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April 2009 HEADLINE
PUZZLE - by Dave Smith |
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Comments or
questions on Headline Puzzles should be directed to
headline.puzzles@verizon.net |
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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. PZIVU PZHATZ MJZUW HV OZFFMTZ'W EJZJET, NKJHBW ST KHATW
OSTZT
2. PLOJQNO GOKWI ECXO UKI WNZGI HUKQX TQXXKZJ WEQKRX
3. MCHAI BXAFDUODD QXA DFOXUD OUMOCUK UXMK'D MSXBOCD
4. IFT XMTY AMV AJ CFY FJVNX XAHHBTC CFY YVFVBAT
5. GDS ZSACVQFO YUCQV YL ULE YDQ RALS JL VYZJCL
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Solution:
drunk driver parks in trooper's garage, claims he lives there
1. PZIVU PZHATZ MJZUW HV OZFFMTZ'W EJZJET, NKJHBW ST KHATW
OSTZT
burglar trips over his pants while fleeing police
2. PLOJQNO GOKWI ECXO UKI WNZGI HUKQX TQXXKZJ WEQKRX
drunk pantsless man steals elderly lady's diapers
3. MCHAI BXAFDUODD QXA DFOXUD OUMOCUK UXMK'D MSXBOCD
man runs out of gas after robbing gas station
4. IFT XMTY AMV AJ CFY FJVNX XAHHBTC CFY YVFVBAT
man unwisely tries to rob tae kwon do studio
5. GDS ZSACVQFO YUCQV YL ULE YDQ RALS JL VYZJCL
Substitution Block:
1 2
3 4
5 6
O B J S Z L E P V I F Q X W C K T M A H R Y G D N U
F Q X W C K T M A H R Y G D N U O B J S Z L E P V I
E P V I F Q X W C K T M A H R Y G D N U O B J S Z L
R Y G D N U O B J S Z L E P V I F Q X W C K T M A H
A H R Y G D N U O B J S Z L E P V I F Q X W C K T M
L E P V I F Q X W C K T M A H R Y G D N U O B J S Z
^ Setting = FERAL
Key Block:
T A R Z A N Hat = TARZAN
5 1 4 6 2 3
M O W G L I Key = MOWGLI
A B C D E F
H J K N P Q
R S T U V X Y Z
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