elusive vs baffling

elusive and baffling both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, elusive and baffling are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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