In addition to the opening, an event that had been long-awaited, the scenic spot, which is located in Zunyi, Guizhou province, also issued an announcement seeking to recruit archaeological volunteers worldwide and inviting them to participate in Hailongtun's archaeological journey.
Definition of cryptic. 1  1 : secret, occult. 2  2a : having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : mysterious cryptic messages cryptic propheciesb : marked by an often perplexing brevity cryptic marginal notes. 3  3 : serving to conceal cryptic coloration in animals; also : exhibiting cryptic coloration cryptic animals.
In essence, a cryptic clue leads to its answer as long as it is read in the right way. What the clue appears to say when read normally (the surface reading) is a distraction and usually has nothing to do with the clue answer. The challenge is to find the way of reading the clue that leads to the solution.