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To: 4Liberty; absalom01; alicewonders; AloneInMass; Apple Pan Dowdy; Aria; AUsome Joy; babyfreep; ...

Challenging one today, my friends!


2 posted on 08/15/2026 6:48:51 AM PDT by nikos1121
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Bonus points for anyone who can decipher the clue?
3 posted on 08/15/2026 6:52:38 AM PDT by nikos1121
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To: nikos1121
Previous puzzle Friday, August 14, 2026

Puzzle:

D XECW JEXT YTX ADNMNQ;

XEN DQ 'MCIDU BN CFEN,'

IEB YON XYONU XEN DQE'Y.

GDMYXU LXUZN

Clue: C = L

Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):

I ONLY KNOW TWO PIECES; ONE IS 'CLAIR DE LUNE,' AND THE OTHER ONE ISN'T. VICTOR BORGE
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER

4 posted on 08/15/2026 7:17:51 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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To: nikos1121

Not at all challenging, actually. Letter frequency gives you DRDPA, which is a solid clue giving away words one and two, and after that it’s just typing except it took [me] a minute to get the name, dispite the obvious pattern and popularity of the author.


8 posted on 08/15/2026 7:30:00 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets ( Thorough planning and careful preparation is no substitute for wishful thinking. )
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