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March 2010 Headline Puzzle - by Dave Smith

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Click here for solution to February 2010 Puzzle

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).

1. ABDCQQ SGEZ WCLCK'Z BILNAU NVUQNNT
2. DTCRO'D ERDGXV XOND AMRDMBXVM CMRP JXKG CRVBTV VMEMPD
3. NPRRKH NPEEKE LJXK PS LPJSX ERJRDN
4. YSBRLIWA-WMCGLJTE BTRBLB, RZTGKSZLW W 'QJSNLZQ KTZWMT'
5. PDTY QLIIO JW ODWLED EJ XLOO RJSO STII OJJW

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