Cryptic in a sentence and paraphrased in a sentence.

Here are examples of the word/phrase "cryptic" used in a sentence and paraphrased in a sentence...

This cryptic message has a hidden meaning.

This mysterious message has a hidden meaning.

If these symbols weren't so cryptic I would be able to understand them.

If these symbols weren't so abstruse I would be able to understand them.

How would you go about deciphering this cryptic text?

How would you go about deciphering this inscrutable text?

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