IT+TRY) +++++ A dry beer complemented the loaf.(3,5) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1583 "2022-08-31T01:19:26Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > A dry beer complemented the loaf.(3,5) Rye bread (anagram) ++++ Right before methamphetamine, Annie took another medicine (16) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2022, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1584 "2022-09-02T12:31:13Z")
It’s a charade, using words evoked by: Right + Methamphetamine + Annie ---
**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:** [September 3, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1585 "2022-09-03T20:14:23Z")
I don’t think any of us are familiar with 16-letter medical terms. You may as well take the win and present a new clue, Oly. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1586 "2022-09-04T02:10:01Z")
DEXTROMETHORPHAN Dextro + Meth + Orphan +++ I will be back later with a clue… ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1587 "2022-09-04T02:29:56Z")
Useful, like the cards you are dealt? (5) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1588 "2022-09-04T07:44:29Z")
Handy +++ You eat supper first, agree? (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:** [September 4, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1589 "2022-09-04T11:37:55Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > You eat supper first, agree? (3) YES (first letters) * * * Adventure makes park large for a Cadillac. (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:** [September 4, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1590 "2022-09-04T14:27:49Z")
Adventure makes park large for a Cadillac. (8) ESCALADE (Escapade - p + d) (or theoretically it could be ESCAPADE with escalade as the wordplay) +++++ Swan star dead; been blowed up real good. (5) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1591 "2022-09-04T18:49:43Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Swan star dead; been blowed up real good. (5) Deneb (been + d) ++++ Bag pipe left mangled in New York (3,5) ---
**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:** [September 4, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1592 "2022-09-04T20:54:37Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Bag pipe left mangled in New York (3,5) BIG APPLE (bag + pipe + l) * * * Dysfunctional spousal ire is reptilian in nature. (10) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1593 "2022-09-05T09:29:09Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Dysfunctional spousal ire is reptilian in nature. (10) PLESIOSAUR (anagram) +++++ I don’t believe the story about the man hurt by his pets, do you?(5,4) ---
**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:** [September 5, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1594 "2022-09-05T13:57:32Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > I don’t believe the story about the man hurt by his pets, do you?(5,4) Urban myth (man hurt by) ++++ Awful journalist identified bar-cutters tool (7) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1595 "2022-09-05T20:54:09Z")
> [@Oly](#): > > Awful journalist identified bar-cutters tool (7) HATCHET (double meaning) +++++ The CIA has a large moral obligation.(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:** [September 5, 2022, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1596 "2022-09-05T21:46:35Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > HATCHET (double meaning) Incorrect. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1597 "2022-09-06T19:16:59Z")
Awful journalist identified bar-cutters tool (7) HACKSAW (Hack + Saw) Move in and out, we’ve heard. (5) +++++ or if you prefer… The CIA has a large moral obligation.(7) ETHICAL (anagram) (“The CIA” anagram + L) Desert vacation. (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:** [September 7, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1598 "2022-09-07T04:29:16Z")
WEAVE (WE’VE) LEAVE (double defintion) * * * Airlock clothing overwhelming you with acrid bile. (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:** [September 9, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1599 "2022-09-09T03:43:47Z")
I’ll give a hint. Airlock is the definition. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1600 "2022-09-09T06:20:23Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Airlock clothing overwhelming you with acrid bile. (9) VESTIBULE (VEST+U+bile) +++++ A small bear ate fruit and got wasted.(7) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983/1601 "2022-09-10T18:35:42Z")
Reworded A small bear came back to eat mixed fruit and threw up.(7) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=79) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptic-overlaps/944983.md?page=81)