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August 2005 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 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). |
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1. GDJEWQ OEJQGEPWSF JWZWRFD XENE
OHQQVHF IWQEK
2. KZ QYDW: WCCE, LYD END KYUM
3. WSFDWSRR: PSPD FMNQRRQTU FSKD XZBF PDL FYH QT CQPFB
4. NORIRHMRW IS PRQKI CVCOWMI CKMIHCXOC OW CMBRM MRHORM
5. FGPGTJG VCQZATKU OATH ZND HXGJIU
Hint: You will have to read up to get one of the key words |
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Solution - August 2005 HEADLINE
PUZZLE |
israel parliament rejects gaza pullout delay
1. GDJEWQ OEJQGEPWSF JWZWRFD XENE OHQQVHF IWQEK
hp cuts: seen, but not hurd
2. KZ QYDW: WCCE, LYD END KYUM
baseball: rare schilling save puts red sox in first
3. WSFDWSRR: PSPD FMNQRRQTU FSKD XZBF PDL FYH QT CQPFB
pietersen to debut against australia in ashes series
4. NORIRHMRW IS PRQKI CVCOWMI CKMIHCXOC OW CMBRM MRHORM
jakarta confirms bird flu deaths
5. FGPGTJG VCQZATKU OATH ZND HXGJIU
Substitution Block:
1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
Z Q D A X M B V J L S H G W K O R F N U I E Y P C T
N U I E Y P C T Z Q D A X M B V J L S H G W K O R F
A X M B V J L S H G W K O R F N U I E Y P C T Z Q D
V J L S H G W K O R F N U I E Y P C T Z Q D A X M B
E Y P C T Z Q D A X M B V J L S H G W K O R F N U I
L S H G W K O R F N U I E Y P C T Z Q D A X M B V J
^ Setting = NAVEL
Key Block:
V A L E N C I A Hat = VALENCIA
8 1 6 4 7 3 5 2
T A N G E L O B Key = TANGELO
C D F H I J K M
P Q R S U V W X
Y Z
Read UP the key block to get the mixed alphabet |
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