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May 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. RQPG, RJKLA KIIMQIBC PQNNMAS EMA LAKTL LISCALZ DMUCAIZCIS
2. ULD HASBNH LPCDQ EPNN BQ 'ULD BTTCDSUPFD'
3. YTR CTJC ZXRXQPCAEJ UQARZC CXVPRW MACEPQAV UPRWC MPNXQ
4. OLJJ RLJJ PBMACP GQDC FUF PKJCP
5. RAPOK'R APSMOPLUKB UMUQBR JPAPBUSI PR ASOLU LOKORBUS |
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Solution - May 2004 HEADLINE
PUZZLE |
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Bush, Blair Announce
Support for Iraqi Interim Government
1. RQPG, RJKLA KIIMQIBC PQNNMAS EMA LAKTL LISCALZ DMUCAIZCIS
The Donald hires Bill as 'The Apprentice'
2. ULD HASBNH LPCDQ EPNN BQ 'ULD BTTCDSUPFD'
Fan Says Generosity Brings Second Historic Bonds Homer
3. YTR CTJC ZXRXQPCAEJ UQARZC CXVPRW MACEPQAV UPRWC MPNXQ
Kill Bill Scores Huge DVD Sales
4. OLJJ RLJJ PBMACP GQDC FUF PKJCP
Spain's Parliament Elects Zapatero as Prime Minister
5. RAPOK'R APSMOPLUKB UMUQBR JPAPBUSI PR ASOLU LOKORBUS
Key Block:
M I N D Y Hat = MINDY
3 2 4 1 5
M O R K A Key = MORK
B C D E F
G H I J L
N P Q S T
U V W X Y
Z
Substitution Block: (reading down the key block)
1 2
3
4 5
K E J S X O C H P V M B G N U Z R D I Q W A F L T Y
O C H P V M B G N U Z R D I Q W A F L T Y K E J S X
R D I Q W A F L T Y K E J S X O C H P V M B G N U Z
S X O C H P V M B G N U Z R D I Q W A F L T Y K E J
O C H P V M B G N U Z R D I Q W A F L T Y K E J S X
N U Z R D I Q W A F L T Y K E J S X O C H P V M B G
^ Setting = ORSON
Setting - Orson (characters in an old Robin Williams TV
serial)
Key - Mork
Hat - Mindy |
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