cryptic
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While the cryptic video confirmed the beef, Cooper still didn’t offer any explanation as to what initially caused the turmoil between them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Her concurrence is too cryptic, though, to be of much use to lower courts trying to make sense of Gorsuch’s maximalist rhetoric.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Wardle said he wants to help "folks who haven't been able to break into cryptic crosswords, to teach them the rules".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
He approaches historical developments from odd angles as if deliberately trying to be cryptic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Under the time and place, just one rather cryptic sentence.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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