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cryptated adj. Still drunk, and treating the barmaid’s change as though it were a locked container. Kanea remained cryptated, guarding three coins as if the landlord needed a passcode. cryptdinned adj. Too drunk to leave the pub without first defending the bar from every imaginary invader. Nikitra was cryptdinned, crouched beneath the dartboard and protecting the crisps. crypted (/kɹɪptd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the space beneath the stairs for suitable sleeping quarters. Harlie-grace was crypted beneath the stairs, beside the hoover and a carefully placed glass of water. cryptenamined adj. Having drunk enough to lower the pressure of the conversation, while raising it everywhere else. Rolisha got cryptenamined and brought the room’s argument down to a manageable murmur. crypteratied adj. Having drunk more than a reasonable person and explaining the blockchain to strangers at the bar. Lillee was crypteratied and offered the barman a decentralised explanation of the tab. cryptexed (/ˈkɹɪptɛksd/) adj. You are drunk and unable to open anything without trying several combinations first. Haston got cryptexed and attempted six passwords before finding the latch on his satchel. cryptic crossworded adj. Of a drinker who has turned every straightforward question into wordplay and misleading answers. Janeeka got cryptic crossworded and answered the landlord’s closing question with an anagram. cryptic definitioned adj. Describing a drinker who answers plainly enough to sound helpful, while meaning something else entirely. cryptic ovulationed adj. A drinker who has concealed the point at which the evening began producing consequences. Zymiah was cryptic ovulationed, and nobody could identify when the night had turned unwise. crypticitied adj. A drinker so far gone that even the explanation of the round requires a further explanation. crypticked (/ˈkɹɪptɪkd/) adj. Of a drinker: solving ordinary remarks as though they were clues, usually incorrectly. Pam went crypticked and treated Stevn’s request for crisps as an elaborate crossword clue. crypticnessed adj. The state of being drunk and speaking in meanings that seem almost available, but never quite arrive. Eva-noor was crypticnessed, pointing at the crisps as though they were a philosophical proposition. cryptided (/ˈkɹɪp.tɪdd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who is reported by everyone present but observed doing nothing definite. Alusine was cryptided after disappearing behind the fruit machine, though nobody saw him go. cryptidined adj. The drunkenness of one who has become an oily, coal-dark presence beside the bar. Raheemah grew cryptidined and slid steadily towards the end stool without explanation. cryptidinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the toilet corridor for a hostile passage requiring constant defence. cryptisted adj. Reduced by drink to a small, obscure life-form thriving in the damp corner of the snug. Ryun was cryptisted by closing time, flourishing quietly beside the radiator with a half-pint.