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cryptogram
cryptographic
cryptographic key
cryptography
cryptology
cryptomeria
cryptomonad
cryptorchid
cryptorchism
cryptosporidiosis
cryptosporidium
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cryptic crossword
cryp·tic cross·word (plural cryp·tic cross·words)


noun 
Definition:
 
crossword whose clues are not straightforward: a crossword which uses obscure clues to indicate the solutions indirectly
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