cryptic

Etymology
From, from , from , from. Compare.

Adjective

 * 1) Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
 * 2) Mystified or of an obscure nature.
 * 3) Involving use of a code or cipher.
 * 4) Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
 * 5)  Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
 * 6)  Serving as camouflage.
 * 7)  Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
 * 8)  Living in a cavity or small cave.
 * 1)  Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
 * 2)  Living in a cavity or small cave.
 * 1)  Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
 * 2)  Living in a cavity or small cave.
 * 1)  Living in a cavity or small cave.

Derived terms

 * cryptic crossword
 * cryptic ovulation

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * German:
 * Greek: κρυπτικός
 * Korean: 숨은 뜻을 가진
 * Maori: tākirikiri
 * Portuguese: críptico
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: κρυπτικός
 * Korean: 아리송한
 * Maori: tākirikiri
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: críptico
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: מוצפן
 * Portuguese: críptico
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:

Noun

 * 1)  A cryptic crossword puzzle.