cryptic
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek (kruptikos), from (kruptos), “‘hidden’”), from (kruptein), “‘to hide’”)
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cryptic (comparative more cryptic, superlative most cryptic)
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- Having hidden meaning.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature.
- Involving use of code or cipher.
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mystified or of an obscure nature
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cryptic (plural cryptics)
- (informal) A cryptic crossword.
- 2009, Bill Taylor, Building a crossword (in Toronto Star, 1 February 2009)
- This writer has been solving cryptics for 40 years and can usually crack Araucaria, though it might take a couple of days.
- 2009, Bill Taylor, Building a crossword (in Toronto Star, 1 February 2009)