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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CRYPTIC which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CRYPTIC

Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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We think the answer is "CRYPTIC" which means:

adjective satellite

• Of an obscure nature
• Having a secret or hidden meaning
• Having a puzzling terseness

noun

• A cryptic crossword.

adjective

• Having hidden meaning.
• Mystified or of an obscure nature.
• Involving use of a code or cipher.
• Of a crossword, or a clue in such a crossword, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
• Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
• Serving as camouflage.
• Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
• Living in a cavity or small cave.

An example sentence would be:

• "The message was written in cryptic code."
• "He always spoke in a cryptic manner, making it difficult to understand his true intentions."

We think you're currently doing a The Guardian Quick crossword, and other users also searched for these clues:

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The Guardian Quick21 Jun 2006	Down 13
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The Guardian Quick27 Nov 2003	Down 3
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6	Lairs crossword in a crossword?
7	Subject of article by crossword compiler The Guardian Quiptic - 02 Oct 2000	The Guardian Quiptic / 02 Oct 2000

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