CRYPTOGRAM: Solve this puzzle by breaking the alphabet code. Letter substitutions remain constant throughout the message. The resulting message asks a question. What is its answer? JDEH JMAS BNEICIZ "GNEXD" XMITCTHT MY E TLIMILB YMA "GAMESXETH" EAMPIS "XNAHECI DECATHLON"? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Solution of Fred W. Helenius from Mon Jun 29 17:11:09 1998. SPOILERs for both parts of the problem below... SPOILER the first: The message reads What word meaning "beach" consists of a synonym for "broadcast" around "certain hairstyle"? Read on for the answer... SPOILER the second: "seafront" is "sent" around "afro". -- Fred W. Helenius - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From - Sun Jul 26 20:47:28 1998 From: Jim Gillogly Newsgroups: rec.puzzles Subject: Re: Challenging cryptogram Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 11:33:41 -0700 Organization: Banzai Institute john.shonder@gte.net wrote: > Here's one that's a bit more challenging. I hope some of you will return the > favor and post other "hard" cryptograms like this one. I apologize if you find > it too easy -- this is my first effort. > > DWTEUO WDQET LQDU IMDFU, APVKWGO WDFQT WTPH EQDPV IDXAP RFEVD; > > CDYOTL YQTKPEU ZFALMO UGTIJ VFMSQDZT QFAH. SPOILER: Yes, this was a tough one, all right! AMIDST MARDI GRAS CHAOS, UNKEMPT MAORI MIX DRANK CAJUN VODKA; ZAFTIG FRIENDS BOUGHT SPICY KOHLRABI ROUX. If you like this type, you should join the American Cryptogram Association. We have simple substitutions of all difficulties, including a few this hard every two months. In addition, we offer cryptograms in other languages and other types - Playfair, Vigenere, Bifid, and 50 others. For a preview, see http://www.und.nodak.edu/org/crypto/crypto/ . -- Jim Gillogly Hevensday, 2 Wedmath S.R. 1998, 18:27 12.19.5.6.15, 4 Men 8 Xul, Ninth Lord of Night --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Stiles: kenstiles@pencilpuzzlesDOTcom > For those who like cryptograms, here is one: > > Dmz qihz bkh ckhzakr pv qihpkvpdt. Dmzhz pv sk qihz bkh qihpkvpdt. > (Znnzs Fghh) > SPOILER: The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. (Ellen Parr) --- For further Cryptogams see http://www.oneacross.com/ For interactive Christian crypt grams, try: http://www.pencilpuzzles.com/index.html?n02 There is a truly great Cryptogame online program running at http://www.mindspring.com/~fmnshare/today.html