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Winston Churchill
Cryptography
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Can you decipher the following quotes by Winston Churchill? They all use the same cipher.
Z orv tvgh szoudzb zilfmw gsv dliow yvuliv gsv gifgs szh z xszmxv gl tvg rgh kzmgh lm.
Z kvhhrnrhg hvvh gsv wruurxfogb rm vevib lkkligfmrgb; zm lkgrnrhg hvvh gsv lkkligfmrgb rm vevib wruurxfogb.
Z orv tvgh szoudzb zilfmw gsv dliow yvuliv gsv gifgs szh z xszmxv gl tvg rgh kzmgh lm.
Z kvhhrnrhg hvvh gsv wruurxfogb rm vevib lkkligfmrgb; zm lkgrnrhg hvvh gsv lkkligfmrgb rm vevib wruurxfogb.
Answer
This cipher uses the basic Atbash cipher: A=Z, B=Y, C=X, etc.- - -
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
(Quotes by Winston Churchill)
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Guessed Z had to be an A or an I. Tried it as an A and it all fell into place. Excellent teaser, really enjoyed it.
I used the same guess, but I couldn't figure out what three 2 letter words would be. I lose.
Er, that was a very... interesting experience.
I also easily deduced that Z had to be either A or I, and started with A. Unfortunately (or fortunately), I seem to know my Churchill quotes too well, since the first two quotes beginning with "A" that came to mind just happened to be the two used in this teaser.
I think I'll go back and go it without cheating (aka the long, hard way) when I have time, though. Nice teaser and quotes selection!
I also easily deduced that Z had to be either A or I, and started with A. Unfortunately (or fortunately), I seem to know my Churchill quotes too well, since the first two quotes beginning with "A" that came to mind just happened to be the two used in this teaser.
I think I'll go back and go it without cheating (aka the long, hard way) when I have time, though. Nice teaser and quotes selection!
kinda hard but i got it
Kind of hard for me. Oh well. Good Teaser.
Haha! Love the first quote; whitty guy, that Churchill. Lovely Cryptogram!
Finally, an atbash! I tried to incorporate that cipher into a group teaser, and it worked. This is cool! The first quote is very interesting and unfortunately true.
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