cryptic vs mysterious

cryptic and mysterious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cryptic	No	Yes	No	No
mysterious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, cryptic and mysterious are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cryptic include cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mystifying.

cryptic (adjective)	mysterious (adjective)
having a puzzling terseness	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
having a secret or hidden meaning	of an obscure nature
of an obscure nature