Brain Teasers
For Your Consideration IX
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.
A=T
"CEQQSCDZN CSYLSZL VSZCAIEVALX T JTCA VTI SEA SJ QTQLI, YDNPA APTA RL T XDCQSCTRHL ITVLI?"
"ALIY XLZSADZN T PENL IECP SJ QPDHTALHDCAC AS QISVEIL T ITIL QSCA-SJJDVL DCCEL: T CATYQ-LXL."
Both puzzles use the same code.
A=T
"CEQQSCDZN CSYLSZL VSZCAIEVALX T JTCA VTI SEA SJ QTQLI, YDNPA APTA RL T XDCQSCTRHL ITVLI?"
"ALIY XLZSADZN T PENL IECP SJ QPDHTALHDCAC AS QISVEIL T ITIL QSCA-SJJDVL DCCEL: T CATYQ-LXL."
Hint
H=LN=G
Q=P
Answer
"SUPPOSING SOMEONE CONSTRUCTED A FAST CAR OUT OF PAPER, MIGHT THAT BE A DISPOSABLE RACER?""TERM DENOTING A HUGE RUSH OF PHILATELISTS TO PROCURE A RARE POST-OFFICE ISSUE: A STAMP-EDE."
KEY:
A=T
C=S
D=I
E=U
H=L
I=R
J=F
L=E
N=G
P=H
Q=P
R=B
S=O
T=A
V=C
X=D
Y=M
Z=N
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