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April 2004 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 daily
newspapers.
Each of the five is encrypted with the same mixed alphabet
at different settings against itself. Find each headline
and the three keywords (SETTING, KEY and HAT). |
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1. SQICO'A
DHQAGSQMC IQONQA CW DGIWC MQR NGHZGM BAO OGHIGMQ
2. TNMOVUF'K IVKP TVWKPK XSUFVBPULVO DSPKLWNUK, PLCWIWKLK,
YNOWLWIWVUK MVTU
3. JFU TFG OWKO JRAA IUYJLDDZ'O FZJ ZOT'J SWYJ RV ZJO PWCU
4. AYXMWQLY QSQNGEO BQE ULXYLYX OU BMOIIUNX KSZQDULQVNY WUEO
YEOMAQOY
5. XWXLPPU TNANLK APRWU TVIP VITNKK BNGVQP FPKPTL WU DSPKL XNT $1
BWOOWNU YTWHP |
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Solution - April 2004 HEADLINE
PUZZLE |
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Delta's President Leaves to Pilot New
Virgin USA Airline
1. SQICO'A DHQAGSQMC IQONQA CW DGIWC MQR NGHZGM BAO OGHIGMQ
Rowland's case raises fundamental questions, ethicists, politicians
warn
2. TNMOVUF'K IVKP TVWKPK XSUFVBPULVO DSPKLWNUK, PLCWIWKLK,
YNOWLWIWVUK MVTU
The NHL says Todd Bertuzzi's hit isn't part of its game
3. JFU TFG OWKO JRAA IUYJLDDZ'O FZJ ZOT'J SWYJ RV ZJO PWCU
Medicare analyst was ordered to withhold unfavorable cost estimate
4. AYXMWQLY QSQNGEO BQE ULXYLYX OU BMOIIUNX KSZQDULQVNY WUEO
YEOMAQOY
Fifteen robots begin race across Mojave Desert in quest for $1
million prize
5. XWXLPPU TNANLK APRWU TVIP VITNKK BNGVQP FPKPTL WU DSPKL XNT $1
BWOOWNU YTWHP
Key Block:
S P Y G O L D <- Hat = SPYGOLD
6 5 7 2 4 3 1
P U R I T A N <- Key = PURITAN
B C D E F G H
J K L M O Q S
V W X Y Z
Substitution Block: (reading down the key block)
1 2 3
4 5
6 7
N H S I E M Y A G Q T F O Z U C K W P B J V R D L X
M Y A G Q T F O Z U C K W P B J V R D L X N H S I E
U C K W P B J V R D L X N H S I E M Y A G Q T F O Z
T F O Z U C K W P B J V R D L X N H S I E M Y A G Q
S I E M Y A G Q T F O Z U C K W P B J V R D L X N H
U C K W P B J V R D L X N H S I E M Y A G Q T F O Z
^ Setting = MUTSU (reading down the substitution block)
Setting - Mutsu (three types of apple)
Key - Puritan
Hat - Spygold (sometimes spelled Spigold)
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