What does the word cryptic mean in this excerpt from animal farm?

Apoet can make powerful, but subtle statements a) overstatement b) irony c) paradox d) understatement

Germany italy and japan formed the tripartite pact in part because they: a. add chicken wings to the united states to stay out of world war ii b. share the ruling philosophies based on communist economics c. resented the agreements they were forced to sign at the munich conference d. selena territories were threatened by aggressive foreign states

Who is the best protagonist of their respective series? a. asta b. boruto c. ichigo d. deku