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September 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. AGIFC NAIIYDWI DIZ YPK CP CDZF HPWM HPPZ DC MRUWDICYKI
2. UQWWL RCNG OGBRD BCTXJO BYXKYX ECBV YM MCWG
3. ZQMXZXYYI TBGOBMRA ESPLWV TLBQXVWXYBQ, VWMAI ESRAV
4. OFMHMTOMYROW'R ZTNLE HTLAR MC NC DMRBMK
5. IXSXCFWZT SW BIPZXFA DXFHS BKAFXIBJ NBJY WD SAUBH
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Solution -
September
2004 HEADLINE PUZZLE
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Upset Russians ask IOC to take long look at gymnastics
1. AGIFC NAIIYDWI DIZ YPK CP CDZF HPWM HPPZ DC MRUWDICYKI
Jimmy Page Helps Launch London Walk of Fame
2. UQWWL RCNG OGBRD BCTXJO BYXKYX ECBV YM MCWG
Blueberry Compound Fights Cholesterol, Study Finds
3. ZQMXZXYYI TBGOBMRA ESPLWV TLBQXVWXYBQ, VWMAI ESRAV
Khodorkovsky's Trial Drags on in Moscow
4. OFMHMTOMYROW'R ZTNLE HTLAR MC NC DMRBMK
Citigroup to acquire First American Bank of Texas
5. IXSXCFWZT SW BIPZXFA DXFHS BKAFXIBJ NBJY WD SAUBH
Key Block:
C E M E N T <- Hat = CEMENT
1 2 4 3 5 6
P L A S T E <- Key = PLASTER
R B C D F G
H I J K M N
O Q U V W X
Y Z
Substitution Block:
1 2
3 4
5 6
P R H O Y L B I Q Z S D K V A C J U T F M W E G N X
G N X P R H O Y L B I Q Z S D K V A C J U T F M W E
R H O Y L B I Q Z S D K V A C J U T F M W E G N X P
O Y L B I Q Z S D K V A C J U T F M W E G N X P R H
U T F M W E G N X P R H O Y L B I Q Z S D K V A C J
T F M W E G N X P R H O Y L B I Q Z S D K V A C J U
^ Setting = GROUT
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