Cryptic vs. Crypt — What's the Difference?

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

A crypt (from Latin crypta "vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics.

(of coloration or markings) serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment

An underground vault or chamber, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

Having hidden meaning; mystifying.

(Anatomy) A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.

Secret or occult.

A cave or cavern.

Using code or cipher.

An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.

(Biology) Tending to conceal or camouflage

(anatomy) A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.

Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.

(botany) Any of the genus Cryptocoryne of aquatic plants of southern and southeastern Asia.

Mystified or of an obscure nature.

(botany) Any of the genus Cryptopus of orchids of Madagascar and Mauritius.

Involving use of a code or cipher.

A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory.

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.

A simple gland, glandular cavity, or tube; a follicle; as, the crypts of Lieberkühn, the simple tubular glands of the small intestines.

(zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.

A cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)

(zoology) Serving as camouflage.

Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.

(zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.

(informal) A cryptic crossword puzzle.

Hidden; secret; occult.

Incomprehensible to those not familiar with the culture or jargon; as, the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms.

Having a secret or hidden meaning; as, cryptic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings.

Having a puzzling terseness; as, a cryptic note.

Not evident; unrecognized; as, a cryptic infection.

Written in a code or cipher; as, a cryptic message.

Of an obscure nature;

Having a secret or hidden meaning;

Having a puzzling terseness;