cryptic

As adjectives the difference between cryptic and obvious

is that cryptic is having hidden meaning while obvious is easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

As a noun cryptic

is (informal) a cryptic crossword.

Difficult is a related term of cryptic.

As adjectives the difference between difficult and cryptic

is that difficult is hard, not easy, requiring much effort while cryptic is having hidden meaning.

As a verb difficult

is (obsolete|transitive) to make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

As a noun cryptic is

(informal) a cryptic crossword.

As adjectives the difference between arcane and cryptic

is that arcane is understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge while cryptic is having hidden meaning.

As a noun cryptic is

a cryptic crossword.

Incomprehensible is a related term of cryptic.

As adjectives the difference between incomprehensible and cryptic

is that incomprehensible is incomprehensible while cryptic is having hidden meaning.

As a noun cryptic is

(informal) a cryptic crossword.

Strenuous is a related term of cryptic.

As adjectives the difference between strenuous and cryptic

is that strenuous is urgent, ardent, zealous while cryptic is having hidden meaning.

As a noun cryptic is

(informal) a cryptic crossword.

As adjectives the difference between cryptic and secret

is that cryptic is having hidden meaning while secret is being or kept hidden.

As nouns the difference between cryptic and secret

is that cryptic is a cryptic crossword while secret is knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

As a verb secret is

to make or keep secret.

As adjectives the difference between cryptic and mystical

is that cryptic is having hidden meaning while mystical is relating to mystics or mysticism.

As a noun cryptic

is a cryptic crossword.

As adjectives the difference between strange and cryptic

is that strange is not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary while cryptic is having hidden meaning.

As nouns the difference between strange and cryptic

is that strange is vagina while cryptic is a cryptic crossword.

As a verb strange

is to alienate; to estrange.

As a proper noun Strange

is {{surname}.

Cryptic is a related term of paradoxical.

As adjectives the difference between cryptic and paradoxical

is that cryptic is having hidden meaning while paradoxical is having self-contradictory properties.

As a noun cryptic

is (informal) a cryptic crossword.

Cryptic is a related term of impenetrable.

As adjectives the difference between cryptic and impenetrable

is that cryptic is having hidden meaning while impenetrable is impenetrable.

As a noun cryptic

is (informal) a cryptic crossword.