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May 2008 HEADLINE
PUZZLE - by Dave Smith |
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Comments or
questions on Headline Puzzles should be directed to
photon@cryptogram.org |
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The following are headlines from recent news reports.
All five are encrypted with the same mixed alphabet at
different settings against itself. Find each headline and
the three key words (SETTING, KEY and HAT).
1. ZSUWQXZH XZHXUGN SVWU MGQJPLN, DWVSQNUN HVWSZG NUWTQXU
NVVH
2. WCM RCEDF LCGV RAB FWKTTVGMT GTKCMCF GM RCPD VDT
3. PQLOVYU ZTEA UTCU, LRQUV QC XQPCVYU MC CNJ DVUY
4. WIDPG, WKTCID PGEP ARR EBGFGF OCVPF
5. LKYIV TKR YHKEBQ'V VLNKYIV
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Solution:
american cancels more flights, promises normal service soon
1. ZSUWQXZH XZHXUGN SVWU MGQJPLN, DWVSQNUN HVWSZG NUWTQXU
NVVH
man faces jail for smuggling iguanas in fake leg
2. WCM RCEDF LCGV RAB FWKTTVGMT GTKCMCF GM RCPD VDT
rockets dump suns, close on hornets in nba west
3. PQLOVYU ZTEA UTCU, LRQUV QC XQPCVYU MC CNJ DVUY
mbeki, mugabe kick off crisis talks
4. WIDPG, WKTCID PGEP ARR EBGFGF OCVPF
hicks nix clique's shticks
5. LKYIV TKR YHKEBQ'V VLNKYIV
Substitution Block:
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13
X G W D Z I M E V B N C L R P A J F K O Q S U T Y H
A J F K O Q S U T Y H X G W D Z I M E V B N C L R P
U T Y H X G W D Z I M E V B N C L R P A J F K O Q S
G W D Z I M E V B N C L R P A J F K O Q S U T Y H X
U T Y H X G W D Z I M E V B N C L R P A J F K O Q S
R P A J F K O Q S U T Y H X G W D Z I M E V B N C L
^ Setting = AUGUR
Key Block:
P R O G N O S T I C A T E
Hat = PROGNOSTICATE
9 10 7 4 6 8 11 12 5 2 1 13 3
F O R E C A S T B D G H I
Key = FORECAST
J K L M N P Q U V W X Y Z
Read UP the key block
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