Brain Teasers
Groaners II
Cryptography
In Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.Cryptography
The following puzzles are quips from anonymous authors. Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
W=H
"LU RNJXPWLOQ CXSX MXOXKPW INTS ALOX NU BLRLNO, L QTXRR INT JLQWP RKI LP'R MXANC RXX AXBXA."
"K OXC ULAJ CWLFW PXAAR PWX RPNSI NU PWX QSXKP LORTSQXOFX NU KMXA'R MSNPWXS: 'PWX FKLO JTPLOI.'"
Both puzzles use the same code.
W=H
"LU RNJXPWLOQ CXSX MXOXKPW INTS ALOX NU BLRLNO, L QTXRR INT JLQWP RKI LP'R MXANC RXX AXBXA."
"K OXC ULAJ CWLFW PXAAR PWX RPNSI NU PWX QSXKP LORTSQXOFX NU KMXA'R MSNPWXS: 'PWX FKLO JTPLOI.'"
Hint
F=CM=B
Q=G
Answer
"IF SOMETHING WERE BENEATH YOUR LINE OF VISION, I GUESS YOU MIGHT SAY IT'S BELOW SEE LEVEL.""A NEW FILM WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF THE GREAT INSURGENCE OF ABEL'S BROTHER: 'THE CAIN MUTINY.'"
KEY:
A=L
B=V
C=W
D=J
E=K
F=C
I=Y
J=M
K=A
L=I
M=B
N=O
O=N
P=T
Q=G
R=S
S=R
T=U
U=F
W=H
X=E
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