cryptic
IPA: krˈɪptɪk
noun
- (informal) A cryptic crossword puzzle.
adjective
- Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
- Mystified or of an obscure nature.
- Involving use of a code or cipher.
- 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.
- (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
- (zoology) Serving as camouflage.
- (biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
- (zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
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