baffling vs elusive

baffling and elusive both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baffling	No	Yes	No	No
elusive	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, baffling and elusive are synonyms defined as:

baffling and elusive: making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

Other synonyms of baffling include knotty, problematic, problematical, tough.

baffling (adjective)	elusive (adjective)
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe	skillful at eluding capture
	making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
	difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
	difficult to describe