His cryptic, unfinished titles imply a narrative in riddle form, like the knot problem that inspires him.

And sure enough, shortly thereafter the play's cryptic title is explained, and everything does become clear.

Ledesma's essay bore a cryptic title.

In one piece, two of these shapes are painted black; the impression that these are Mickey Mouse ears is confirmed by the cryptic title "Mikitaki."

This somewhat cryptic title is actually part of a tongue-in-cheek expression - "The closer kin, the deeper in."

The most creative interpretations of these cryptic titles received the highest scores.

Late in his life, Desargues published a paper with the cryptic title of DALG.

Perhaps Orwell and his more modern bookselling peers might be happier with more literal literary labels, but is a cryptic title necessarily a bad thing?

The 26 pieces of this anthology, whose quality leaves a lot to be desired, carry some rather cryptic titles:

Several chapters pass before we understand the thinking behind its cryptic title, which eventually comes in an observation by one protagonist that "Time's a goon.