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December 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. FJQLG JQVLQD PJCCGKKLL KJ UQJNL RQRWRK PRHDL
JW VLRKY
2. RLK BYJZFKEFE QKZYBYN GY OBRFMZBEDGYF; LZCN EDBWW
JGYEBLFZFL EKRF
3. TYHRXX CMBBRYN DMNX LWKM RA LMNXYCN SVD
4. SBZNBY OKZU NZBWWFL JPFFEF EKYLQBJP MCWWE K WKTKZCE
5. DIPI PQGIRAMY PEIYYMGP PFMMU GMQZGU |
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Solution -
December 2004 HEADLINE PUZZLE |
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Qorei orders
committee to probe Arafat cause of death
1. FJQLG JQVLQD PJCCGKKLL KJ UQJNL RQRWRK PRHDL JW VLRKY
FDA Increases Warning on Mifepristone; Drug Still Considered Safe
2. RLK BYJZFKEFE QKZYBYN GY OBRFMZBEDGYF; LZCN EDBWW
JGYEBLFZFL EKRF
Hewitt Rallies Past Moya in Masters Cup
3. TYHRXX CMBBRYN DMNX LWKM RA LMNXYCN SVD
Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sandwich Pulls a Lazarus
4. SBZNBY OKZU NZBWWFL JPFFEF EKYLQBJP MCWWE K WKTKZCE
NASA Scramjet Shatters Speed Record
5. DIPI PQGIRAMY PEIYYMGP PFMMU GMQZGU
Key Block:
D I S T O R T <- Hat = DISTORT
1 2 5 6 3 4 7
M I S Q U O T <- Key = MISQUOTE
E A B C D F G
H J K L N P R
V W X Y Z
Substitution Block:
1 2
3 4
5 6
7
M E H V I A J W U D N Z O F P S B K X Q C L Y T G R
C L Y T G R M E H V I A J W U D N Z O F P S B K X Q
O F P S B K X Q C L Y T G R M E H V I A J W U D N Z
L Y T G R M E H V I A J W U D N Z O F P S B K X Q C
O F P S B K X Q C L Y T G R M E H V I A J W U D N Z
R M E H V I A J W U D N Z O F P S B K X Q C L Y T G
^ Setting = COLOR |
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