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September 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. OQGKIB KQCBM EQAPA PJCBS AQIB
IBYO YP VBE
2. FJ TAMTPSPJ HIAFMS GA VJNDQVJGJ AM VIDYV NDK
3. ORQ QKBBDW ODIKXU UDWZKXI BKND UDXRDXJDU
4. BMBZ WZIZYSXE KJS JSOSEO ONIQPMPTZ SI XMRMPIZ
5. LYKXEK: AJYWTYP VPKDYC YTTUYK PKC SYHHPHC
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Solution - September 2005 Headline
Puzzle
double bogey costs tiger sole lead at nec
1. OQGKIB KQCBM EQAPA PJCBS AQIB IBYO YP VBE
us concedes ground to islamists on iraqi law
2. FJ TAMTPSPJ HIAFMS GA VJNDQVJGJ AM VIDYV NDK
btk killer begins serving life sentences
3. ORQ QKBBDW ODIKXU UDWZKXI BKND UDXRDXJDU
pope benedict xvi visits synagogue in cologne
4. BMBZ WZIZYSXE KJS JSOSEO ONIQPMPTZ SI XMRMPIZ
kenyon: chelsea wanted essien and gerrard
5. LYKXEK: AJYWTYP VPKDYC YTTUYK PKC SYHHPHC
Substitution Block:
G D P Y B N W I H S C O X M K V U J T A E Q Z L F R
C O X M K V U J T A E Q Z L F R G D P Y B N W I H S
H S C O X M K V U J T A E Q Z L F R G D P Y B N W I
I H S C O X M K V U J T A E Q Z L F R G D P Y B N W
P Y B N W I H S C O X M K V U J T A E Q Z L F R G D
S C O X M K V U J T A E Q Z L F R G D P Y B N W I H
^ Setting = CHIPS
Key Block:
A R S E N I D E Hat = ARSENIDE
1 7 8 3 6 5 2 4
G A L I U M B C Key = GALIUM
D E F H J K N O
P Q R S T V W X
Y Z |
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