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Two Smugglers
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
Two wanted smugglers were returning from overseas. During this time, one was caught by the local police but his accomplice escaped. Three days before his trial, he asked to write a letter to his family and have it delivered. As the letter was a mess of numbers, the police put it down to the fact that he was anxious.
24 hours later, he had escaped. Here is the letter (a slash indicates a new word, comma indicates new letter):
17/1,25/3,9,17,26,13/
15,9,23,7/17,26/14,15,9/23,24,5,1,23/
19,1,17,23/5,9,23,23/14,15,18,9,9./
14,8,24/3,1,18,18,9,7/
8,17,26,7,24,8,16.
How did his accomplice know where he was being held?
24 hours later, he had escaped. Here is the letter (a slash indicates a new word, comma indicates new letter):
17/1,25/3,9,17,26,13/
15,9,23,7/17,26/14,15,9/23,24,5,1,23/
19,1,17,23/5,9,23,23/14,15,18,9,9./
14,8,24/3,1,18,18,9,7/
8,17,26,7,24,8,16.
How did his accomplice know where he was being held?
Hint
M = 25N = 26
Answer
I am being held in the local jail, cell three. Two barred windowsA = 1
B = 3
C = 5
D = 7
E = 9
F = 11
G = 13
H = 15
I = 17
J = 19
K = 21
L = 23
M = 25
N = 26
O = 24
P = 22
Q = 20
R = 18
S = 16
T = 14
U = 12
V = 10
W = 8
X = 6
Y = 4
Z = 2
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HeHee Your first teaser!!! You did a great job on it, the sais it all! Congratulations and many more to come i hope !
Thankyou! I hope it's ok!
Aug 26, 2005
Very clever and fun.....I required the hint to be able to solve it.
i wouldnt have gotten it without the teaser, way to go though, keep them rollin, i look foreward to more
why thankyou!
what was the reason you used the particular #s for each letter if any?
I was trying to do it in my head using my fingers to count letters it gave me a headache LOL good job
I was trying to do it in my head using my fingers to count letters it gave me a headache LOL good job
what was the reason you used the particular #s for each letter if any?
I was trying to do it in my head using my fingers to count letters it gave me a headache LOL good job
I was trying to do it in my head using my fingers to count letters it gave me a headache LOL good job
i chose the numbers for the letters because of this reason....
1 was A
2 was Z
3 was B
4 was Y
ect
one number was at the start of the alphabet, the other went to the end. Did that make sense?!
I can never explain things!
1 was A
2 was Z
3 was B
4 was Y
ect
one number was at the start of the alphabet, the other went to the end. Did that make sense?!
I can never explain things!
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